Hiking trails near Fort Bragg, California

60 official trails lie within 25 miles of Fort Bragg — 114 miles in total, 46 rated easy and 2 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 2,077 ft; the median trail gains 220 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Black Oak Mountain Trail	2.1	2,077 ft	Hard	1 h 15 min · 33 mi
Forest History Loop	2.5	819 ft	Moderate	29 min · 13 mi
Forest History Trail	2.2	943 ft	Moderate	50 min · 15 mi
North Trail	2.7	408 ft	Moderate	18 min · 9 mi
Manly Gulch Trl	1.6	695 ft	Moderate	29 min · 13 mi
Manly Gulch Trail	1.9	755 ft	Moderate	59 min · 17 mi
Sheep Trail	2.5	518 ft	Moderate	1 h 04 min · 31 mi
Falls Loop Trail	2.0	420 ft	Moderate	17 min · 9 mi
Pole Line Trail	1.9	564 ft	Easy	23 min · 13 mi
Bob Woods Trail	1.1	769 ft	Moderate	49 min · 13 mi
Marsh Creek Trl	1.9	145 ft	Moderate	57 min · 16 mi
Fern Canyon Trl	2.2	413 ft	Easy	26 min · 16 mi
Observatory Trail	1.9	391 ft	Easy	24 min · 11 mi
North Boundary Trail	2.6	377 ft	Easy	14 min · 8 mi
Big Tree Trail	1.1	628 ft	Moderate	52 min · 16 mi
Last Chance Trail	1.3	585 ft	Easy	1 h 17 min · 42 mi
Cook House Trail	1.2	567 ft	Easy	29 min · 13 mi
Dry Dock	1.3	544 ft	Easy	26 min · 14 mi
M2.0	1.6	367 ft	Easy	21 min · 12 mi
Gooseberry Trail	1.1	594 ft	Moderate	1 h 11 min · 40 mi
Ames Lodge Trail	1.1	537 ft	Easy	24 min · 13 mi
Bridges Trail	1.9	290 ft	Easy	44 min · 15 mi
Old Logging Road Trail	1.4	425 ft	Easy	26 min · 16 mi
Fern Canyon Scenic Trail	2.2	178 ft	Easy	23 min · 13 mi

Quick picks near Fort Bragg

Easy and short: Pole Line Trail — 1.9 mi, rated easy, 9 mi from town
Biggest climb: Black Oak Mountain Trail — 2,077 ft over 2.1 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Black Oak Mountain Trail to Black Oak Mountain; Forest History Trail to Observatory Hill; Observatory Trail to Observatory Hill

Lakes: Haul Rd Trl to Lake Cleone

Rock formations: MacKerricher State Park to Whale Rock Arch

Beaches: MacKerricher State Park to Ten Mile Beach; Ca Coastal Trl to Ten Mile Beach; Haul Rd Trl to Laguna Point Beach; CA Costal Trl to Ten Mile Beach

Nearby towns: Ukiah (38 mi) · Cloverdale (61 mi) · Clearlake (71 mi)

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