Lake Boris & Shadow Cliffs Beach via Iron Horse Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area near East Pleasanton, CA. The route passes Shadow Cliffs Beach before reaching Lake Boris at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 36 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi348 – 413 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.67202, -121.82681
Nearest town East Pleasanton, CA
Directions
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Lake Boris & Shadow Cliffs Beach via Iron Horse Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 36 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 346–412 ft
Out & Back · Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Trailhead: 37.67202, -121.82681
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Iron Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miPass Shadow Cliffs Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Lake Boris, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% gravel70% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 6 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lilienthal Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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