Hiking trails · Kyoto
Mount Shimei Shugakuin and Kirarazaka Return
四明岳(修学院・雲母坂)往復コース
- Distance
- 13.0 km
- Hiking time
- 5 h 57 min
- Ascent
- 875 m
- Descent
- 873 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This return route starts at Shugakuin Station on the Eizan Railway, climbs Kirarazaka, follows the Higashiyama and Kitayama sections of the Kyoto Trail, and reaches Mount Shimei on Mount Hiei. The route passes junctions toward Mudo-ji and the World Heritage trail; around the 834 m summit, it offers the upland landscape of Mount Hiei.
Shimegatake summit weather (838 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:02
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| Precipitation | mm | 5 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Shimei Shugakuin and Kirarazaka Return facts
- Start
- 修学院駅
- End
- 修学院駅
- Access · Start
- 修学院駅 (Station), Shugakuin (Station), Shugakuin Station (Bus stop), Shugakuin-michi (Bus stop), Matsugasakibashi (Bus stop)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
- Kirara-zaka from Shugakuin to Cable Hiei Station 6.3 km · 3 h 45 min
- Mount Daimonji and Daimonji Fire Bed Return from Ginkaku-ji 5.1 km · 2 h 43 min
- Daimonji Fire Beds from Ginkakuji 2.8 km · 1 h 28 min
- Mount Daimonji Out-and-Back from Ginkaku-ji 4.3 km · 2 h 29 min
- Ginkaku-ji Temple, Mount Daimonji, and Nanzen-ji Temple Traverse 5.8 km · 2 h 58 min
- Keage to Ginkakuji over Mount Daimonji and the Bonfire Site 6.2 km · 3 h 25 min
- Mount Hiei Traverse from Sakamoto-hieizanguchi to Shugakuin Station 10.4 km · 4 h 27 min
- Mount Hiei Traverse from Hieizan-Sakamoto to Shugakuin Station 11.3 km · 4 h 44 min