AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 2 hr 1 min

M-K-T Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buffalo Bayou North Trail 29.76690, -95.34666
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 0–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buffalo Bayou North Trail · 29.76690, -95.34666

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn 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 W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading N.
  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. 0.2 miSharp right, 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-9-km-2add

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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