Hiking trails · Hiroshima
Mount Misen via the Daishoin Course
宮島・弥山往復(大聖院コース)
- Distance
- 5.4 km
- Hiking time
- 3 h 18 min
- Ascent
- 543 m
- Descent
- 543 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This out-and-back hike follows the historic pilgrimage route from Daishoin Temple to 535-metre Mount Misen, the highest point on Miyajima. Shiraito Falls, extensive stone steps, Buddhist figures, and mountain halls line the ascent, which ends at the summit observatory with a sweeping view over the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
Mount Misen summit weather (535 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:32, sunset 17:17
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Misen via the Daishoin Course facts
- Start
- 不明門
- End
- 不明門
- Access · Start
- 不明門
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
- Mount Misen and Sankensan Round Trip via the Omoto Course 7.2 km · 3 h 40 min
- Mount Misen Momijidani Route from Oku-Momijidani Bridge 3.5 km · 2 h 18 min
- Miyajima Ferry Terminal–Mount Misen Return via Momijidani Route 8.2 km · 3 h 54 min
- Mount Misen Circuit from Miyajima Pier via the Momijidani and Daishoin Courses 7.5 km · 3 h 47 min
- Mount Misen Omoto–Momijidani Loop 12.9 km · 5 h 52 min
- Hatsukaichi Loop from Hobashira Pass up Gongenyama with a Stop at Omusubi Rock 6.7 km · 3 h 31 min
- Hatsukaichi Hera, the Restored Old Approach to Gyoki's Ancient Temple and the Virgin-Forest Summit of Mount Gokurakuji 6.0 km · 3 h 46 min