Keegans Bayou Trail

Dogs Leashed

Parking:
1. Trailhead parking along So. Gessner and behind Fiesta in Braesner Village Mall at 8650 So. Braeswood Blvd, then street parking along the 4 miles.
2. OR enter at crosswalk from the Brays Oaks Trail in the 9000 block of Willow Meadow Drive to access the junction of Keegans Bayou Trail. Side street parking, a block away along an easement on Silkwood, considering Willow Meadow has more traffic.

This is an important access trail because it provides a safe crossing of Beltway 8 and I-69 for pedestrians and cyclists. Trail signs with a map on the way in 2023.

Though the trail officially starts at Braeswood, due to the construction history, this version starts at Gessner since that is where Brays and Keegans bayous meet. The trail passes under South Gessner and quickly comes to an at-grade crossing of S. Braeswood Blvd. Sight lines are a bit short for the motor vehicle speeds so be careful crossing; there is an island between the two lanes of the boulevard.

After crossing Braeswood, the trail moves from the south bank to the north bank of Keegans Bayou over a bridge. The trail continues mostly west and passes under Beltway 8 and then under I-69. As of September 2020, there are about 500 yards that have not been paved between the I-69 underpass and Wilcrest Drive. The path in that section is natural surface.

The crossing of Wilcrest Drive is at-grade. The trail is concrete from there to Kirkwood, where it ends.

Waterfowl, fish, turtles, Cormorants, Herons, Egrets;
iNaturalist Project: Keegans Bayou Trail self-guided tour
inaturalist.org/observation…
Guided Bird Walks 3 times year. check Facebook NeighborhoodstoTrailsSW