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Eldridge Stormwater Detention Basin and Park

Brays Bayou Greenway & Fiorenza Park South Loop

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Brays Bayou Greenway & Fiorenza Park South Loop is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Eldridge Stormwater Detention Basin and Park near Alief, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 82 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.72444, -95.59255
Nearest town Alief, TX
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Brays Bayou Greenway & Fiorenza Park South Loop

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 63–83 ft

Out & Back · Eldridge Stormwater Detention Basin and Park

Trailhead: 29.72444, -95.59255

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 95°F / low 73° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: Richmond Ave @ S Kirkwood Rd stop 771 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Brays Bayou Connector Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mike Driscoll Park Loop, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Fiorenza Park South Loop, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miReach Brays Bayou Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  15. 2.1 miTurn left onto Mike Driscoll Park Loop, heading E.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto Brays Bayou Connector Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brays-bayou-greenway-mike-driscoll-park-loop-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F73°
Feels like97°Precip9%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity50%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:23 PM
Mon 98°78°
Tue 97°76°
Wed 97°81°
Thu 98°82°
Fri 97°80°
Sat 98°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Richmond Ave @ S Kirkwood Rd stop 771 m from the trailhead

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