Hiking trails · Gunma
Mount Hotaka and Mount Kengamine Loop from Hotaka Shrine
武尊神社から武尊山・剣ヶ峰山 周回
- Distance
- 13.1 km
- Hiking time
- 7 h 56 min
- Ascent
- 1,354 m
- Descent
- 1,354 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
A loop from Hotaka Shrine that climbs past Tegoyasawa Emergency Shelter to Mount Hotaka and returns via Mount Kengamine. After rocky and chain-assisted sections, it follows an open ridge with views between the two summits.
Mount Hotaka summit weather (2,158 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:46
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| Precipitation | mm | 3.8 | 10 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 7 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | – | – | <.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | <1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wind | m/s | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
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Mount Hotaka and Mount Kengamine Loop from Hotaka Shrine facts
- Start
- 裏見ノ滝
- End
- 裏見ノ滝
- Access · Start
- 裏見ノ滝
Peaks on this trail
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