Shadow Cliffs Beach & Lilienthal Road via Iron Horse Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area near East Pleasanton, CA. The route reaches 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 mi348 – 384 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.66911, -121.84538
Nearest town East Pleasanton, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Shadow Cliffs Beach & Lilienthal Road via Iron Horse Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 346–383 ft
Out & Back · Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Trailhead: 37.66911, -121.84538
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area stop 308 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Shadow Cliffs Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Iron Horse Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lilienthal Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Shadow Cliffs Beach, 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 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
19% gravel81% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area stop 308 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Shadow Cliffs Lake–Shadow Cliffs Beach, 3 beaches 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Shadow Cliffs Lake–Shadow Cliffs Beach, 3 beaches 9.3 mi · ▲ 281 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near East Pleasanton, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near East Pleasanton, California