Brays Bayou Greenway

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Brays Bayou Greenway is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near University Oaks, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 43 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail 29.72665, -95.36112
Nearest town University Oaks, TX

Directions

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Brays Bayou Greenway

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 23–43 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail · 29.72665, -95.36112

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miTurn right onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miArrive 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 7:09 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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