White Oak Bayou Greenway
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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White Oak Bayou Greenway
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Elevation 1–48 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pinckney Trail · 29.77426, -95.36286
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 242 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pinckney Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pinckney Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 242 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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