Brays Bayou Greenway
3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Brays Bayou Greenway is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near University Oaks, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 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
3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 3–39 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 29.72008, -95.34811
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: TSU/UH Athletics District stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: TSU/UH Athletics District stop 385 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brays Bayou Greenway 9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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- Pedal Boat Lagoon & Reflection Pool via Brays Bayou Greenway 6.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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