Editing Appalachian Trail (section)

===Massachusetts===
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Massachusetts has {{convert|90|mi|km}} of trail.<ref name=massachusetts>[http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/explore-by-state/Massachusetts "Explore the Trail: Massachusetts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716135737/http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/explore-by-state/massachusetts |date=July 16, 2016 }}  AppalachianTrail.org (accessed July 14, 2016).</ref> The entire section of trail is in western Massachusetts's [[Berkshire County]]. It summits the highest peak in the southern [[Taconic Mountains|Taconic Range]], [[Mount Everett]] ({{convert|2604|ft|m}}), then descends to the Housatonic River valley and skirts the town of [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts|Great Barrington]]. The trail passes through the towns of [[Dalton, Massachusetts|Dalton]] and [[Cheshire, Massachusetts|Cheshire]], and summits the highest point in the state at {{convert|3491|ft|m}}, [[Mount Greylock]]. It then quickly descends to the valley within {{convert|2|mi|km}} of [[North Adams, Massachusetts|North Adams]] and [[Williamstown, Massachusetts|Williamstown]], before ascending again to the Vermont state line. The trail throughout Massachusetts is maintained by the Berkshire Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club.