South Taconic Trail

South Taconic Trail
Summit of Brace Mountain, highest point on the trail
Length	15.7 mi (25.3 km)
Location	Dutchess County / Columbia County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Use	hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing
Elevation
Highest point	Brace Mountain, 2,311 ft (704 m)
Lowest point	Bash Bish Brook, 732 ft (223 m)
Hiking details
Trail difficulty	Moderately difficult
Season	easiest mid-May through early October
Hazards	deer ticks, poison ivy, weather

The South Taconic Trail is a 15.7 mi (25.3 km) hiking trail in the Taconic Mountains of southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York. The trail extends from Shagroy Road in Millerton, New York, north along the ridgecrest of the southern Taconic Range and the border of New York and Massachusetts, and ends at the Catamount Ski Area on Massachusetts Route 23 700 feet (210 m) east of the New York border in Egremont, Massachusetts. The Appalachian Trail, which traverses an adjacent ridgeline in the same mountain range, parallels the South Taconic Trail 3 mi (4.8 km) to the east. The trails are connected to one another via shorter trails.

The South Taconic Trail passes through the New York towns of Millerton and Copake and the Massachusetts towns of Mount Washington and Egremont. it passes through Taconic State Park, Mount Washington State Forest, and Bash Bish Falls State Park. The trail, marked with white blazes, follows a series of high, open summits and ridgeline overlooking the Hudson River Valley to the west. Overnight camping is allowed on the trail at designated locations on Alander Mountain and at the Copake Falls Campground in Taconic State Park. The trail is maintained by the Berkshire Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club, the mid-Hudson chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club, the New York - New Jersey Trail Conference, and the Sierra Club.