Day trip / approx. 11.5 km / High point 2,899m
Akadake from Minoto
Minoto → Akadake Chojo Sanso → Minoto
From Minoto (1,690 m) up to Akadake (2,899 m) and back the same way.
How hard is it?
Easy.
Ladders and chains
Stamina 3 / 10Walking 7h18
“A day trip is possible”
Technical C
Ladders and chains; a slip can mean a fall
- Typical
- Day trip
- Walking time
- 7h18walking only, no breaks
- Distance
- approx. 11.5 km
- Total climb
- approx. 1,230m high point Akadake Chojo Sanso 2,899m
Stamina and technical grades: Nagano Prefecture mountain grading, No.73 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table
How do I get there?
Public transport not confirmed.
Back to the same trailhead
When are the huts open?
Open today (10/23): 2 of 2 huts
- Gyoja-goya 30 May – 31 Oct
- Akadake Chojo Sanso 4 Jul – 25 Oct
2026 season dates, from each hut's official site and Nagano Prefecture's hut list (sources on each hut page).
When does booking open?
2 huts to stay at. Book with each hut (HutsGo takes no bookings).
- Gyoja-goya Not confirmed
- Akadake Chojo Sanso Not confirmed
Map and elevation
Times split the official prefectural total (no breaks)
The line follows the GSI map footpaths. Trust the signposts on the day. Save GPX
High point 2,899m ／ Total ascent approx. 1,209m ／ 1,209m of climbing from Minoto (1,690m)
Hut (tap for details) Trailhead Point passed Elevation not confirmed
The horizontal axis is the order of the route, not time: we have not confirmed this route's leg times against an official source. The ridge line simply joins the recorded points, so it does not show the real shape of the terrain. Total ascent is an approximation summed between those points.
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Stop by stop
Section times split the prefecture's official total course time across sections by path length, climb and descent.
- approx. 2h10 up 683m down 7m
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2,340m
Gyoja-goya (行者小屋)Mountain hut
30 May – 31 Oct Booking required for every stay Secondary source (as of 2026-10-13)
Prices not confirmed
Facilities (toilet, water, charging, payment) not confirmed
- approx. 1h35 up 569m down 55m
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2,899m
Akadake Chojo Sanso (赤岳頂上山荘)Mountain hut
4 Jul – 25 Oct Secondary source (as of 2026-10-13)
Prices not confirmed
Facilities (toilet, water, charging, payment) not confirmed
- — Height change not confirmed via Akadake 2,899m
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2,899m
Akadake Chojo Sanso (赤岳頂上山荘) again on the way back ↑ details
- approx. 1h25 up 45m down 566m
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2,340m
Gyoja-goya (行者小屋) again on the way back ↑ details
- approx. 2h05 up 8m down 687m