Shadow Cliffs Beach via Iron Horse Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area near East Pleasanton, CA. The route passes Shadow Cliffs Beach before reaching Shadow Cliffs Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi341 – 420 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.67809, -121.80429
Nearest town East Pleasanton, CA
Directions
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Shadow Cliffs Beach via Iron Horse Trail
6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 342–421 ft
Out & Back · Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Trailhead: 37.67809, -121.80429
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: East Stanley Boulevard & Murdell Lane stop 356 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Iron Horse Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miPass Shadow Cliffs Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Shadow Cliffs Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 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
9% gravel91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Stanley Boulevard & Murdell Lane stop 356 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lilienthal Road via Iron Horse Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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