Hiking trails · Gunma
Mount Iwabitsu and Iwabitsu Castle Ruins Loop from Hirasawa Trailhead
平沢登山口から岩櫃山・岩櫃城跡 周回コース
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Hiking time
- 1 h 58 min
- Ascent
- 327 m
- Descent
- 327 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This loop climbs from Hirasawa Trailhead via the Iwabitsu Castle ruins to the summit of Mount Iwabitsu and returns by a different trail. It includes rocky and chain-assisted sections, with summit views over Higashiagatsuma, Nakanojo, and the mountains of Jōshū.
Mt. Iwabitsu summit weather (803 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:48
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 0.9 | 10 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.1 | <.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <1 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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Mount Iwabitsu and Iwabitsu Castle Ruins Loop from Hirasawa Trailhead facts
- Start
- 平沢登山口駐車場
- End
- 平沢登山口駐車場
- Access · Start
- 平沢登山口駐車場
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
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- Mount Juni in Joshu, Return from the Southern Trailhead via Misukashidai 5.0 km · 2 h 49 min
- Mount Kamongatake Out-and-Back from Lake Haruna 3.2 km · 2 h 7 min
- Haruna-Fuji from Lake Haruna 2.9 km · 1 h 51 min