| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Tumbledown Dick Mountain, ME |
|
 | Trails: |
ATV trails, logging roads, bushwhack |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Large pullout just beyond the end of the maintained part of Hammond Hill Road. ATV routes were still in mud season vehicle traffic closure. |
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
|
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
|
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Hammond Hill logging road extension is in great shape, wide and surfaced with gravel. ATV trail from logging road to the summit or Tumbledown is severely eroded in places with a couple walk-around mud holes and long sections of debrided slab. |
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
|
|
 | Bugs: |
Black flies. |
|
 | Lost and Found: |
|
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
Used the Maine By Foot write up and instructions for this hike. Tumbledown Dick solo via Hammond Hill Rd. Parked on road just beyond end of maintained road, then hiked up logging road extension of Hammond Hill Rd to the spur to the mica mine. The spur is marked with a small cairn (easy to miss) and the trail mostly overgrown but not hard to follow. From the mine (an open face ledge excavation, not very big), I bushwhacked up and over ledges and overgrown tailing piles a short distance to the logging path spur atop the Hedgehog View knob (a lower knob on the north part of the mountain ridge overlooking Hedgehog Hill) where there are excellent views. Continued on the logging spur back to the main logging road & followed it over the Tumbledown-Pinnacle col to the ATV trail that leads to the main summit of Tumbledown. The ATV trail is steep and eroded down to slab in many places, with a few walk-around mud holes. 270-dgree views from the top, sweet spot. |
|
 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul-William |
|
 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-23 |
|
 | Link: |
 https:// |
|
|
Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
|
