M-K-T Trail & White Oak Bayou Greenway
4.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 36 min
M-K-T Trail & White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Timbergrove Manor Park near Shady Acres, TX. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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M-K-T Trail & White Oak Bayou Greenway
4.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 15–56 ft
Out & Back · Timbergrove Manor Park
Trailhead: 29.79023, -95.41880
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stude Park Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach White Oak Bayou Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beauchamp Spring–M-K-T Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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