Massachusetts trails · Taconic Crest Trail
Taconic Crest Trail
A 5.2-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts, with 531 ft of climbing. Reaches Twin Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information).
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 645 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Twin Pond (lake)
- Cranberry Pond (lake)
Getting there
Taconic Crest Trail access. 42.43735, -73.37474 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:48 a.m., the sun rises at 6:17 a.m. and sets at 7:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:58 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.4-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 23 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:40 a.m. — 8 h 50 min before sunset.
Loop options
- POTTER MOUNTAIN TRAIL + Taconic Crest Trail + William Berry trail — 10.3 mi loop, 2,513 ft gain
- TACONIC CREST TRAIL + Taconic Crest Trail — 3.0 mi loop, 627 ft gain
- TACONIC CREST TRAIL + Taconic Crest Trail — 3.0 mi loop, 627 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Willams River Rail Trail — 6.3 mi
- Utility Corridor — 8.2 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 10.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail — 10.5 mi