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San Ramon adopts Trails Master Plan outlining 15 miles of new off-street trails and 42 prioritized projects
Summary
The City Council adopted the San Ramon Trails Master Plan after extensive outreach, endorsing 42 geo-referenced recommendations including roughly 15 miles of new off-street trails, eight new access points and several near-term 'quick wins' such as an Old Ranch Park connection and a Forest Home Farms trailhead.
The San Ramon City Council on June 23 adopted a citywide Trails Master Plan that lays out a multi-year strategy for new off‑street trails, trailheads and regional connections. Design Workshop consultant Ben Fish presented the plan, which staff said was informed by more than 800 community survey responses and multiple stakeholder workshops.
Ben Fish summarized the plan’s scope: approximately 15 miles of new natural-surface trails within the city, up to 10 regional connections outside city limits, and eight new access points. "We created an online interactive map that's linked on the city's website and it shows these recommendations in more detail," Fish said. The plan singles out six near-term priorities that staff rated as quick wins, including an Old Ranch Park–Alcosta Senior Center connector, a trailhead at Forest Home Farms, additional shade and amenities along the Iron Horse Trail, and improved connections to Ferrara Preserve and Tassajara Ridge.
Staff emphasized the Trails Master Plan is a "playbook" rather than shovel-ready designs: projects will require easement negotiation, environmental review, funding and coordination with partner agencies such as East Bay Regional Park District and Contra Costa County. The plan includes capital prioritization metrics, cost estimates, funding opportunities and standards for construction and maintenance.
Councilmembers praised the plan's community outreach and its focus on east–west connections, shade and safety near schools. Several members noted next steps will include identifying specific funding sources (open-space funds, state and regional grant programs or partner contributions) and integrating city design work with county and park-district efforts.
The council voted 5–0 to adopt Resolution 2026‑096 formalizing the Trails Master Plan.
What happens next: staff said they will use the plan to prioritize projects for grant applications and to program capital improvements; the plan’s interactive map will remain available on the city’s web pages for residents to view specific proposed connections and project costs.
