AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Brays Bayou Greenway

4.5 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Brays Bayou Greenway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near University Oaks, TX. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 46 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.71787, -95.34705
Nearest town University Oaks, TX
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Brays Bayou Greenway

4.5 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 5–45 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.71787, -95.34705

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

Transit-accessible: stop 527 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  10. 1.4 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
  13. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 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-7-km-bfae

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 527 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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