New York trails · Taconic Crest Trail
Taconic Crest Trail
A 4.6-mile out-and-back in New York, with 717 ft of climbing. Reaches Berlin Mountain and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information).
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 55% of the ascent, between mile 3.0 and mile 4.6. It gives back about 628 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)
- White Rocks (summit)
- Smith Hill (summit)
Getting there
Sara Tenney trail access — parking nearby. 42.72300, -73.27754 · directions
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 9.1-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:22 a.m. — 9 h 08 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Taconic Crest Trail + old trail — 5.1 mi loop, 819 ft gain