Nice Hike Along The Faulkey Gully

The Faulkey Gully is essentially a long creek/gully that is a part of the Harris County Flood Control system in NW Houston.  There are two sections of this hike/bike trail, separated by Louetta Road.  Section 1 is a 0.8 mile segment that goes from Lakewood Forest Drive to Louetta Road.  Section 2 is a 1.1 mile segment that goes from Louetta Road to Guernsey Drive.  The entire path is paved asphalt and the two sections are continuous as the trail runs underneath the Louetta Road bridge.

This trail is popular with cyclists, joggers and pedestrians.  There are a lot of birds that hang out along the water banks relaxing and fishing.  I also saw some turtles.  There are distance markers every 1/4 mile and benches along the trail to rest/relax.

Although the paved trail ends at Guernsey Drive, you can walk across the road and continue walking along a dirt path on the west bank that runs behind some houses.  You can take this path along the water way until it becomes an underground sewer drainage point.  I actually saw a beaver there!  I had no idea beavers lived in suburban Houston.  You can continue past a new flood control reservoir that is being built until you reach Spring Cypress Road.  That is where it ends.  I estimate the distance from Guernsey Road to Spring Cypress Road to be about 0.4 miles.  This unofficial section of my hike up and back accounts for the additional 0.8 miles of my hike.  This last leg is not part of the Faulkey Gully Hike And Bike Trail but you can walk it for extra distance and enjoyment.

I hiked the Faulkey Gully Hike And Bike Trail as a part of a longer hike that included the Cypress Creek Hike And Bike Trail which starts/ends on the other side of Lakewood Forest Drive.  You can read my log entry of that trail here.