AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

5 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 43 min

M-K-T Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76762, -95.35835
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

5 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76762, -95.35835

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Transit-accessible: UH-Downtown stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  27. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/m-k-t-trail-out-back-8-km-7d77

Trail surface

93% paved1% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: UH-Downtown stop 195 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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