What we’re about
City Walks Houston is a walking group that offers members an up close view of the city with 6-7 mile hikes exploring the parks, neighborhoods, and bayous around us. In addition to hikes, City Walks Houston arranges occasional tours of the parts of our community that you never see from behind the steering wheel. City Walks Houston is for active people who want to see more of this place and meet others so inclined.
Upcoming events
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City Walk Creepy Halloween Walk 7.1 miles
Platypus Brewing, 1902 Washington Ave Suite E, Houston, TX, US##
A hospital built on a graveyard, the most popular cemetery in the city filled with dead mayors, industrialists and a civil war era spy, an abandoned church the strange violin sound on the third floor of the Julia Ideson building. Come if you dare.
Parking:
There is plenty of free parking around the Platypus.Wear comfortable shoes and bring plenty of water. The heat in Texas is always a concern so let someone know if you are having a hard time. For more information about hiking check out this very useful hiking website: https://www.hatsandmore.org/
Our organizers are not guides nor do we have any special training. We are here to come up with hiking ideas and get the hike started. Take the same precautions you would if hiking alone, including the fitness needed to make long hikes. Then enjoy the hike among friends.
Gathering Place:
Platypus Brewing
1902 Washington Ave Suite E · Houston, TXCall or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.
The Hike:
The walk is over paved sidewalks and is a mix of dark and urban shadows.Weather Forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=29.7591&lon=-95.3629Hike map is in the photos.
After Hike Event:
Platypus Brewing
1902 Washington Ave Suite E · Houston, TX63 attendees
City Walk/HATS 3rd Halloween Social, 0.0 miles
Platypus Brewing, 1902 Washington Ave Suite E, Houston, TX, USWelcome to the Fourth Annual Halloween City Walks social! Note: This is NOT a walk, this is a party. So dress up and come out to Platypus Brewing for food, beer, and cheer! This social gathering is a chance to hang out with old friends and connect with new people. Have not been on a walk with us? No problem. Come and meet some folks. Halloween costumes are encouraged but not required. For those willing to participate there will be a best Halloween costume contest with a prize (by popular vote). Also for the tables provided to us by Platypus, we will have conversation starters.
Platypus Brewing graciously accommodated our large group. They are willing to help us, so lets help them. They have a new fall menu and beers on tap, so come hungry and thirsty.
Platypus Brewing has a full service kitchen and bar so feel free to come with an appetite and thirsty. Take a look http://www.platpusbrewing.com/
Platypus brewing is located at: 1902 Washington Ave Suite E, Houston, TX 77007
Check the weather before coming. We are getting into the pleasant October weather but it's always safe to double check prior to coming.
26 attendees
City Walk Willow Water Hole, 6.2 miles
Westbury United Methodist Church, 5200 Willowbend Boulevard, Houston, TX, USToday's walk covers new ground for us at the Willow Water Hole, a large, new flood control structure and walking area. Beginning at the church, we will see the mouldering remains of Westbury Square, the newest, coolest thing in 1974. Time has not been kind to Westbury Square. Next, a short neighborhood walk and then the lakes and greenspaces of the Willow Water Hole structures which are intended to keep the flood waters at bay. That is one to watch for. Afterward we will gather at Watershed, a place Henry D. turned up. Should be fun!
Wear comfortable shoes and bring plenty of water. The heat in Texas is always a concern so let someone know if you are having a hard time. For more information about hiking check out this very useful hiking website: https://www.hatsandmore.org/
Our organizers are not guides nor do we have any special training. We are here to come up with hiking ideas and get the hike started. Take the same precautions you would if hiking alone, including the fitness needed to make long hikes. Then enjoy the hike among friends.
COVID PRECAUTIONS:
Bring and wear a mask when not hiking and follow the best practices to prevent the transmission of COVID.Gathering Place:
# Westbury United Methodist Church
5200 Willowbend Blvd, Houston, TX 77096
Directions to Gathering placeCall or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.
The Hike:
The trail is entirely paved and is popular with bikes so we have to be mindful of other traffic. Trail is very sunny.Weather Forecast:
Weather at Willow Water HoleHike map is in the photos.
Optional After Hike Event:
Watershed - Central European Restaurant
4820 W Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX 77035
Watershed Directions43 attendees
City Walk The Sole of Houston #2, 7.2 miles + Light Rail
St. Arnold's Brewery, 2000 Lyons, Houston, TX, USThis walk includes a train ride so bring a $1.25 for train fare.
Today is our second try at this walk, an appreciation of John Nova Lomax. Lomax was a Texas writer who, between 2006 and 2010, wrote a series of articles for the Houston Press about his epic journeys: beginning with a ride on the Metro System out to the end of the line, he would walk back into town where he was always willing to give a moment to the dive bars, abandoned furniture, lost shopping carts and the people invariably found nearby. His writings, gathered together into the book, The Sole of Houston, by his father John Lomax III, reveal his willingness to recognize and regard the wet crusty edges of the fabric of the city with its Wows and Weirds!?! and the occasional Maybe We Should Just Keep Moving.
John Lomax, Musicologist, 1867 - 1948
Alan Lomax, Ethnomusicologist, 1915 - 2002
John Lomax, Jr., Folklorist, 1907 - 1974
John Lomax III, Journalist and Musician, 1944 -Starting at St Arnold's Brewing, we will catch the train up North Main to the end of the line where we will disembark and make our way back to downtown by way of Fulton Avenue, the Moody Park, and what ever else catches our eyes.
This walk includes a train ride so bring a $1.25 for train fare.
Wear comfortable shoes and bring plenty of water. The heat in Texas is always a concern so let someone know if you are having a hard time. For more information about hiking check out this very useful hiking website: https://www.hatsandmore.org/
Our organizers are not guides nor do we have any special training. We are here to come up with hiking ideas and get the hike started. Take the same precautions you would if hiking alone, including the fitness needed to make long hikes. Then enjoy the hike among friends.
COVID PRECAUTIONS:
Bring and wear a mask when not hiking and follow the best practices to prevent the transmission of COVID.Gathering Place:
2000 Lyons Ave, Houston, TX 77020
Directions to St ArnoldsCall or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.
The Walk:
Train ride out, walk back. The trail is 95% paved and is a mix of sun and shade.Weather Forecast:
The weather downtownHike map is in the photos.
After Hike Event:
St Arnold's Brewing
2000 Lyons Avenue14 attendees
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