About us
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 Downtown Hospitals, 7.0 miles
Fonde Recreation Center, 110 Sabine St, 110 Sabine St, Houston, TX, USBefore the Texas Medical Center spudded in on South Main, before Memorial Hermann facilities began appearing all over the the county, health care was only found within a mile or so of downtown. After all, five miles from Allen's Landing was a world of corn cribs and cotton fields. Today's walk takes us by the Galveston-Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railway Hospital in the Near North Side, the Jeff Davis charity Hospital, and St Joseph Hospital, the only facility still present in downtown.
Parking: Several of the lots are not free but there is much free parking along the street and on the other side of Memorial. Come early and give yourself time to park.
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. Light-colored and loose fitting clothing are recommended. 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:
Gathering is out front of the Fonde Recreation Center at 110 Sabine street
Call or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.The Hike:
The walk is mostly sidewalks and streets with sun and shade.
Weather Forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=29.6905&lon=-95.3083Hike map is in the photos.
After Hike:
Bell and Crane Dive Bar
908 Henderson Directions to the Bell and Crane35 attendees
City Walk Oak Forest East, 5.5 miles
1352 W 43rd St, Houston, TX, USFlying Saucer Pie Company, Wabash Feed Store, old Sears; all part of 50s-60's Houston as the city's layout breaks away from the grid.....
Oak Forest: the Suburb of Tomorrow (thanks to John Czach for finding this)
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:
Kroger parking lot at 1352 W 43rd St, Houston, TX 77018
Call or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.The Walk:
The walk is mostly paved and is a mix of sun and shade.Weather Forecast:
Oak Forest WeatherHike map is in the photos.
Optional After Hike Event:
Cedar Creek
1034 W 20th St, Houston, TX 77008
Cedar Creek in the Heights14 attendees
City Walk Allen's Landing, White Oak and Buffalo Bayous, 7.2 miles
2101 Winter St, Houston, TX, USAllen's Landing was at the head of navigation: as far upstream as the the Allen brothers, New York land speculators, could get their steamboat and still have room to turn around. Above the point where the White Oak Bayou joined the Buffalo Bayou there was simply not enough water to navigate commercial shipping. They named their venture Houston after Sam Houston, the popular new president of the Republic of Texas.
Parking:
There is plenty of free parking at the Silver Street Studios complex across the railroad tracks from the Tejas Brewing CompanyWear 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:
2101 Winter St, Houston, TX 77007 This is a large parking lot across the railroad tracks from the Tejas Brewery in the Silver Street Studios/Sawyer Yards area Parking by the Railroad tracksCall or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.
The Hike:
The walk is over paved sidewalks and is a mix of sun and urban shade.Weather Forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=29.7591&lon=-95.3629Hike map is in the photos.
After Hike Event:
# Tejas Brewing
Directions to Tejas Brewing
2101 Summer St, Houston, TX 7700721 attendees
City Walk Hurricane Watch, 6 miles.
Saint Arnold Brewing Company, 2000 Lyons Ave, Houston, TX, USKeep your fingers crossed!!!! Today's downtown walk takes us by many of the vulnerabilities of our Gulf Coastal community during hurricane season. Bayous tasked with storm drainage, streets, underpasses, bridges, power lines, and all the businesses knitted together to make the whole thing work are all stressed when we have one of those Gulf-spanning storms that make the top story of the national news. We will follow the Buffalo Bayou walking trail into downtown, go by the historic City of Houston Disaster Control Center at Rusk and Bagby, and, to their great chagrin, CenterPoint Energy's downtown headquarters. In the process we will not cross downed power lines, drive through deep water, or cut our way through fallen trees. Hopefully there will be no need to.
The weather is warming up, loose light-colored clothing is recommended for this hike.
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:
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2000 Lyons Ave, Houston, TX 77020
https://goo.gl/maps/8na9Zpj3QQm96mrR7Call or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.
The Hike:
The walk is 90% paved, with a lot of sun.Weather Forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=29.6905&lon=-95.3083Hike map is in the photos.
After Walk Cool Down
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2000 Lyons Avenue15 attendees
Past events
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