AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

White Oak Bayou Greenway

3.5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 15 min

White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77291, -95.36327
Nearest town Houston, TX
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White Oak Bayou Greenway

3.5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.77291, -95.36327

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

Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 295 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pinckney Trail, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 500 ftSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stude Park Path, heading W.
  15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  26. 350 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  28. 300 ftTurn left onto Pinckney Trail, heading E.
  29. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 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-6-km-869c

Trail surface

88% paved1% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 295 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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