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Day trip / approx. 7.3 km / High point 2,967m

Kaikomagatake from Kitazawa Pass

Kitazawa Pass → Kaikomagatake → Kitazawa Pass

From Kitazawa Pass (2,030 m) via Komatsumine to Kaikomagatake (2,967 m), and back. Nagano Prefecture advises planning an overnight stay because getting to the trailhead takes long.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Ladders and chains

Stamina 3 / 10Walking 7h12

“A day trip is possible”

Technical C

Ladders and chains; a slip can mean a fall

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
7h12walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 7.3 km
Total climb
approx. 1,110m high point Kaikomagatake 2,967m

Stamina and technical grades: Nagano Prefecture mountain grading, No.62 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table

How do I get there?

Reachable by Bus.
Back to the same trailhead

  1. Todaiguchi (Todai Park)
  2. Bus
  3. Kitazawa Pass 2,030m
  4. Day trip, out and back
  5. Kitazawa Pass Back to the same trailhead

By car South Alps forest-road bus from Todaiguchi, about 50 min (1 Jun – 3 Nov in 2026).

Times, fares and parking →

When are the huts open?

Open today (10/23): 1 of 1 huts

2026 season dates, from each hut's official site and Nagano Prefecture's hut list (sources on each hut page).

When does booking open?

1 huts to stay at. Book with each hut (HutsGo takes no bookings).

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Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Kaikomagatake from Kitazawa Pass. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,0002,5003,000mKitazawa Pass (北沢峠) · 2,030m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKitazawa Pass 2,030mKitazawa-toge Komorebi Sanso (北沢峠こもれび山荘) · 2,032m · 0 min from the start · Hut (tap for details)Kitazawa-toge Komorebi Sanso 2,032mKaikomagatake (甲斐駒ヶ岳) · 2,967m · 0 min from the start · Point passedKaikomagatake 2,967mKitazawa Pass (北沢峠) · 2,030m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKitazawa Pass 2,030m Elevation profile of Kaikomagatake from Kitazawa Pass. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,0002,5003,000mKitazawa Pass (北沢峠) · 2,030m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKitazawa PassKitazawa-toge Komorebi Sanso (北沢峠こもれび山荘) · 2,032m · 0 min from the start · Hut (tap for details)Kitazawa-toge Komorebi SansoKaikomagatake (甲斐駒ヶ岳) · 2,967m · 0 min from the start · Point passedKaikomagatakeKitazawa Pass (北沢峠) · 2,030m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKitazawa Pass

High point 2,967m ／ Total ascent approx. 937m ／ 937m of climbing from Kitazawa Pass (2,030m)

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.

Kaikomagatake from Komatsumine
Kaikomagatake from Komatsumine Photo: Alpsdake / Public domain（Wikimedia Commons）
Kaikomagatake
Kaikomagatake Photo: Alpsdake / Public domain（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. 2,030m

    Kitazawa Pass (北沢峠)Trailhead

    South Alps forest-road bus from Todaiguchi, about 50 min (1 Jun – 3 Nov in 2026).

    About this trailhead
  2. — Height change not confirmed

  3. 2,032m

    Kitazawa-toge Komorebi Sanso (北沢峠こもれび山荘)Mountain hut

    25 Apr – 2 Nov Booking required; no tent site Secondary source (as of 2026-10-13)

    Prices not confirmed

    Facilities (toilet, water, charging, payment) not confirmed

    Book on the official site Call 0265-94-6001 Details and access Add to my plan
  4. approx. 7h10 up 1,139m down 1,144m via Kaikomagatake 2,967m

  5. 2,030m

    Kitazawa Pass (北沢峠)Trailhead

    South Alps forest-road bus from Todaiguchi, about 50 min (1 Jun – 3 Nov in 2026).

    About this trailhead