Mount Kasagata — Local services in Kamikawa

The shrine trail course is steeper but the path is easier to navigate than the waterfall course.

The waterfall course is longer but less steep, although there are more technical terrains here and there are some parts where the trail path could be hard to find and it’s easy to get lost so be careful. I recommend downloading an offline gps map so you won’t get lost.

I entered the shrine trail head, climbed to the peak and rested there for 10minutes. I descended back down using the waterfall course. It took me a total of 2hours and 31 minutes, I didn’t have sticks although I think they would’ve been useful. I was using trail running shoes and I think it was good enough, I was able to run in some flatter areas of the trail.

Overall its a fun hike and I recommend it for people who wants a challenge. Just be careful of bears, bring a bear bell and if you can a bear spray. I saw one and it ran away from hearing the sound of...

I climbed Mount Kasagata in the summer of 2018. It was the first mountain hike I had ever experienced (there are no mountains where I come from) and it was the most beautiful experience of my life. The view from the top was absolutely breathtaking. I still dream about this place! 😍 I hadn't realized how difficult the climb was before embarking and felt lost a couple times. I enjoyed the...

普段100~300m程度の小山程度しか登りませんが、今回GWで一気にレベルアップ？を目指して笠形山にチャレンジしました。 神社経由コースで出発。トイレは入口付近1箇所しかないので、ここで済ませておきます。 木々が生い茂り比較的影が多め、川の流れの音や鳥のさえずりを聞きつつ森林浴が気持ち良い。通路も最初のうちはコンクリ舗装され、緩やか坂道がひたすら続き、地味にキツイ。途中の休憩所で何度も休みつつ無理せずマイペースで山頂目指しました。 笠形神社を過ぎると、いよいよガチの山道登場…、その後、丸太で作られた地獄？階段がひたすら続きます(ここでかなり体力消耗)。途中、いくつもの看板のコメントに励まされ、フラフラしながら約3時間弱で到着。山頂で食べたお弁当は最高に美味しかったです！ 今回は来た道で下山しましたが、滝のコースもチャレンジしてみようかな。 帰りは「せせらぎの湯」の無料足湯で疲れた足を癒し、いちごスム...