Hiking trails · Tochigi

Nikko Mount Keicho of the Takahara Group, Return from the Old Ski Area by the Marsh Junctions to the Summit Shrine

日光 高原山の鶏頂山 旧スキー場跡から湿原の分岐を経て山頂の社へ往復

Distance

7.6 km

Hiking time

4 h 15 min

Ascent

537 m

Descent

537 m

Plan this hike

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

From the site of the closed Keichozan ski area in Nikko, Tochigi, this return climbs through pleasant forest past the junctions for Karekinuma and Onuma, small marshes on the mountain's flanks, to 1,765 m Mount Keicho in the Takahara group of Nikko National Park. The summit holds Keichozan Shrine, dedicated to Sarutahiko and said to date from 726, with views that include the Nikko peaks.

Mount Takahara summit weather (1,795 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:06, sunset 16:43

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Precipitation	mm																0.7	9	9	6	0.7	0.2	0.5						0.1	0.3							0.2	0.2																	0.2				1.7	0.8	0.3							1.0										3.8	10			0.6
New snow	cm																																																											0.2
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Wind gusts	m/s	11	9	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	5	6	7	8	8	5	6	6	4	4	6	4	5	4	4	6	8	9	8	11	11	17	17	18	18	14	16	16	15	13	13	16	15	13	14	13	13	8	8	5	7	6	7	6	6	7	9	9	10	16	24	24	12	9	7	6	5	15	19	17	12	11	7	5	4	4	7	5	5	6	17	20	17	12	7
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Nikko Mount Keicho of the Takahara Group, Return from the Old Ski Area by the Marsh Junctions to the Summit Shrine facts