Hiking trails near Baytown, Texas

48 official trails lie within 25 miles of Baytown — 116 miles in total, 48 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 44 ft; the median trail gains 14 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Brays Bayou Greenway	6.6	32 ft	Easy	36 min · 25 mi
Buffalo Bayou South Trail	3.8	44 ft	Easy	37 min · 27 mi
Sims Bayou Greenway	4.8	35 ft	Easy	35 min · 26 mi
Newport trails	2.3	24 ft	Easy	31 min · 16 mi
Columbia Tap Rail Trail	3.4	30 ft	Easy	36 min · 26 mi
Bay Area Hike and Bike Trail	4.8	22 ft	Easy	32 min · 19 mi
Great Egret Ridge Network	5.3	14 ft	Easy	46 min · 33 mi
Halls Bayou Greenway Trail	2.9	17 ft	Easy	39 min · 27 mi
White Oak Bayou Greenway	1.2	34 ft	Easy	37 min · 27 mi
Greens Bayou Greenway	1.2	28 ft	Easy	32 min · 22 mi
Clear Creek Trail	2.4	16 ft	Easy	39 min · 28 mi
Hutcheson Park Hike & Bike Trail	1.4	16 ft	Easy	33 min · 24 mi
Greenbelt Trails	3.3	14 ft	Easy	57 min · 38 mi
Buffalo Bayou North Trail	1.2	26 ft	Easy	35 min · 26 mi
Mccormick Nature Trail	2.0	18 ft	Easy	25 min · 15 mi
Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail	1.6	16 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
Greenbelt Trail	1.0	18 ft	Easy	58 min · 38 mi
Goose Creek Trail	1.3	18 ft	Easy	8 min · 4 mi
Palmetto Trail	1.2	11 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
North Loop Trail	1.1	11 ft	Easy	57 min · 38 mi
South Loop Trail	2.2	15 ft	Easy	57 min · 38 mi
Hunting Bayou Greenway	2.6	13 ft	Easy	32 min · 22 mi
Southbelt Hike & Bike Trail	3.8	13 ft	Easy	36 min · 27 mi
Matt's Trail	1.9	12 ft	Easy	39 min · 29 mi

Quick picks near Baytown

Easy and short: Buffalo Bayou South Trail — 3.8 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Longest: Knobby Knees Day Use Area Trails — 8.2 mi, 25 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Great Egret Ridge Network to Twin Lake; Knobby Knees Day Use Area Trails to Josie Lake

Nearby towns: League City (21 mi) · Houston (25 mi) · Cleveland (40 mi) · Conroe (50 mi)

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