Lake Boris–Shadow Cliffs Beach, 3 beaches is a 7.4-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 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi348 – 436 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.66587, -121.84196
Nearest town East Pleasanton, CA
Directions
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Lake Boris–Shadow Cliffs Beach, 3 beaches
7.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 346–437 ft
Out & Back · Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Trailhead: 37.66587, -121.84196
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 325 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Boris.
- 50 ftPass Shadow Cliffs Beach.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Iron Horse Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Arroyo Mocho Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Boris, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Iron Horse Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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
17% gravel11% paved72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 325 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Shadow Cliffs Lake–Lake Boris, 3 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Shadow Cliffs Lake–Lake Boris, 4 lakes 9.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft
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