Hiking trails · Hokkaido

Sapporo Minami Hakkenzan, the Eight Swords, Crossing from the Central to the West Trailhead

札幌南区 八つの剣の岩峰 八剣山を中央口から越えて西口へ

Distance

3.4 km

Hiking time

1 h 48 min

Ascent

291 m

Descent

291 m

Plan this hike

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

A short traverse of 498 m Hakkenzan, also called Kannon-iwayama, in Minami Ward, Sapporo, climbing from the Central trailhead and descending to the West trailhead. Its row of rock towers, like eight swords, gives the name; Meiji-era maps called it Gokenzan, and a Kannon statue at its foot gave the other name. The Central route follows a narrow cliff-side ridge with a wire-assisted stretch, and the crest over the rock towers has a 360-degree view.

Mount Hakken summit weather (498 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:11, sunset 16:26

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Sapporo Minami Hakkenzan, the Eight Swords, Crossing from the Central to the West Trailhead facts

Start

Hakkenzan chuoguchi

End

Hakkenzan chuoguchi

Access · Start

Hakkenzan chuoguchi (Bus stop) (parking)