Iron Horse Trail
Bay Area
A rails-to-trails route running from Mountain View to Pleasanton.
Hiking Easy
- Distance
- 45 km
- Ascent
- 223 m
- Descent
- 132 m
- Duration
- 1 day +
- Low Point
- 5 m
- High Point
- 144 m
- Gradient
- 1˚
The Iron Horse Trail is a long-distance rails-to-trails route running from Mountain View to Pleasanton, California. This trail is extremely popular with road cyclists (both recreationally and for commuting), but walkers/hikers, runners, skaters, and more all use this trail.
Description
This 28-mile trail runs through a series of greenways and along a canal through the East Bay area, providing a welcome respite from the press of traffic.
While the route shown here measures 28.2 miles one-way, you can tailor this distance as you see fit. If you ride an out-and-back, you can easily get to 56 miles, and if you connect to other nearby greenway paths, you can go much, much further. Or, if you want to hike a short way, you can do that too, beginning from any number of parks and access points along the trail.
Difficulty
Easy
Walking along a well-kept trail that’s mostly flat. No obstacles are present.
Low Exposure
The path is on completely flat land and potential injury is limited to falling over.
Remoteness
Close to help in case of emergency.
Best time to visit
Features
- Family friendly