AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

White Oak Bayou Greenway

5.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 52 min

White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Woodland Heights, TX. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stude Park Path 29.77962, -95.38224
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX
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White Oak Bayou Greenway

5.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Stude Park Path · 29.77962, -95.38224

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 389 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stude Park Path, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto M-K-T Trail, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  12. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
  22. 500 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  25. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 500 ftSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stude Park Path, heading SW.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 100 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-9-km-4489

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 389 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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