Nicholson Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Nicholson Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Houston Heights, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi52 – 66 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail 29.79959, -95.39773
Nearest town Houston Heights, TX
Directions
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Nicholson Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 53–65 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail · 29.79959, -95.39773
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto West 7th Street, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nicholson Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Nicholson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% paved38% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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