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Kawaguchiko Trail [Ascent]

In the Kantō Mountains

Local route5.7 km · 3.5 mi

Next nearby hike: Yoshida Trail, Mount Fuji (ascent) 0.5 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Kantō Mountains →

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Best time to hike

No month meets all three rules below at this spot.

  1. J-6°-16°102
  2. F-5°-16°116
  3. M-1°-11°222
  4. A5°-5°214
  5. M9°0°229
  6. J12°5°310
  7. J16°9°308
  8. A17°10°385
  9. S13°7°422
  10. O8°0°315
  11. N3°-6°157
  12. D-3°-12°83

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Kawaguchiko Trail [Ascent] is a local hiking route in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, about 5.7 km (3.5 mi) in length. It is in the Kantō Mountains. It lies about 7.4 km southwest of Fujiyoshida.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
5.7 km · 3.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Kantō Mountains (GMBA)
Nearest town
7.4 km SW of Fujiyoshida (Fuji-yoshida Shi, Yamanashi) · GeoNames
Country
Japan
Region
Yamanashi Prefecture
Continent
Asia
Route type
Local route
Local name
河口湖ルート「上り」
Route centre
35.3780, 138.7403
Route start
35.3903, 138.7416
OpenStreetMap
relation 223095
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

More trails in the Kantō Mountains

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Fujinomiya Trail

4.3 km · 2.9 mi · 4.7 km away

Gotemba Trail [Ascent]

9.5 km · 3.2 mi · 5.1 km away

東海自然歩道

12 km · 7 mi · 11 km away

三国山・パノラマ台コース

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Panoramadai - Mount Sanpobun - Lake Shoji Loop

6.8 km · 11 mi · 17 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Yoshida Trail, Mount Fuji (ascent)

0.5 mi · 0.9 km · Yamanashi Prefecture

Kawaguchiko Trail [Descent]

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Yamanashi Prefecture

Subashiri Trail [Ascent]

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Yamanashi Prefecture

Subashiri Trail [Descent]

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Yamanashi Prefecture

Yoshida Trail (Descent)

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Yamanashi Prefecture

Yoshida Trail (Ascent)

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Yamanashi Prefecture

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