Hiking trails · Kyoto
Kirara-zaka from Shugakuin to Cable Hiei Station
雲母坂(修学院~ケーブル比叡駅)往復
- Distance
- 6.3 km
- Hiking time
- 3 h 45 min
- Ascent
- 577 m
- Descent
- 577 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This out-and-back route follows the historic Kirara-zaka from Shugakuin to Cable Hiei Station, using the signed Higashiyama section of the Kyoto Trail.
Mount Shugakuin summit weather (340 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:02
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| 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 | |
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| Precipitation | mm | 5 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
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Kirara-zaka from Shugakuin to Cable Hiei Station facts
- Start
- North side gate
- End
- North side gate
- Access · Start
- North side gate (parking)
Peaks on this trail
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