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Hermann Park

Urban Forest & Cullen Family Plaza Pond Fountain via Brays Bayou Greenway

5.7 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Urban Forest & Cullen Family Plaza Pond Fountain via Brays Bayou Greenway is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Hermann Park near University Oaks, TX. The route passes Cullen Family Plaza Pond Fountain before reaching Urban Forest at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 43 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.72264, -95.34223
Nearest town University Oaks, TX
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Directions

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Urban Forest & Cullen Family Plaza Pond Fountain via Brays Bayou Greenway

5.7 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 5–41 ft

Out & Back · Hermann Park

Trailhead: 29.72264, -95.34223

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 198 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftPass Cullen Family Plaza Pond Fountain.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  22. 1.4 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miPass Urban Forest.
  25. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftReach Urban Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Brays Bayou Hike & Bike Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.6 miTurn left onto Columbia Tap Rail Trail, heading N.
  33. 250 ftTurn right onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  34. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  42. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  46. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  49. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  50. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  51. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  53. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/urban-forest-cullen-family-plaza-pond-fountain-out-back-9-km-9151

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 198 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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