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Hermann Park

Brays Bayou Greenway

9.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Brays Bayou Greenway is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Hermann Park near Eastwood, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 46 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail 29.74725, -95.34730
Nearest town Eastwood, TX
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Brays Bayou Greenway

9.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 10–45 ft

Out & Back · Hermann Park

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail · 29.74725, -95.34730

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Coffee Plant/Second Ward stop 696 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  26. 0.7 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading N.
  27. 2 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-out-back-15-km-6b8e

Trail surface

92% paved6% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coffee Plant/Second Ward stop 696 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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