Hiking trails · Kyoto

Ginkaku-ji Temple, Mount Daimonji, and Nanzen-ji Temple Traverse

銀閣寺－大文字山－南禅寺 縦走

Distance

5.8 km

Hiking time

2 h 58 min

Ascent

390 m

Descent

427 m

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Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.

This traverse climbs Mount Daimonji from the trailhead near Ginkaku-ji Temple, then follows the Higashiyama section of the Kyoto Trail down to Nanzen-ji Temple. The Daimonji fire bed overlooks Kyoto, and the route continues from the 465 m summit along the signed Higashiyama Trail.

Mt. Daimonji summit weather (465 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:02

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Ginkaku-ji Temple, Mount Daimonji, and Nanzen-ji Temple Traverse facts

Start

Main Gate

End

Nanzenji Eikando-michi

Access · Start

Main Gate, バンブーガレージ (parking)

Access · End

Nanzenji Eikando-michi (Bus stop), Okazaki Hosshojicho (Bus stop), エコロパーク岡崎動物園前 (parking)