AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Brays Bayou Greenway

5 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Brays Bayou Greenway is a 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 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

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

5 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 5–45 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. 1.4 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  24. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  41. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 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-8-km-f3e9

Trail surface

97% paved3% 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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