Hiking trails · Osaka
Mount Kongo Wildflower Trail
金剛山 山野草をたずねるみち
- Distance
- 6.7 km
- Hiking time
- 3 h 35 min
- Ascent
- 614 m
- Descent
- 497 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This point-to-point route climbs from Kongo Tozanguchi to Mount Kongo, then crosses Mount Yushutsu and Chihaya Enchi before descending via Fushimi Pass to Mogatsuji. Its upper section passes woodland and the park's wildflowers near the Chihaya Museum of Stars and Nature.
Mount Kongo summit weather (1,125 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:03
| Tue, 11/3 | Wed, 11/4 | Thu, 11/5 | Fri, 11/6 | Sat, 11/7 | Sun, 11/8 | Mon, 11/9 | Tue, 11/10 | Wed, 11/11 | Thu, 11/12 | Fri, 11/13 | Sat, 11/14 | Sun, 11/15 | Mon, 11/16 | Tue, 11/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan time | 21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 21 | |
| Temperature | °C | 8° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 10° | 12° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 4° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 5° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 6° | 2° | 9° | 11° | 6° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 3° | 0° | 6° | 9° | 2° | 3° | 7° | 9° | 3° | -1° | 6° | 11° | 4° | 2° | 10° | 14° | 9° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 6° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 3° |
| Precipitation | mm | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 7 | 7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 25 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 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 | 4 |
| Wind dir. | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |
Mount Kongo Wildflower Trail facts
- Start
- Kongo Tozanguchi (Trailhead)
- End
- Chihaya Ropeway mae (Mt Kongo Ropeway)
- Access · Start
- Kongo Tozanguchi (Trailhead) (Bus stop) (parking)
- Access · End
- Chihaya Ropeway mae (Mt Kongo Ropeway) (Bus station), Ropeway mae (Station) (Bus station), Kongosan Ropeway mae (Mt Kongo Ropeway) (Bus stop) (parking)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
- Mount Kongo Loop via Kurotogadani and Chihaya Hondo 5.5 km · 3 h 5 min
- Mount Kongō Circuit via Chihaya Main Trail and Takahata Valley 5.7 km · 3 h 8 min
- Mount Kongo via Chihaya Main Trail 6.1 km · 3 h 9 min
- Kongōsan via Teratani and Chihaya Hondō 4.8 km · 2 h 53 min
- Mount Kongo Loop via Teradani and Monju Ridge from Hyakugatsuji 4.4 km · 2 h 40 min
- Mount Kongo Round Trip via Fushimi Pass and Chihaya-enchi from Mogatsuji 8.1 km · 3 h 39 min
- Mount Kongo Circuit via Taio Ridge and Aogedori Trail 8.9 km · 5 h 22 min
- Kongo Range Loop from the Azalea Highland of Katsuragi by Mizukoshi Pass to Kongo's Summit Shrine 16.0 km · 8 h 41 min