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M-K-T Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 57 min

M-K-T Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Downtown Trail 29.76299, -95.35746
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Downtown Trail · 29.76299, -95.35746

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

Transit-accessible: UH-Downtown stop 346 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Downtown Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  31. 350 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  33. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 350 ftContinue straight onto East Downtown Trail, heading SE.
  38. 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-9-km-1ca2

Trail surface

96% paved1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: UH-Downtown stop 346 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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