Brays Bayou Greenway

5.3 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Brays Bayou Greenway is a 5.3-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 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.71553, -95.34057
Nearest town University Oaks, TX

Directions

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Brays Bayou Greenway

5.3 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 5–45 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.71553, -95.34057

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

Transit-accessible: UH South/University Oaks stop 88 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  16. 1.4 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  19. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 150 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: UH South/University Oaks stop 88 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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