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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 49 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pinckney Trail 29.77426, -95.36286
Nearest town Houston, TX

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Pinckney Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pinckney Trail, heading NW.
  13. 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.

Trail surface

85% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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.

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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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