The mountain is a popular hiking spot in western Maine, with trailheads located on Byron Road in unincorporated Township 6, north of Weld.

[3] The least strenuous route to the summit is to hike to Tumbledown pond via either the Brook or Parker Ridge trails.

The trail itself initially follows an old logging road before steeply ascending the mountain to Tumbledown pond.

It gradually rises through the woods before leading up a steep, rocky ridgeline, then down to Tumbledown Pond.

Tumbledown Field and the land surrounding it is all privately owned, and hikers are no longer encouraged to use the Morgan Road.

It is approximately a one-mile walk to the Parker Ridge trailhead from the Brook Trail parking lot.

This route is one of the most direct paths to the summit, as it rises steeply up the mountainside, eventually intersecting with the Tumbledown Ridge Trail, which provides access to the mountain's peaks.

Near the end, the trail actually goes up through a fissure between several boulders, creating a steep, chimney - like passage referred to in most guidebooks and web pages as "Fat Man's misery,".

[4] The actual "Fat Man's Misery" is downhill and to the left of "The Chimney," is poorly marked, and opens into a cliff face.