Bradburn
- 9.4 mi
- round trip
- 1,474 ft
- climb
- 3,246 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–May, Oct
- best months
Is Bradburn open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Six Rivers National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Six Rivers National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bradburn is a hard hike in the Mad River Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest in northern California. The trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back that gains about 1,474 feet in elevation, starting at roughly 2,120 feet and reaching about 3,246 feet at its high point. Bicycles are allowed on the trail, and the surface is natural. The route is open year-round, and the Forest Service manages the surrounding land. The most comfortable stretch for a trip is typically late spring and early fall. A weather station in nearby Weaverville, at a lower elevation than the trail, records typical highs of about 77°F in May and 75°F in October, with July and August averaging highs in the mid-90s. Bradburn Creek, a canoeing spot, lies about a mile away, and the West Fork North Fork Eel River is about 2 miles off. For an overnight base, Bailey Canyon Campground is about 9 miles away.
- Bradburn CreekCanoeing0.9 mi
- West Fork North Fork Eel RiverCanoeing1.8 mi
- Kettenpom CreekCanoeing3.9 mi
- Packwood Flat TrailHiking5.5 mi
- Packwood FlatHiking5.8 mi
- Hayfork TrailHiking6.6 mi
- Bailey Canyon CampgroundCamping9.4 mi
Fir Cove CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Rough GulchHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Jesse Palmer, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- HORSE MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Jesse Palmer, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Packwood Flat TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Low MountainHiking · ~17 min drive
- South Fork National Recreation TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
Smoky CreekHiking · ~24 min drivePhoto: aspidoscelis, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)- Hayfork TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- HORSE RIDGEHiking · ~12 min drive
- South Fork Trinity River TrailHiking · ~19 min drive
- Packwood FlatHiking · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Bradburn
Best months: April–May and October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
50° / 31°
16 wet
Feb
55° / 31°
14 wet
Mar
61° / 33°
14 wet
Apr
68° / 36°
10 wet
May
77° / 42°
7 wet
Jun
86° / 46°
4 wet
Jul
95° / 52°
1 wet
Aug
94° / 50°
1 wet
Sep
88° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
75° / 36°
6 wet
Nov
57° / 33°
13 wet
Dec
47° / 31°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Weaverville, CA, 44.1 mi away at 2,058 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
