Bradley Public Reserved Land
Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
9,406 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bradley
45% of Bradley’s land is conserved: 14,212 acres
The biggest trail networks: Bradley Public Reserved Land (3.7 mi). 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
45%
14,212 acres · of 49.5 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
266 ft
Baker Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Bradley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bradley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bradley is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bradley’s overall grade.
Conserved land45% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bradley Public Reserved Land, with 3.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
14,212 conserved acres
45% of Bradley’s land. Who manages Bradley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks9,640 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Town or city1 ac
Not recorded4,572 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 9,640 acResearch or Educational Area · 4,572 acConservation Easement · 2 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 9,410 | Closed |
| Penobscot Experimental Forest Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 4,572 | Unknown |
| Kittredge Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 229 | Closed |
| Lousy Island Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 1 | Unknown |
| Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bradley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Bradley
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Bradley
Baker Hill266 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile Trail 5c Bradley4.3 mi
Snowmobile Trail 6c Eddington1.8 mi
Great Works Stream0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Bradley: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Bradley →
Next door
Bradley and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 45% | 0.3 | under 1 | 23% | C+ |
| Orono | 22% | 2.1 | 2 | 45% | B |
| Old Town | 28% | 1.0 | 3 | 57% | B+ |
| Milford | 54% | 0.7 | under 1 | 30% | B− |
| Eddington | 16% | 0.4 | under 1 | 4% | C |
| Amherst | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clifton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bradley
Where can I hike in Bradley?
The longest trail networks: Bradley Public Reserved Land, 3.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bradley is conserved land?
45% of its land, against a typical 6% for a Maine town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bradley’s trails?
Bradley Public Reserved Land doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bradley?
5,801 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bradley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bradley have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bradley neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →