Lake Boris–Shadow Cliffs Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area near East Pleasanton, CA. The route passes Lake Boris and Shadow Cliffs Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi341 – 384 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.66837, -121.84255
Nearest town East Pleasanton, CA
Directions
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Lake Boris–Shadow Cliffs Beach, 3 beaches
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 342–383 ft
Out & Back · Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Trailhead: 37.66837, -121.84255
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area stop 403 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Boris.
- 50 ftPass Shadow Cliffs Beach.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Iron Horse Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lilienthal Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Lake Boris, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Iron Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% gravel84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area stop 403 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lake Boris–Shadow Cliffs Beach, 3 beaches 6.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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