Hiking trails · Osaka
Mount Kongo Circuit via Taio Ridge and Aogedori Trail
金剛山周回(水越川・太尾尾根・青崩道)
- Distance
- 8.9 km
- Hiking time
- 5 h 22 min
- Ascent
- 809 m
- Descent
- 808 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This circuit climbs from the Mizukoshigawa public parking area on Taio Ridge, passes the Taio fortification ruins and Dainichidake, and reaches Mount Kongo before descending from Seto on the Aogedori Trail. It combines a steep ridge ascent with a long forested descent, while the summit plaza opens toward the Osaka Plain.
Mount Kongo summit weather (1,125 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:03
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 25 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
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Mount Kongo Circuit via Taio Ridge and Aogedori Trail facts
- Start
- Katsuragi trailhead (Bus)
- End
- Katsuragi trailhead (Bus)
- Access · Start
- Katsuragi trailhead (Bus) (Bus stop)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
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- Kongōsan via Momijidani and the Taiō Ridge 8.2 km · 4 h 23 min
- Mount Kongo Loop from Mizukoshi Pass, up the Aokuzure Trail and down the Diamond Trail 11.0 km · 5 h 46 min
- Mount Kongō and Katsuragi Shrine Loop from Mizukoshi Pass 10.6 km · 4 h 58 min
- Mount Kongo Return via Taobi East Ridge and Mount Dainichi 7.1 km · 4 h 33 min
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- Momiji Valley, Mount Kongō and Mount Dainichi Circuit from Mizukoshi Pass 8.6 km · 4 h 4 min