Hiking trails · Gifu
Mount Kinka Loop via the Umanose Trail and Meditation Path
金華山 馬の背登山道・めい想の小径 周回
- Distance
- 3.1 km
- Hiking time
- 2 h
- Ascent
- 321 m
- Descent
- 321 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
A Mount Kinka loop from Gifu Park that climbs the Umanose Trail and descends the Meditation Path. Umanose is Mount Kinka’s most demanding trail, with rocky sections and exposed roots; Gifu Castle stands on the mountaintop.
Mt. Kinkazan summit weather (329 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:16, sunset 16:57
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Mount Kinka Loop via the Umanose Trail and Meditation Path facts
- Start
- Lower Station
- End
- Lower Station
- Access · Start
- Lower Station (Aerialway station), 岐阜公園・岐阜城 (Bus stop), 大宮町駐車場 (parking)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
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- Ibuki Falls, Mount Kakamigahara Gongen, and Kitayama Return 4.8 km · 2 h 47 min