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The Cistern via Buffalo Bayou North Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

The Cistern via Buffalo Bayou North Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. The route reaches The Cistern at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. 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 mi0 – 43 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76195, -95.34076
Nearest town Houston, TX
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The Cistern via Buffalo Bayou North Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 0–44 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76195, -95.34076

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 428 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto South Trail, heading W.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto South Trail, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftReach The Cistern, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 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/the-cistern-out-back-8-km-bb23

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 428 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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