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Hermann Park

Columbia Tap Rail Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Columbia Tap Rail Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Hermann Park near Eastwood, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 43 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail 29.74499, -95.34675
Nearest town Eastwood, TX
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Columbia Tap Rail Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 10–44 ft

Out & Back · Hermann Park

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail · 29.74499, -95.34675

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

Transit-accessible: Leeland/Third Ward stop 641 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.5 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 W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading E.
  25. 2 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-12-km-5edc

Trail surface

90% paved8% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Leeland/Third Ward stop 641 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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