AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Brays Bayou Greenway

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Brays Bayou Greenway is a 3.4-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.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 39 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cougar Village Drive 29.71664, -95.34233
Nearest town University Oaks, TX
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Brays Bayou Greenway

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 3–39 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cougar Village Drive · 29.71664, -95.34233

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Transit-accessible: UH South/University Oaks stop 126 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  21. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  39. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brays-bayou-greenway-out-back-6-km-2d8f

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: UH South/University Oaks stop 126 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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