AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 53 min

M-K-T Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Houston Heights, 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 – 59 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail 29.79654, -95.39795
Nearest town Houston Heights, TX
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M-K-T Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 1–59 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail · 29.79654, -95.39795

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading W.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  29. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/m-k-t-trail-out-back-9-km-f5d2

Trail surface

67% paved29% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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