Brays Bayou Greenway

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Brays Bayou Greenway is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near University Oaks, 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 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail 29.72453, -95.36279
Nearest town University Oaks, TX

Directions

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Brays Bayou Greenway

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 23–43 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Columbia Tap Rail Trail · 29.72453, -95.36279

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: UH South/University Oaks stop 452 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miTurn right onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: UH South/University Oaks stop 452 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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