Hiking trails · Osaka
Mount Nijō Medake and Iwaya Pass Loop from Manyō-no-Mori
二上山雌岳・岩屋峠周回(万葉の森)
- Distance
- 2.4 km
- Hiking time
- 1 h 20 min
- Ascent
- 251 m
- Descent
- 250 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This short loop climbs from Manyō-no-Mori to Medake and returns by way of Iwaya Pass on Mount Nijō. The 473.8 m Medake is one of the mountain's two peaks and overlooks the Nara Basin and Osaka Plain. Near Iwaya Pass stands Iwaya, the remains of a Nara-period rock-cut temple.
Mount Nijō summit weather (517 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:03
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 17 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Nijō Medake and Iwaya Pass Loop from Manyō-no-Mori facts
- Start
- Parking
- End
- Parking
- Access · Start
- parking
Peaks on this trail
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