Hiking trails · Hokkaido

Mount Esan Return from the Crater Plateau Parking Area via the Gongendo Route

火口原駐車場から恵山往復（権現堂コース）

Distance

5.1 km

Hiking time

2 h 55 min

Ascent

317 m

Descent

315 m

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

This out-and-back route climbs the active 617 m Mount Esan from the crater plateau parking area at about 300 m via the Gongendo Route. It passes the crater plateau's white volcanic fumaroles and gains about 310 m, taking roughly 70 minutes one way to the summit. The summit looks over the Pacific Ocean, the Shimokita Peninsula across the Tsugaru Strait, Mount Yotei, Mount Komagatake, Mount Yokotsu, and Mount Hakodate. Mobile reception is largely unavailable between the crater plateau and summit area.

Mt. Esan summit weather (617 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:29

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Mount Esan Return from the Crater Plateau Parking Area via the Gongendo Route facts

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