Hiking trails · Fukui

Tsuruga Peninsula Traverse from Jogu Shrine over Saihogadake and Kamoshikadai to Sazaegadake

敦賀半島縦走常宮神社から西方ヶ岳・カモシカ台を経て蠑螺ヶ岳へ

Distance: 8.3 km
Hiking time: 5 h 25 min
Ascent: 887 m
Descent: 787 m

Elevation profile: Lowest point 2 m, highest point 759 m

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

From beside Jogu Shrine in Tsuruga, this traverse climbs past granite formations such as Omu Rock, known in the Edo period as the talking stone, to Saihogadake (764 m), the main peak of the Tsuruga Peninsula, crosses the boulders of Kamoshikadai to Sazaegadake (681 m), and descends toward Urasoko. The ridge looks down on Tsuruga Bay and out to the Hakusan range, Lake Biwa and the Tango Peninsula, with the curve of Mizushima island below.

Mount Saihō summit weather (764 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:00

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