Hiking trails · Nara
Mount Nijo Odake–Medake–Iwaya Pass Circuit
二上山 雄岳・雌岳・岩屋峠周回コース
- Distance
- 7.2 km
- Hiking time
- 3 h 20 min
- Ascent
- 479 m
- Descent
- 478 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
Starting from Futakami Park Taima roadside station, this circuit visits the 26th Sutra Mound, Mount Nijo's Odake and Medake peaks, Iwaya Pass, Yusenji, and Dairyuji. Odake holds Prince Otsu's tomb, while Medake has a broad view over the Nara Basin and Osaka Plain, combining the twin peaks with sites of the Katsuragi Shugendo tradition.
Mount Nijō summit weather (517 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:03
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Mount Nijo Odake–Medake–Iwaya Pass Circuit facts
- Start
- Nijō-Jinjaguchi
- End
- Nijō-Jinjaguchi
- Access · Start
- Nijō-Jinjaguchi (Station)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
- Katsuragi Loop from Taima via Yusenji to Mount Nijo's Female Peak and Back via Iwaya Pass 4.7 km · 2 h 10 min
- Diamond Trail Traverse from Iwaya Pass to Kimitōge Station 33.4 km · 17 h 29 min
- Mount Nijō Twin-Summit Hike from Manyō-no-Mori 3.8 km · 1 h 45 min
- Mount Nijō Medake and Iwaya Pass Loop from Manyō-no-Mori 2.4 km · 1 h 20 min
- Oji Mount Myojin Approach Return Course 4.3 km · 1 h 19 min
- Mount Yamato Katsuragi North Ridge and Kujira Falls Loop 7.0 km · 4 h 4 min
- Mount Yamato Katsuragi Kujira Falls Return 6.6 km · 3 h 53 min
- Kashiwara Loop to Mount Takao, Where a Deity Once Dwelt, past a Yayoi Hilltop Village Site and Two Lookouts 4.1 km · 2 h 5 min