AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

White Oak Bayou Greenway

5.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 51 min

White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76393, -95.36522
Nearest town Houston, TX
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White Oak Bayou Greenway

5.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76393, -95.36522

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

Transit-accessible: Smith St @ Preston St stop 48 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stude Park Path, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left onto M-K-T Trail, heading NE.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  28. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  30. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  33. 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-8-km-d693

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Smith St @ Preston St stop 48 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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