Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Mountain biking trails

View of Buffalo Bayou – Purple Trail loop from Memorial Park

Routes

Mountain biking trails

View of Buffalo Bayou – Purple Trail loop from Memorial Park

Easy

3.4

(12)

riders

View of Buffalo Bayou – Purple Trail loop from Memorial Park

00:28

8.20km

20m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 2.63 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.55 km

Picnic Loop

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Picnic Loop is a good start point for many walks in the Houston Memorial Park, particularly the trails that explore the Bayou Wilds area. The loop is popular with …

Tip by

1.76 km

Memorial Park Pathway

Highlight • Trail

This year (2024) is actually the centennial of this park's naming. It's the city's largest urban green space, and has a shared-use road that's great for road biking and inline …

Tip by

2.66 km

View of Buffalo Bayou

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here, you are afforded a lovely view of the Buffalo Bayou, as it slowly makes its way across the city. This is part of the Purple Trail in the Bayou …

Tip by

6.46 km

Purple Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Purple Trail is one of many trails (most named after colors) that explore the Bayou Wilds area of Houston's Memorial Park. It can be linked with the Aqua Trail …

Tip by

8.20 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.85 km

1.70 km

1.03 km

594 m

Surfaces

4.70 km

1.77 km

985 m

594 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Today

Friday 22 May

32°C

21°C

64 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Easy

4.8

Cypress Creek Trail loop

01:10h

16.6km

20m

Easy

5.0

Cypresswood Trail

00:41h

10.9km

20m

Hard

5.0

Memorial Park loop

00:58h

17.2km

30m

Moderate

3.0

Brazos River Trails Loop

00:53h

12.9km

20m

Easy

Quail Trail

00:31h

6.98km

10m

Easy

Buffalo Bayou Loop Trail

00:26h

8.20km

30m

Easy

Oyster Creek Park loop

00:28h

5.94km

10m

Easy

Purple Trail

00:12h

3.75km

10m

Hard

The Triangle Trail

00:13h

3.02km

10m

Easy

Justin Brindley Memorial Trail loop

00:20h

5.09km

10m

Easy

5.0

Fast and Furious Trail – Cypress Creek MTB Trails loop from Lakewood Park

00:41h

9.92km

10m

Easy

5.0

Fast and Furious Trail – Cypress Creek Park loop from Cypress Creek High School

00:49h

11.3km

20m

View of Buffalo Bayou – Purple Trail loop from Memorial Park

Picnic Loop

Memorial Park Pathway

View of Buffalo Bayou

Purple Trail

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️