Tag: Niigata hikes

Mt. Hiragatake 平ヶ岳

Hiked on Aug 22, 2022 . Mt. Shimodaikura 下台倉山 – Ikeno-dake 池ノ岳 – Tamago-ishi 玉子石   Duration: 12 hours   Distance: 24.6 km   Elevation change: 1326 metres   Highest point: 2141 metres   Start: Takanosu Kogen...

Mt. Myoko 妙高山 to Mt. Hiuchi 火打山

Hiked on Jul 20, 2021 . Tsubame Onsen 燕温泉線 – Mt. Myoko 妙高山 – Mt. Hiuchi 火打山   Duration: 3 days   Distance: 24.3 km   Elevation change: 1292 metres   Highest point: 2462 metres   Start: Tsubame Onsen Bus Stop...

Mt. Naeba 苗場山

Hiked on Sep 30, 2020 . Wada Hut 和田小屋 – Kaguragamine 神楽ヶ峰   Duration: 8 hours   Distance: 13.9 km   Elevation change: 925 metres   Highest point: 2145 metres   Start: Carpark below Wada Hut   Finish: Carpark below...

Mt. Makihata 巻機山

Hiked on Oct 28, 2019    Aug 15, 2021 . Makihatayama Refuge Hut 巻機山避難小屋 – Mt. Makihata 巻機山   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 16.3 km   Elevation change: 1372 metres   Highest point: 1967 metres   Start: Shimizu...

Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel

Where Art and Nature Meet The Kiyotsu Gorge (Kiyotsukyo) in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture is considered one of the three great gorges and is designated a natural monument of Japan. The gorge is 12.5 km in length and was carved out by the...

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