AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 44 min

M-K-T Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76385, -95.35090
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 0–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76385, -95.35090

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

Transit-accessible: stop 680 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  24. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  26. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heritage East Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  29. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  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-cfa6

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 680 m from the trailhead

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