AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

White Oak Bayou Greenway

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Woodland Heights, TX. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 49 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: M-K-T Trail 29.77520, -95.37812
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX
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White Oak Bayou Greenway

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 1–50 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: M-K-T Trail · 29.77520, -95.37812

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 343 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miArrive 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-5-km-0d84

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 343 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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