Taconic Skyline Trail
The Taconic Skyline Trail is a 12.1 mi multi-use trail in the Taconic Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The trail extends from U.S. Route 20 in Hancock, Massachusetts, less than 1 mi east of the New York border, north along the ridgecrest of the Taconic Range within Pittsfield State Forest and officially ending at Brodie Mountain Road on the Hancock/ Lanesborough town line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pittsfield State Forest and Doll Mountain.
Pittsfield State Forest
Forest
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Pittsfield State Forest is an 11,000-acre Massachusetts state forest located in the town of Pittsfield and managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Doll Mountain
Peak
Doll Mountain, 1,930 feet, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest. The summit is wooded and trailless, but the multi-use Doll Mountain Trail traverses its northern slopes.
Smith Mountain
Peak
Smith Mountain, 2,170 feet, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts, USA. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is traversed by the 12.1 mi multi-use Taconic Skyline Trail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Lebanon and Hancock Shaker Village.
New Lebanon
New Lebanon is in Columbia County, New York, on the border with the Berkshire County, Massachusetts. New Lebanon was the main spiritual home of the Shakers, a Christian sect who practice a celibate and communal lifestyle, pacifism, uniform charismatic worship, and equality of the sexes.
Hancock Shaker Village
Locality
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Hancock Shaker Village is a former Shaker commune in Hancock and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960. Hancock Shaker Village is situated 3 miles south of Taconic Skyline Trail.
Pittsfield
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Pittsfield is a small city in western Massachusetts. It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College.
Taconic Skyline Trail
- Type: Trail
- Description: trail in Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: hiking trail and transportation
- Location: Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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