As you can see, a few wet areas too. Took the easiest trail, the brook trail, several miles in from paved road. Anything else was constructed unofficially and is therefore considered unreliable. The section that leaves the main trail and heads off to Little Jackson is a bit hard to find if you aren't looking at where it is on the map, once you find it though it is well marked with cairns until you get to the wooded portion to start up Little Jackson. Some of the elevations over rocks are hard for short folks. A short spur ascends to West Peak also. The Parker Ridge trail is located right where Pond Link ends, and is marked with a sign. At the bottom, we'll take the Little Jackson Connector back to our vehicles at the Brook Trailhead. Little Jackson Trail is amply marked with blue blazes and carins. Official Tumbledown trails, of which there are several, are clearly marked with blue blazes and/or carins. It appeared that no one else has tried Jackson so I didn't have tracks to follow. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. One of the several trails up Tumbledown. Park headquarters on Center Hill Road, including snowmobile, multi-use, equestrian, ski and snowshoe trails. A total of 10 miles on my watch. I'd heard about this mountain, with its fairly short trails, both easy, and quite difficult and it's beautiful mountain pond suitable for swimming. That loop around the back of the Pond is wild terrain. Photo by Ryan Linn. The descent from Little Jackson to the base of Tumbledown was much more difficult. Leaving the alpine pond, you'll come to the Tumbledown Ridge Trail. The trail ends at the alpine pond where it meets the Loop, Parker Ridge, and Pond Link Trails. Brook Trail, Follow the connector trail for 1.1 miles then bear right past the junction of the Parker Ridge Trail to Little Jack- Trail, on Pond miles one-way. There is a pit toilet at the beginning of the Brook Trail. I consider this to be one of the 10 best hikes in all of New England. If you have been to Tumbledown in the past few years you know that the Brook Trail has been reconstructed; in some places years of erosion required rerouting of the trail. I rarely tire them out on hikes! Open face ledge walking views are beautiful all the way up. I descended along Parker Ridge Trail, which has some more amazing views as well as some really astonishing geological features. Some neat striations in the rock on Parker Ridge. In the distance, surrounding the pond, were Tumbledown Mountain, Little Jackson Mountain and Jackson Mountain. The trailhead is 3.7 miles from the east end of Byron Road by a large parking area just uphill from a brook crossing. It was my first time to hike this mountain. This is not accurate. It's mostly level on the way in, some up and down but just a pleasant hike. It’s gradual at first but then turns challenging as you climb over ledges to reach the top. Would definitely recommend this hike, actually you can take Morgan Road and go straight up little Jackson and around back down to the pond and back up tumble down and back down the trail head. Disclaimer: School attendance zone boundaries are supplied by Pitney Bowes and are subject to change.Check with the applicable school district prior to making a decision based on these boundaries. Tumbledown Mountain, Tumbledown Mountain - East Peak, ME: Trails: Parker’s Ridge Trail, Tumbledown Ridge Trail, Pond Link Trail, Little Jackson Trail: Date of Hike: Wednesday, May 27, 2020: Parking/Access Road Notes: Mine was the lone vehicle at the Morgan Road trailhead parking area. Took a side trip to Jackson Mtn. From there to the pond, the place was quite busy. Keep an eye out for the blue blazes. Morgan Rd is not accessible by vehicle. Great hike, trail is not well marked between Little Jackson and Tumbledown but otherwise a great day. Alpine tarn at summit is highest elevation pond in Maine. We didn't see any other person until we reached the west peak of Tumbledown. It's about a mile in to Tumbledown Rock where we start climbing. moderate): pond Link Trail Tumbledown pond With the trail segment enables loop using the Little J ackson Trail and the Brook Trail or the Loop Trail. Parker's Ridge Trail According to the Maine Mountain Guide (8th ed., AMC), this is the oldest trail up Tumbledown. Tumbledown Mountain Trail and Parker Ridge Trail Loop. At the top there is a little area where someone built a little hiddy hole to get out of the wind. As you get higher there are cairns again and the trail gets easier to follow. Tumbledown Mountain Trail Loop. Trail up to Tumbledown was again moderate and the return loop was not well marked. Despite what other reviews have said, the map here in AllTrails is spot-on, except that we clocked it as 8.5 miles. The Loop and Brook Trails have their trailheads on the North side of Weld-To-Byron Road, and the Parker Ridge Trail has its trailhead at the end of Morgan Road. View from Little Jackson was great. This is an inaccurate map and is not a valid hike. It says it is a popular hiking spot, but I only met two hikers on the trails that day. My favorite hike is up the Parker Ridge trail. Tumbledown Mountain in Weld, Maine. Had a great time doing this loop a couple of months ago, went up the loop trail to the west peak first and went around up to the Tumbledown summit and over to the Little Jackson trail and back down on the Brooke trail. Straight off the summit if you go to the side of the ledges you can see tumbledown and the pond. My favorite hike is up the Parker Ridge trail. I descended along Parker Ridge Trail, which has some more amazing views as well as some really astonishing geological features. 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