Brays Bayou Greenway
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Brays Bayou Greenway is a 2-mile out-and-back near University Oaks, 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.
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Brays Bayou Greenway
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 23–39 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cougar Village Drive · 29.71769, -95.34588
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 493 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 493 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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