Hiking trails · Kumamoto
Mount Takadake, Nakadake and Minamidake Return via Sunasenri Boardwalk
高岳・中岳・南岳往復(砂千里・木道経由)
- Distance
- 9.8 km
- Hiking time
- 5 h 22 min
- Ascent
- 578 m
- Descent
- 579 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This volcanic return route starts at the Kobonaka trailhead near Aso Sanjo Terminal, uses the boardwalk across Sunasenri, and reaches Mount Takadake (1,592 m), the highest of Aso's Five Peaks, via Minamidake and Nakadake. The climb from Sunasenri to Minamidake is steep, followed by volcanic ash and rocky ridges; always check current trail and crater restrictions before departure.
Mount Aso summit weather (1,592 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:34, sunset 17:24
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Mount Takadake, Nakadake and Minamidake Return via Sunasenri Boardwalk facts
- Start
- Aso Sanjo Terminal
- End
- Aso Sanjo Terminal
- Access · Start
- Aso Sanjo Terminal (Bus station), 阿蘇山上駐車場 (parking)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
- Mount Aso Nakadake–Takadake via Sunasenri 11.2 km · 6 h 9 min
- Mount Minami, Mount Naka and Mount Taka Return from Aso Sanjo 9.9 km · 5 h 41 min
- Mount Aso: Takadake via Minamidake and Nakadake from Sunasenri 7.6 km · 4 h 19 min
- Mount Minamidake and Nakadake Loop from Kusasenri 14.1 km · 7 h 5 min
- Kusasenri to Mount Kishima Crater-Rim Circuit Out-and-Back 3.8 km · 2 h 7 min
- Mount Eboshidake Circuit from Kusasenri 3.6 km · 2 h 2 min
- Aso Circuit on Mount Eboshi, a Grassland Peak Facing Smoking Nakadake, over Miyama-kirishima Slopes 6.0 km · 3 h 14 min
- Mount Takadake, Mount Nakadake and Tsukimi Hut Loop from Sensui Gorge 7.3 km · 4 h 59 min