Tumbledown Dick Falls
Piscataquis County, Maine
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Piscataquis County, Maine
- Access status
- Public land trail route documented; gate fee applies
- The walk
- About 2 miles one way
- Ground & access
- Relatively flat with minor ups and downs. The tread is not well defined; roots and rocks. Maine Trail Finder rates it Level 3 to 4.
Tumbledown Dick Falls is a narrow drop into a pool in the Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land. From the Appalachian Trail trailhead on Nahmakanta Stream Road, follow the AT for about one mile along Nahmakanta Stream, then turn south on the blue-blazed Tumbledown Dick Trail. Briefly follow an old road and cross a newer forest management road before reaching the falls. Short side trails lead to viewpoints above and below the falls.
Plan your visit
Appalachian Trail trailhead on Nahmakanta Stream Road to Tumbledown Dick Falls
Maine Trail Finder says the falls are about 2 miles southeast of the AT trailhead on Nahmakanta Stream Road, or about 3 miles from the southern Jo Mary Road trailhead.
Relatively flat with minor ups and downs. The tread is not well defined; roots and rocks. Maine Trail Finder rates it Level 3 to 4.
Where to start
Appalachian Trail trailhead on Nahmakanta Stream Road, reached by gravel logging roads (about 1.5 hours beyond Greenville per Maine Trail Finder).
Timing & water
Gravel logging roads. Fire permits are needed at the primitive campsites near the trail.
Before you go
Day-use fees are paid at the Jo-Mary Gate from April to November; season passes are available from North Maine Woods. Amount not stated in the reviewed source.
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