YODOGAWA TRAIL to Mt.MIYANOURA
The Yodogawa trail begins at the end of the long mountain road from Anbo. Full details in the guide but it leads to the following wonderful places:
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| Yodogawa hut lies 45 minutes from the trail entrance |
You can stay the night here and get up early for a morning hike. More details are here: Mountain huts. There is a river behind the hut to fill up your water containers.
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| Hana-no-ego Highland Marsh in winter (there’s a deer in the middle of the shot) |
This is the first highlight in the trail and when the forest opens out into space. You should get to see deer roaming around.
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| The summit of Kuromi dake |
This is a destination in itself and requires a short detour to the summit of Mt.Kuromi for sweeping 360 degree views.
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| Above the treeline on the trail to Miyanoura dake |
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| Hikers on the trail to Miyanoura dake |
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| The view from the summit of Nagata dake, Yakushima |
If you are not too exhausted by now, the trail continues down and then up again to the summit of Mt.Nagata. Again there are sweeping views to the West on a clear day.
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| Okabu trail, Yakushima |
After Mt.Miyanoura the trail becomes the Okabu trail and it descends towards Shintakatsu hut and Jomon Sugi.
For more information about the Yodogawa trail and Yakushima – check out the one and only Yakumonkey Guide to Yakushima
Excellent resource you offer here Clive, cheers!
Just wondering as I plan my hike from Onoaida: Having made it to the summit of Miyanoura, would there be any pressing reason to detour to Nagata-dake before heading down the M1? (Other than to say I've been there I mean. 😛 )
Hello Kevin. No, if you're doing the cross-island trek, I would just keep going. There's a great view on a clear day and a sign!
bonjour, nous preparons le trail de arakawa pour terminer par yodogawa, y'a t'il un bus à cette endroit?
Merci
Oui, il y a un arrêt de bus à Yodogawa
hey, is it possible to do the same hike in the end of December? What is the weather conditions there in a winter?
Hello Kate. Check out the winter hiking page. Yes, you can hike no problem but there can be snow.