Brays Bayou Greenway
6.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Brays Bayou Greenway is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Hermann Park near University Oaks, TX. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 43 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail 29.72665, -95.36112
Nearest town University Oaks, TX
Directions
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Brays Bayou Greenway
6.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 10–43 ft
Out & Back · Hermann Park
Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail · 29.72665, -95.36112
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
90% paved9% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Columbia Tap Rail Trail Trailhead
- Brays Bayou Greenway 5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Brays Bayou Greenway 5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Brays Bayou Greenway 8.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail 4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Brays Bayou Greenway 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Brays Bayou Greenway 5.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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