State: TX Length: 16.40 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt
The Brays Bayou Hike and Bike Trail winds along the bayou in southwestern Houston, connecting neighborhoods, universities, recreational facilities and cultural attractions. On its eastern end, Hermann Park offers trail-goers access to the Houston Zoo, beautiful gardens and the city's museum district. The trail ends in MacGregor Park, a popular neighborhood spot with its community center, playground and pool. Note that only about half the trail is paved with the remainder dirt. The trail also crosses some streets with no pedestrian markings.
Rail-Trail
State: TX Length: 4 miles Surface: Concrete
Cutting a swath through Houston's Third Ward, the Columbia Tap Trail is a 4-mile rail-trail connecting parts of southeastern Houston with offices, a convention center and a ballpark near downtown. Completed in 2009, the trail follows the old Columbia Tap railroad route from Dixie Street in the south, passes through the campus of Texas Southern University, runs by churches and schools in the Third Ward and ends in a warehouse district on St. Charles Street, just blocks from Minute Maid Park, where the Houston Astros play. The 10-foot-wide, paved trail is lined with native trees, is lighted for nighttime use and has many benches along its route, creating an inviting greenway through the neighborhood. At the southern end, the Columbia Tap Rail-Trail connects with the Brays Bayou Hike and Bike Trail, a 16.4-mile trail providing access to Hermann Park, the Houston Zoo and the museum district. The northern end of the Columbia Tap is a short ride on busy city streets to two other new rail-trail projects: the Harrisburg and Sunset Rail Trails, east of downtown, and the MKT/SP Rails to Trails (Heights Trail), which offers spectacular views of Houston's skyline and connects with neighborhoods north and west of the city center.
State: TX Length: 3 miles Surface: Concrete
The Halls Bayou Trail runs for 3 miles between Hirsch Road and Bretshire Drive near Woodwick Street. The trail links neighborhoods with Tidwell Park and Forest Brook High School, passing through wooded stretches among green, open space.
State: TX Length: 2 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Harrisburg-Sunset Trail is a rails-to-trails project offering bicyclists and pedestrians over 5 miles of trail and on-street bikeways just east of downtown Houston. The 10-foot asphalt trail is lighted and runs from Drennan to Marsden and from Avenue H to Hidalgo Park. The on-street portion of the trail includes segments from Commerce and McKee, to Commerce and Drennan, and from Garrow and Marsden to Avenue H and West Hendrick. The trail connects to the existing on-street bikeways at McKee, Sampson, York, and 67th Street. A future designated connection at S. 70th Street will connect the Harrisburg and Sunset Rail Trails to Brays Bayou. For photos of this trail and additional information on this and other bicycle/pedestrian projects in Houston, please see the first Trail Website.
State: TX Length: 0.30 miles Surface: Concrete
The Little White Oak Bayou trail is a short trail located in North Houston. This short trail is just one small part of the emerging Houston trails system.
State: TX Length: 4.62 miles Surface: Concrete
The MKT / SP-Rails to Trails forms a dogleg through urban Houston, with one leg running north–south between W 26th Street and W 7th Street and the east–west leg running between Shepherd Drive and Hogan Street (just east of I-45). From the I-45 end, the trail continues along the Heritage Corridor Bayou Trail, which carries on toward downtown, the University of Houston and other bikeways. The MKT / SP-Rails to Trails is named for the old Missouri, Kansas, Texas Southern Pacific Railroad, and the trail follows part of the abandoned rail bed. You'll also find links to city parks, historical neighborhoods, the White Oak Bayou, and city attractions such as art galleries and museums.
State: TX Length: 10.70 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Grass
The Terry Hershey Park Hike & Bike Trail is an east-west route along the banks of the Buffalo Bayou in western Houston. It provides more than 10 miles of trail from Barker Dam (near State Highway 6) to Texas Beltway 8 and the Sam Houston Tollway. The park also offers restrooms, exercise stations, a playground, and places to picnic. It's named after a founder of the Bayou Preservation Association. Future plans call for extending the trail north, under I-10, to the Addicks Dam, then east to Eldridge Parkway and west to Metro's Addicks Park and Ride Lot.
State: TX Length: 7.40 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
NOTE: For 2 years beginning December 9, 2011, one mile of trail will be closed between Ella Boulevard and 34th Street, while TxDOT does replaces bridges at Loop I-610 North and East T.C. Jester. There is a designated detour along Ella Boulevard, however, there are complaints that the detour is not safe. The West White Oak Bayou Trail extends between 11th Street and Pinemont Drive, running parallel with the bayou and T. C. Jester Boulevard. Plans are underway to finish extending the trail from Pinemont Drive to Antoine Drive. From the trail you can connect to the Central Business District (CBD) Access On-street Bikeway at 11th Street and at Ella Boulevard on the south and to the West Houston On-street Bikeway at 34th Street, Dubarry (to Wakefield), 43rd Street, Carleen (to Bethlehem), and Pinemont on the north.