Sims Bayou Greenway

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Sims Bayou is a major drainage in the Houston region with an extensive greenway, currently running over 20 miles.

The trail begins at Hillcroft at the Blue Ridge Park and initially runs downstream on the right bank of the bayou. Though the trail is generally provided with underpasses, there is a grade crossing at Heatherbrook where the trail uses the street bridge to cross over to the left bank.

After crossing under Hwy 288, there is a bridge connection to the Hill at Sims Park and about a mile later, access to Margaret Jenkins Park. This section does have a pleasant overview loop.

From Margaret Jenkins Park the wide concrete trail follows the left bank of the bayou to the southwest corner of Airport Blvd and Scott Street. Use the pedestrian crosswalks to get to the northeast corner and use the sidewalk on the Airport Blvd bridge over Sims Bayou. The greenway now continues on the right bank to at-grade crossings of Cullen Blvd and Martin L. King Blvd reach Law Park. A bridge crossing the bayou is followed by an eighth of a mile of woods. The trail is now well marked here: Coming out of the woods, follow the park road east about an eighth of a mile and the greenway starts again, running through a wooded section to return to the right bank of the bayou.

After passing under Mykawa Road the trail divides into separate paths at Reed Road. The multi-use path occupies a barrier-separated lane of Reed Road while pedestrians are provided a separate paved path, the Reed Road Pedestrian Segment. After an at-grade crossing of Swallow Street, the two paths recombine and continue along the left bank of the bayou.

The next major landmark is Robert C. Stuart Park after which the trail runs passes under Telephone Road. Passing Reveille Park, the trail continues to an underpass of Broadway and Interstate 45.

At the Houston Botanic Garden, the trail crosses to the right bank and passes under Galveston Road. The trail loops back to parallel Galveston Road to skirt the Sims Bayou South WWTP. The trail turns northeast on Central Street then drops bank down to the left bank before ending at Charles H. Milby Park.