"The plan was for a family hike of Tumbledown, but several factors derailed our timeline. I decided that something shorter would make more sense. Mt Blue really isn't that much shorter, but it made sense at the time. My son's friend from Boston who had never hiked before was with us, so I wanted a hike with a nice reward at the end and this definitely has that. This was my first-ever hike, too, 10 or so years ago. The tower with the viewpoint platform is awesome and the views are honestly some of the best in the state. I forgot that this was kind of an ass kicker. Very direct and constantly climbing. My legs felt this one after. It probably didn't help that I skipped hiking last week for 2 concerts. Baxter State Park (possibly the Brothers) next week. " — mikewilliamsjr • Aug 6, 2025

"My second hike of the day after I back down from doing Jackson and Little Jackson due to cloud cover. Quick up and back. I was able to go up the tower this time. Nice views. Heavy cloud cover today. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 27, 2024

"A late start. Steep hike. Great views. Wish it wasn't so hazy so I could take pics. Work being done to the communication tower. The foreman got to explain it all to me. Didn't witness the landing, but saw a helicopter that had just landed on the summit as well. Pretty cool. Onwards to Rangeley." — newenglandwarrior • Jul 21, 2017

"What a great day for a hike. Oh yea everyday is a great day for a hike. We hit the trail around 7:15 the weather was humid and the temp was 65 degrees. This trail is pretty much all up, with very few level spots. After climbing Mt. Abraham last week this was just a quick walk in the park (1.6 miles to the summit). Ten minutes before we reached the summit we heard a helicoter flying close to the mountain and then it was gone. When we reached the peak we were greeted by two fresh looking faces who obviously hadn't just climbed up the trail. They were dropped of by the helicopter and soon the helicopter returned, and landed right next to the new observation tower that was erected last year. The were four really nice vista at the top, one or two being just a bit better than the others. The total hiking time to the top was about an hour and a half and that was stopping to check out the old rangers cabin and the spring on the way. We spent about an hour on the top and it took us about an hour to get back to the car. We would have gone and done Bald but life was calling and we all had someplace else to be, no problem the blueberries weren't quite ready over there yet anyway. Happy ..." — bwright • Jul 15, 2012

"The 6th & final peak of the long weekend at the lake house. A fairly steep 1.6 mile hike to rewarding views from four different summit vistas. The tower that was there is in disarray & was replaced with these four clearings." — VonSelmer • Jul 11, 2011