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Michinoku Coastal Trail

In Michinoku Coastal

National route460 km · 286 miBest Apr–Nov

Next nearby hike: Mount Iwate Yanagisawa Trail (New) 56 mi · 90 kmExplore Michinoku Coastal →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J2°-5°58
  2. F2°-4°54
  3. M6°-1°67
  4. A12°5°74
  5. M17°10°96
  6. J20°14°117
  7. J24°18°148
  8. A26°20°142
  9. S22°17°183
  10. O17°10°101
  11. N10°4°77
  12. D4°-1°61

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

Michinoku Coastal Trail is a national hiking route in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, about 460 km (286 mi) in length. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
460 km · 286 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Place
Michinoku Coastal (grouped by trail name)
Best months
Apr–Nov
Country
Japan
Region
Iwate Prefecture
Continent
Asia
Route type
National route
Local name
みちのく潮風トレイル
Route centre
39.7644, 141.8132
Route start
40.5379, 141.5582
OpenStreetMap
relation 19047964
Wikidata
Q107571118
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.

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