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Lafayette – Iron Horse Trail loop from Poppy

Lafayette – Iron Horse Trail loop from Poppy

Moderate

4.9

(3684)

10,755

riders

Lafayette – Iron Horse Trail loop from Poppy

03:08

64.2km

470m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 8, 2026

Tips

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Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.73 km

Danville

Highlight • Settlement

Small and cute town with stores to refuel on a run along the Iron Horse trail.

Tip by

17.9 km

Olympic Blvd. Staging Area

Nature Reserve

19.5 km

Leigh Creekside Park is a small park that is just over an acre in size. The park is a nice resting spot just off the Lafayette-Moraga Trail and features picnic tables, a drinking fountain, and plenty of shade

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24.0 km

El Nido Ranch & Upper Happy Valley junction

Highlight • Cycleway

Here on the Lamorinda Bikeway signage helps you to follow the scenic route. You can continue along El Nido Ranch Road to stay on the bikeway, or head up Upper Happy Valley toward Briones Regional Park.

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42.0 km

Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area

Highlight • Lake

The Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area is a year-round park with a 2.7 paved walkway around the reservoir. Looking around at the surrounding hills makes you forget you're in the middle of a Bay Area suburb.

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43.8 km

Lafayette

Highlight • Settlement

Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, with a population of 25,391 as of 2020. Named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary …

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45.3 km

The birdhouse house

Highlight • Structure

An abundance of ornately decorated bird houses displayed on a tree along the trail

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45.6 km

Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail is a 7.65-mile paved path for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Paralleling St. Mary's Road, the trail connects …

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60.0 km

Iron Horse Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wide well paved flat biking trail following a former rail line along the San Ramon Valley from Pleasanton via Dublin and Walnut Creek to Concord.

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64.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.5 km

11.7 km

10.8 km

137 m

122 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.9 km

8.88 km

1.51 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Wednesday 27 May

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Lafayette – Iron Horse Trail loop from Poppy

Danville

Leigh Creekside Park

El Nido Ranch & Upper Happy Valley junction

Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area

Lafayette

The birdhouse house

Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail

Iron Horse Trail

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