Hiking trails · Shiga
Mount Hiei Traverse from Hieizan-Sakamoto to Shugakuin Station
比叡山坂本駅から大比叡・修学院山・修学院駅 縦走コース
- Distance
- 11.3 km
- Hiking time
- 4 h 44 min
- Ascent
- 758 m
- Descent
- 776 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This traverse climbs the Honzaka route from Hieizan-Sakamoto Station, crosses Mount Ōhiei and Mount Shimeigatake, then follows the Kyoto Trail over Mount Shugakuin to Shugakuin Station. It links the Enryakuji area with the Lake Biwa and Kyoto sides of Mount Hiei.
Mount Oohiei summit weather (848 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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Mount Hiei Traverse from Hieizan-Sakamoto to Shugakuin Station facts
- Start
- Parking
- End
- 修学院駅
- Access · Start
- Hieizan-Sakamoto (Station) (parking)
- Access · End
- 修学院駅 (Station), Shugakuin (Station), Shugakuin Station (Bus stop), Shugakuin-michi (Bus stop), Matsugasakibashi (Bus stop)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
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- Kirara-zaka from Shugakuin to Cable Hiei Station 6.3 km · 3 h 45 min
- Mount Shimei Shugakuin and Kirarazaka Return 13.0 km · 5 h 57 min
- Daimonji Fire Beds from Ginkakuji 2.8 km · 1 h 28 min
- Mount Daimonji Out-and-Back from Ginkaku-ji 4.3 km · 2 h 29 min
- Ginkaku-ji Temple, Mount Daimonji, and Nanzen-ji Temple Traverse 5.8 km · 2 h 58 min
- Mount Daimonji and Daimonji Fire Bed Return from Ginkaku-ji 5.1 km · 2 h 43 min
- Keage to Ginkakuji over Mount Daimonji and the Bonfire Site 6.2 km · 3 h 25 min