White Oak Bayou Greenway
5.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 1 hr 49 min
White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Woodland Heights, TX. It is mostly level, with 150 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 1–57 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Stude Park Path · 29.78055, -95.38400
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 543 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Stude Park Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto M-K-T Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stude Park Path, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 543 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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