Massachusetts trails · Taconic Trail
Taconic Trail
A 2.7-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts, with 716 ft of climbing. Reaches Berlin Mountain and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by MassGIS.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 1.8 and mile 2.7. It gives back about 439 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Berlin Mountain (summit)
- Berlin Pass (pass)
- Petersburg Pass (pass)
- Mount Raimer (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 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 5.3-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 41 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:57 a.m. — 10 h 32 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into NY as Sara Tenney trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Appalachian Trail/Long Trail — 7.1 mi
- Bruiser's Pass Snowmobile Trail — 13.0 mi
- Mahican Mohawk Trail — 13.3 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 15.3 mi