AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

White Oak Bayou Greenway

4.1 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 26 min

White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76957, -95.35927
Nearest town Houston, TX
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White Oak Bayou Greenway

4.1 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76957, -95.35927

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: Burnett Transit Center stop 249 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 500 ftSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stude Park Path, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  27. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  29. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 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-7-km-4831

Trail surface

95% paved1% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Burnett Transit Center stop 249 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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