Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Lizard King–Lower Access, 8 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Lizard King–Lower Access, 8 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 680 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi367 – 764 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31356, -72.50075
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
Directions
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Lizard King–Lower Access, 8 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 367–764 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31356, -72.50075
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Access, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Technical Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lizard King, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Unsolved Mystery, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Southern Belle, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip93%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 2.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
80°63°
Wed
78°63°
Thu
91°65°
54%
Fri
94°69°
39%
Sat
91°69°
28%
Sun
95°68°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 6.4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
More from this trailhead
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
- Far East–NET/M&M Trail (white), 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 849 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 936 ft
- Access Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 700 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 984 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 5.6 mi · ▲ 726 ft
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