Columbia Tap Rail Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Columbia Tap Rail Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Eastwood, 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 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Columbia Tap Rail Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 23–44 ft

Out & Back

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 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. 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 surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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