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White Oak Bayou Greenway

7.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 40 min

White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Woodland Heights, TX. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stude Park Path 29.77962, -95.38224
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX
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White Oak Bayou Greenway

7.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 0–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Stude Park Path · 29.77962, -95.38224

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 389 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stude Park Path, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto M-K-T Trail, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  12. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  28. 500 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  29. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  31. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  35. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  37. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 500 ftSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stude Park Path, heading W.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 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/white-oak-bayou-greenway-out-back-12-km-01d8

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 389 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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