Hermann Park

Reflection Pool & Brays Bayou Greenway

7.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Reflection Pool & Brays Bayou Greenway is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Hermann Park near Southampton Place, TX. The route reaches Reflection Pool. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 49 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail 29.71761, -95.38681
Nearest town Southampton Place, TX

Directions

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Reflection Pool & Brays Bayou Greenway

7.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 13–50 ft

Out & Back · Hermann Park

Trailhead: Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail · 29.71761, -95.38681

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Transit-accessible: Kinder Station stop 276 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Greenway, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass Reflection Pool.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 2.9 miReach Reflection Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Greenway, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

85% paved15% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kinder Station stop 276 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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