Iron Horse Regional Trail

Iron Horse Regional Trail. . Tassajara Creek Regional Trail, Tassajara Creek/Ridge Trail , (5.54 Miles): This unpaved and paved regional trail extends from the lowlands of Tassajara Creek in Alameda County to the ridgeline above Dougherty Valley in Contra Costa County. This multi-use hiking, bicycling, and equestrian trail extends north from the Tassajara Ridge Trail Staging Area at Windemere Parkway to Camino Tassajara in San Ramon. In Alameda County, roughly 4.4 miles of existing paved segments connects from the Iron Horse Trail in Dublin, north along Tassajara Creek to the Contra Costa County line. There are gaps preventing continuous travel between the two counties, but once completed this trail will stretch a total of 9.9 miles from the Iron Horse Trail to Mount Diablo State Park., Iron Horse Regional Trail , Concord to Livermore (34.3 miles): Begun in 1986, this multi-use, whole-access trail between the cities of Concord and Pleasanton follows the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way established in 1891 and abandoned in 1978. The completed Iron Horse Regional Trail will span a distance of over 50 miles from the Alameda County / San Joaquin County line to Suisun Bay in Contra Costa County, connecting two counties and nine communities. Representing interagency cooperation and a community-wide effort by individuals and groups, this trail creates an important recreational and commute component for the communities it serves. The trail corridor connects residential and commercial areas, business parks, schools, public transportation (BART, County Connection), open space and parks, regional trails, and community facilities. The trail will continue to grow in the future, with connections extending east through Livermore and northward to Martinez.