Hiking trails · Gunma

Joetsu Border Steep Nishiguro Ridge over the Twin Summits of Tanigawa and down the Shigekura Trail to Tsuchitaru

上越国境 西黒尾根の急登から谷川岳の双耳峰を越え茂倉新道で土樽へ

Distance

14.6 km

Hiking time

9 h 2 min

Ascent

1,565 m

Descent

1,673 m

Plan this hike

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

From Doai the route climbs the Nishiguro Ridge, counted among Japan's three steepest ascents, over chains, slick serpentine rock and the camel's-back col to Toma-no-mimi and Oki-no-mimi, the twin summits of Tanigawa. Beyond, it peers into the Ichinokura gorge at Nozoki, follows a gentle bamboo-grass crest from Ichinokura to Shigekura, and passes the Shigekura hut and Yaba-no-kashira before the steep Shigekura trail drops about 1,400 m to Tsuchitaru Station on the Echigo side.

Mount Shigekura summit weather (1,978 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:47

		Tue, 11/3					Wed, 11/4										Thu, 11/5								Fri, 11/6								Sat, 11/7								Sun, 11/8								Mon, 11/9						Tue, 11/10				Wed, 11/11				Thu, 11/12				Fri, 11/13				Sat, 11/14				Sun, 11/15				Mon, 11/16				Tue, 11/17
Japan time		15	17	19	21	23	1	3	5	7	9	11	13	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15
Temperature	°C	2°	0°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-1°	4°	6°	7°	5°	1°	0°	0°	1°	2°	4°	9°	9°	5°	4°	4°	3°	4°	6°	6°	6°	3°	1°	0°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-4°	-5°	-4°	-3°	-4°	0°	0°	-3°	-3°	0°	0°	-2°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-2°	-1°	-5°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-6°	0°	3°	-5°	-5°	2°	3°	0°	1°	4°	1°	-4°	-6°	-3°	0°
Precipitation	mm	0.1														0.2	0.3	10	7	0.9	1.3						0.2	0.3	1.0	0.4	0.4	1.3	2.1	1.0	0.6	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.1	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2					0.4	0.3		0.1	0.2	0.6		0.2	0.2	5	3.5	9	4.0	1.6					9	3.8	1.2	0.2							4.2	5	0.2	7	12	3.0
New snow	cm																																		<.1	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.2	<.1	<.1	<.1				<.1	<.1								4.3	3.3	6.2	1.4	0.6					6.2	3.2	1.0	<.1											2.0	2.1
Snow depth	cm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	<1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	3	5	6	7	6	5	3	3	3	6	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	1	<1	1	2	2	1
Wind	m/s	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	4	3	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	3	3	2	3	8	8	4	2	2	2	1	3	3	6	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	7	7	4	2	2
Wind gusts	m/s	14	12	8	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	6	8	10	12	12	13	12	9	7	5	5	4	4	3	5	8	10	11	11	10	13	16	17	18	17	19	19	19	18	16	17	17	14	15	16	13	6	6	5	6	5	9	9	6	8	11	10	10	28	28	25	12	8	9	8	8	10	20	20	13	8	5	5	4	5	6	7	8	8	20	22	21	11	7
Wind dir.		↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓

Joetsu Border Steep Nishiguro Ridge over the Twin Summits of Tanigawa and down the Shigekura Trail to Tsuchitaru facts

Start

Parking

End

土樽駅

Access · Start

Doaibashi (Bus stop) (parking)

Access · End

土樽駅 (Station), Tsuchitaru (Station)