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 Early NASA, The Orange Show and Sugarhill Studios, 5.5 miles
Gragg Park Complex, 6200 Wheeler St, Houston, TX, USThere is a lot to see on this short walk. Starting at Gragg Park next to the Farnsworth and Chambers Bldg, an early location used by NASA as they set up to begin the moon shot in earnest, we then cross the bayou and go through Smither Park and the Orange Show with some amazing and odd tile work. On to MacGregor Park we cross Old Spanish Trace and go into Houston's Produce Row where California's produce arrives to become Houston's dinner. Then a hop, skip, and jump over to the utterly non-descript Sugarhill Studios.
With the lengthening days, we are starting our walks later and going a bit shorter. The weather is warming and it is recommended to wear loose, light-colored clothing.
Many NASA locations:
NASA's Original "interim" facilitieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SugarHill_Recording_Studios
"the site of the original recording of Willie Nelson’s “Night Life” (rejected by his label because it sounded too “jazzy”), a slew of George Jones hits in the mid-1950s, a run of Freddy Fender classics in the mid-1970s, the most gloriously twisted psychedelia by the legendary 13th Floor Elevators and The Red Krayola and the incomparable blues of Houston’s native son, Lightnin’ Hopkins."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 COVIDGathering Place:
Gragg Park
6200 Wheeler St.
Call or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.The Hike:
The walk is mostly paved. Trail is sunny.Weather Forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=29.7821&lon=-95.3967Hike map is in the photos.
31 attendees
City Walk Houston Heights Admiration, 6.7 miles
Stude Community Center, 1031 Stude St, Houston, TX, USStarting at Stude Park this walk will follow the bayou around to Woodland Park, down everybody's favorite, Bayland Street and then up and down Heights Boulevard and Harvard. Along the way there is no telling what we might see but with no zoning and minimal neighborhood restrictions the possibilities are endless. Old houses, new town homes, shady streets, and trendy shops make this a nice walk through Houston, old and new.
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:
Stude Community Center parking lot
1031 Stude St, Houston, TX 77007
Directions to Stude ParkThe Hike:
The walk is entirely paved and we occasionally walk in the street so we have to be mindful of other traffic. Sun and shade.Online hike map incase you wish to learn more.
Google Maps LinkWeather Forecast:
Weather in the HeightsHike map is in the photos.
Geolocated Maps:
Google DriveOptional After Hike Event:
Onion Creek Cafe
3106 White Oak Dr, Houston, TX 77007
https://www.onioncreekcafe.com/26 attendees
City Walk Historic Lunch Counter, 7.0 miles
1500 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX, USToday's walk takes us along the route followed by TSU students in 1960 as they with care, planning, and patience converged on the Weingarten's grocery and lunch counter to protest the city's Jim Crow laws segregating dining facilities of the time and bring Houston into the 20th century. Within six months of their actions, the city's segregated lunch counters were a thing of the past. While the building is gone now, the results of their efforts remain and if you can't get service it is probably because somebody did not come to work sick with COVID.
Our walk will begin at the McGovern Centennial Gardens, follow the bayou to the Columbia Tap rail trail to TSU, then over to Almeda road and around the neighborhood.
After the walk we will have a cool down at Axelrad. Come on out and enjoy the weather with new friends and old.
Wear light colored, loose fitting clothing, 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.Parking:
Hermann Park Lot C at 1500 Hermann Drive, and much free street parking nearby.Gathering Place:
McGovern Centennial Gardens
1500 Hermann Dr.
https://goo.gl/maps/fyac4WoSkQbGreM1A
Call or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.The Hike:
The walk is mostly paved and is a mix of sun and shade.Weather Forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=29.7161&lon=-95.3902Hike map is in the photos.
Optional After Hike Event:
Axelrad Beer Garden
1517 Alabama St, Houston, TX 77004
Directions to Axelrad12 attendees
City Walk Milby HS 100th Anniversary, 7.0 miles
8201 N Bayou Dr, Houston, TX, USOnce again we are starting at Glenbrook Park for a look at Houston's Milby High School, celebrating its 100th Anniversary. Milby opened in March 1926, replacing Harrisburg High School, with just 13 teachers and 212 students.
Named after Charles Henry Milby (1852–1925) who was a prominent 19th-century Texas entrepreneur, Harris County commissioner, and philanthropist who played a key role in developing the Houston Ship Channel.
The original building had a Romanesque architectural style, many parts of which are still preserved today. Milby is not just a school—it’s a living piece of Houston history that keeps evolving.
A hundred years strong—today we hike through history. The weather is warming up, loose light-colored clothing is recommended for this hike with lots of grass and sun.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:
8201 N Bayou Dr, Houston, TX 77017
https://goo.gl/maps/fdWKrm1J8Ncq4uZ58Call or text Alan at 713 863 8038 if you need help.
The Hike:
The walk is 90% paved, 10% trail with a lot of sun.Weather Forecast:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=29.6905&lon=-95.3083Hike map is in the photos.
Afterward at
Taqueria Del Sol
8114 Park Pl Blvd, Houston, TX 77017
Directions to Taqueria del Sol5 attendees
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