Hiking trails · Kumamoto
Mount Minamidake and Nakadake Loop from Kusasenri
草千里から南岳・中岳周回
- Distance
- 14.1 km
- Hiking time
- 7 h 5 min
- Ascent
- 603 m
- Descent
- 604 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This loop from Kusasenri circles the east side of Aso's Nakadake crater and connects Mount Minamidake with Mount Nakadake. Nakadake is an active volcano rising to 1,506 m, and crater restrictions and trail access change with volcanic activity. The official trail information currently lists the Sunasenri and East Crater Viewpoint sections used by this route as impassable.
Mount Naka summit weather (1,506 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:35, sunset 17:24
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Mount Minamidake and Nakadake Loop from Kusasenri facts
- Start
- 草千里駐車場
- End
- 草千里駐車場
- Access · Start
- 草千里駐車場, Bus from/to Aso Station stop (Bus stop), 草千里展望駐車場
Peaks on this trail
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