Category: Hiking

Another train hike – this one to the end of the newer purple line. Like most of my hikes to the south this one  starts from Herman Park and heads east along Braes Bayou.

So I got the idea of hiking to the ends of the Metro Commuter Rail lines and then taking the train back home.  It makes a nice way to end a long walk – in air conditioned comfort! This route took me southwest along Braes Bayou then south to just outside the loop before heading east back to the terminus of Metro Red Line. This was also my second hike with my new Arc Blast 55 backpack.

 

In 2020 I started doing some more Houston area hikes in preparation for my (aborted ) attempt on the AZT in the spring. This first one was a walk north to the end of the Metro red line (and then I took the train back – smart, right?).

These first series of hikes in Houston were in preparation for my Colorado Trail hike in the fall of 2018. This was a one way hike east as far as I could go along the Braes Bayou trail (and a little beyond).

This was my first longish hike around Houston. It was in July and very warm. This course basically circumnavigates Montrose/Midtown.  Starting in Montrose you head south the Herman Park, hook up with the Braes Bayou trail along MacGregor for a mile or so before heading north on the Columbia Tap Trail.  The CT trail loops back west heading toward downtown where it ends. You then wind through downtown to catch the Buffalo Bayou trail along Allen Parkway and then back south to complete the loop.

 

 

This was my longest hike yet in Houston – over 16 miles. The route followed the White Oak Bayou Trail to where it ends (near Fairbanks-North Houston Road). I nearly made it to the beltway (my goal) but it was hot so I stopped a bit short after 5 hours.

This hike basically parallels 290. Starting from Montrose I headed north till I hit the White Oak Bayou Trail and followed it to then end (just inside the beltway).