The Taconic Crest Trail is a 37 mile hiking trail in the Taconic Mountains. The trail runs from U.S. Route 20 in Hancock, Massachusetts, less than 1 mile east of the New York border, north along the ridgecrest of the Taconic Range, first within Massachusetts, then weaving along the border of New York and Massachusetts and New York and Vermont, and ending in Petersburgh, New York, on NY Route 346, near the Vermont border. Much of the route has been conserved as state forest, conservation easement, or forest preserve.
The Taconic Crest Trail passes through the New York towns of Stephentown, Berlin and Petersburgh; the Massachusetts towns of Hancock and Williamstown; and Pownal, Vermont. It is crossed by New York Route 2, Massachusetts Route 43, the seasonal Pittsfield State Forest Berry Pond Campground access road, and by Lebanon Springs Road in Hancock. The trail is supported by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), the Taconic Hiking Club, the Trust for Public Land, the National Park Service, Williams College, Rensselaer Land Trust, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation.
I am a member of the Taconic Hiking Club and a goal of mine is to hike the entire 37 miles! Check out more info here on the trail and get out there!
Interactive Map: Taconic Crest Trail | Andy Arthur.org
Taconic Crest Trail: Rt 346 to Rt 2 | Map, Guide - New York | AllTrails
