Townwood Park

Trail
0.39 Mile
N/A
Free
1star (1.00)1
halfstar (0.50)
1star (1.00)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
3403 Simsbrook
Houston
Harris
More Info
Photos
Sims Bayou
You can leave Townwood Park and walk an informal trail along the banks of Sims Bayou. (Photo by Blaze)
Another View Of The Trail
This is the trail near the rec center. (Photo by Blaze)
View Of The Trail
The paved trail runs around the park. (Photo by Blaze)
Park Sign
This is the sign to the park. (Photo by Blaze)
Log Entries
Sims Bayou Hike
By Blaze on 3/7/2014
Rating: 1star Difficulty: halfstar Solitude: 1star
Distance: 8.30 Miles Duration: 2 hours, 35 minutes

I hiked Townwood Park as part of a longer hike along Sims Bayou.  This hike included the Sims Bayou Hike & Bike Trail - Section 2 as well as several miles of undocumented trail all the way to Hwy 288.

Townwood Park is a community park that has a rec center, various athletic fields, and a walking trail.  The walking trail is longer than 0.39 miles and probably closer to .75 to 1.0 miles long.

Sims Bayou is not a particularly scenic hike.  The bayou isn't very big or wide and has a lot of trash in it.  It is possible to hike along both the north and south banks (as I did) although there are parts where you have to "long jump" across feeding tributaries.

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