Hiking trails · Niigata
Mount Makihata and Mount Ushigatake Out-and-Back via the Ido Ridge Course
井戸尾根コース 巻機山・牛ヶ岳 往復
- Distance
- 13.3 km
- Hiking time
- 8 h 47 min
- Ascent
- 1,454 m
- Descent
- 1,454 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
An out-and-back from Sakurazaka parking area over the Ido Ridge to Mae-Makihata, Mount Makihata, and Mount Ushigatake. This is the mountain’s standard route, climbing from beech forest to ridges dotted with ponds and alpine flowers.
Mount Makihata summit weather (1,967 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:46
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 15 | 15 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | <.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wind gusts | m/s | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
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Mount Makihata and Mount Ushigatake Out-and-Back via the Ido Ridge Course facts
- Access · Start
- parking
Peaks on this trail
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