Hiking trails · Fukushima
Mount Bandai Out-and-Back from the Inawashiro Ski Resort Summer Lift
猪苗代スキー場夏季登山リフトから磐梯山往復
- Distance
- 7.3 km
- Hiking time
- 4 h 52 min
- Ascent
- 784 m
- Descent
- 782 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This out-and-back begins at the Inawashiro Ski Resort summer lift drop-off and reaches 1,816 m Mount Bandai via Numanotaira and Kōbōshimizu. The lift rises to about 1,100 m, allowing hikers to climb above Lake Inawashiro through the alpine plants of Numanotaira. Mount Bandai, also called Aizu Fuji, is one of Japan’s 100 Famous Mountains; the summit overlooks Lake Inawashiro and the Azuma range. Check lift operation and trail conditions before departure.
Mount Bandai summit weather (1,816 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:06, sunset 16:41
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| Precipitation | mm | 1.9 | 4.3 | 11 | 7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | <.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wind gusts | m/s | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
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Mount Bandai Out-and-Back from the Inawashiro Ski Resort Summer Lift facts
- Start
- Aerialway station
- End
- Aerialway station
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
- Mount Bandai Loop from the Urabandai Trailhead 10.2 km · 6 h 19 min
- Mount Nekoma in Urabandai, Return from Happodai over the Summit to Neko-ishi Rock 5.2 km · 3 h 10 min
- Mount Bandai Round Trip from Happodai 7.3 km · 4 h 42 min
- Mount Bandai, Return from beside the Ski Slopes on the Lake Inawashiro Side via Tengu Rock and Kobo Shimizu 6.5 km · 4 h 47 min
- Mount Akahani and Mount Bandai Round Trip from Inawashiro Trailhead 12.9 km · 7 h 42 min
- Nishi-Daiten and Mount Nishi-Azuma from Grandeco 7.6 km · 5 h 8 min