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. About 59 min drive (36 mi) from Albany. 42.72300, -73.27754 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:41 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 08 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 11:10 a.m. — 7 h 02 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Taconic Crest Trail + old trail — 5.1 mi loop, 819 ft gain