AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 56 min

M-K-T Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 143 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 South Trail 29.76167, -95.37139
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buffalo Bayou South Trail · 29.76167, -95.37139

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

Transit-accessible: stop 271 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  23. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 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-5fef

Trail surface

96% paved1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 271 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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