| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Three Slide Mountain, Tumbledown Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhack, logging roads |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 22, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking on the side of Spencer Rd near the power lines where a short road led across the swath toward Gold Brook drainage. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some rock hopping as I worked up the Gold Brook drainage. The brook was flowing, but very low and the rocks were dry for traveling on. It was a beautiful route as far as where I left it for 3 Slide but I did not find the branch heading up to that peak shown on the map, just hobblebush. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Flagging on the NW slope from the Tumbledown tower to the log landing. Not really what I'd call a path but it seemed to follow my bearing. It does follow some grassy skidder paths near the bottom. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A good route for dogs I'd think. I did encounter a mother and baby moose. Saw a couple coyotes and another moose too on the road. No traffic on the road during this hike. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not bad, a few deer flies on the road. |
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 | Comments: |
This was some of the best woods of my 4 day whack-fest in Maine. I went solo for this 5 mile whack, starting at 3:30 pm and only planning to get one peak. I made it two miles to the first peak (the most prominent summit of 3 slide) in one hour which I signed in and decided I had enough daylight to go for one more. I made a direct line for Tumbledown which I could just make out through the trees. It was quite far away but the woods were great and I was basically running through them. Near the summit there was a blowdown field and ripe raspberries to pick through, but not long to the tower which I climbed for 360 views. (It looks just like the Snow COP tower). I signed in the canister, then headed down in even better woods following my compass to the road shown on satellite images. It was an enjoyable but long jog out on the roads which also had good views along the way. The loop was about 9 miles and 2000' of gain, taking me 3:45, which was an incredibly fast pace compared to other hikes on this trip. |
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 | Name: |
Carl G |
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 | E-Mail: |
calxjohnson@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-08-24 |
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 | Link: |
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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. |
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