Columbia Tap Rail Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Columbia Tap Rail Trail is an 8.8-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 – 46 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail 29.74725, -95.34730
Nearest town Eastwood, TX

Directions

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Columbia Tap Rail Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 23–45 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail · 29.74725, -95.34730

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 97°F / low 76° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Coffee Plant/Second Ward stop 696 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 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. 2.1 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

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 97°F76°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity93%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:19 PM
Wed 97°77°
Thu 98°82°
Fri 98°79°
Sat 96°80°
Sun 97°79°
Mon 95°78° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coffee Plant/Second Ward stop 696 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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