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Day trip / approx. 10.9 km / High point 2,805m

Amidadake from Minoto

Minoto → Amidadake → Minoto

From Minoto (1,690 m) up to Amidadake (2,805 m) and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Ladders and chains

Stamina 3 / 10Walking 6h48

“A day trip is possible”

Technical C

Ladders and chains; a slip can mean a fall

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
6h48walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 10.9 km
Total climb
approx. 1,140m high point Amidadake 2,805m

Stamina and technical grades: Nagano Prefecture mountain grading, No.75 (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

  1. Minoto 1,690m
  2. Day trip, out and back
  3. Minoto Back to the same trailhead
Times, fares and parking →

Do I need to book?

A day route: no hut booking needed.

Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Amidadake from Minoto. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.1,5002,0002,5003,000mMinoto (美濃戸) · 1,690m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMinoto 1,690mAmidadake (阿弥陀岳) · 2,805m · 0 min from the start · Point passedAmidadake 2,805mMinoto (美濃戸) · 1,690m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMinoto 1,690m Elevation profile of Amidadake from Minoto. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.1,5002,0002,5003,000mMinoto (美濃戸) · 1,690m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMinotoAmidadake (阿弥陀岳) · 2,805m · 0 min from the start · Point passedAmidadakeMinoto (美濃戸) · 1,690m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMinoto

High point 2,805m ／ Total ascent approx. 1,115m ／ 1,115m 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.

Amidadake from Akadake
Amidadake from Akadake Photo: Σ64 / CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons）
Akadake
Akadake Photo: Raita Futo / CC BY 2.0（Wikimedia Commons）
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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.

  1. 1,690m

    Minoto (美濃戸)Trailhead

    About this trailhead
  2. approx. 6h50 up 1,131m down 1,134m via Amidadake 2,805m

  3. 1,690m

    Minoto (美濃戸)Trailhead

    About this trailhead