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Hermann Park

Columbia Tap Rail Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Columbia Tap Rail Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Hermann Park near Eastwood, TX. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 43 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail 29.74246, -95.34860
Nearest town Eastwood, TX
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Columbia Tap Rail Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 10–44 ft

Out & Back · Hermann Park

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail · 29.74246, -95.34860

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

Transit-accessible: Leeland/Third Ward stop 446 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.4 miTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading E.
  25. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/columbia-tap-rail-trail-out-back-11-km-6072

Trail surface

91% paved8% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Leeland/Third Ward stop 446 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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