Hiking trails · Hokkaido

Mount Yotei via the Kutchan Hirafu Trail

羊蹄山・倶知安ひらふコース

Distance

12.7 km

Hiking time

8 h 57 min

Ascent

1,616 m

Descent

1,614 m

Plan this hike

Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.

This route climbs Mount Yotei from the Kutchan Hirafu trailhead and follows the crater rim out and back to Mount Makkari and the Kimobetsu Peak, with views into the crater and across Hokkaido.

Mount Yotei summit weather (1,898 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:12, sunset 16:28

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Precipitation	mm				0.2	2.1	3.2	1.4	0.2																2.7	3.3	0.9	0.3	0.3	2.0	0.1	0.8	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.4	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.2	1.7	1.4	1.8	2.3	1.9	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2		0.2		0.6	0.3			0.9	1.0				0.5	0.6		0.1	0.1	0.1						0.1	0.6	0.3	1.4	2.2	4.1	1.1				0.1
New snow	cm			<.1	0.1	1.9	2.9	0.6																								0.4	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.4	1.8	1.9	2.1	1.2	1.7	1.4	1.8	2.3	1.9	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	<.1	0.2	<.1	0.6	0.3			0.9	1.0				0.5	0.5	<.1	<.1	0.1	<.1											0.2	0.4	<.1			0.2
Snow depth	cm	<1	0	<1	<1	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	12	12	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wind	m/s	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	5	4	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	3	4	3	2	2	1
Wind gusts	m/s	15	13	7	7	8	10	9	13	15	15	14	9	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	5	6	8	8	7	10	14	18	18	15	19	16	15	20	20	18	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	15	12	10	7	7	11	12	10	5	4	6	7	6	6	10	7	4	5	12	10	10	16	16	12	8	5	5	4	7	8	8	8	7	10	15	15	11	9	9
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Mount Yotei via the Kutchan Hirafu Trail facts

Start

比羅夫登山口

End

比羅夫登山口

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比羅夫登山口 (parking)