Hiking trails · Kumamoto
Mount Aso Nakadake–Takadake via Sunasenri
阿蘇山・中岳–高岳 砂千里ルート
- Distance
- 11.2 km
- Hiking time
- 6 h 9 min
- Ascent
- 630 m
- Descent
- 628 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This return route crosses the black volcanic-ash plain of Sunasenri from Aso Sanjo, then climbs Minamidake, Nakadake and Takadake, Aso's highest summit. It loops around Takadake's eastern peak, the old Okama crater and Tsukimi Hut before rejoining the main ridge, with views of Nakadake Crater, Aso's caldera rim and the Kuju mountains. Current volcanic access restrictions must be checked before departure.
Mount Aso summit weather (1,592 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:34, sunset 17:24
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Mount Aso Nakadake–Takadake via Sunasenri facts
- Start
- 阿蘇山上駐車場
- End
- 阿蘇山上駐車場
- Access · Start
- 阿蘇山上駐車場, Aso Sanjo Terminal (Bus station) (parking)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
- Mount Minami, Mount Naka and Mount Taka Return from Aso Sanjo 9.9 km · 5 h 41 min
- Mount Takadake, Nakadake and Minamidake Return via Sunasenri Boardwalk 9.8 km · 5 h 22 min
- Mount Aso: Takadake via Minamidake and Nakadake from Sunasenri 7.6 km · 4 h 19 min
- Mount Minamidake and Nakadake Loop from Kusasenri 14.1 km · 7 h 5 min
- Kusasenri to Mount Kishima Crater-Rim Circuit Out-and-Back 3.8 km · 2 h 7 min
- Mount Eboshidake Circuit from Kusasenri 3.6 km · 2 h 2 min
- Aso Circuit on Mount Eboshi, a Grassland Peak Facing Smoking Nakadake, over Miyama-kirishima Slopes 6.0 km · 3 h 14 min
- Mount Takadake, Mount Nakadake and Tsukimi Hut Loop from Sensui Gorge 7.3 km · 4 h 59 min