Our final hike of the trip was an 7.3-mile section of the South Taconic Trail, the newest, southernmost bit of it. Unlike the previous two days' hikes, this one was actually back across the New York state line. We hiked from the southern terminus at Shagroy Road up to the Quarry Hill trail, and descended on it to the parking lot. It featured several cute waterfalls and some magnificent open views. The hike started off flat, wandering past a pond, before heading uphill. Above you can see one of the cute waterfalls. Below you can see one of the earlier views.
But then the hills really open up to this:
The Quarry Hill route down is very steep and very fun scrambling most of the way. The first .3 miles or so follow a thin ribbon of a waterfall. It looked pretty in real life but did not photograph well. I did not realize the Taconics were so interesting. They're a little over 2 hours away by car, but alas there is really no way to get there by transit.
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