12/20/2023
The Iron Horse Trail in Contra Costa goes from near Concord airfield down to Livermore. It’s wide and fully paved. Mostly running on old railway right-of-way, it passes through residential areas, along a creek, behind schools and parks and behind a shopping mall. There are some stops when crossing residential roads and a couple of necessary busy street crossings. It’s a flat and peaceful ride. It’s easily accessible from various places along its length. It was great towing my beloved Paris in her trailer when she was still alive.
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.