Day trip / approx. 4.3 km / High point 2,956m
Kisokoma-ga-take from the Senjojiki cirque
Senjojiki (Komagatake Ropeway top station) → Kisokoma-ga-take → Senjojiki (Komagatake Ropeway top station)
Ride the Komagatake Ropeway up to Senjojiki (2,612 m), climb out of the cirque to the ridge by Hoken Sanso and Tengu-so, cross Nakadake and reach Kisokoma-ga-take (2,956 m), then return the same way.
How hard is it?
Easy.
Walkable path
Stamina 2 / 10Walking 3h42
“A day trip is possible”
Technical B
Steep ups and downs; hiking experience needed
- Typical
- Day trip
- Walking time
- 3h42walking only, no breaks
- Distance
- approx. 4.3 km
- Total climb
- approx. 430m high point Kisokoma-ga-take 2,956m
Stamina and technical grades: Nagano Prefecture mountain grading, No.54 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table
How do I get there?
Reachable by Bus + ropeway.
Back to the same trailhead. Private cars restricted
- JR駒ヶ根駅・菅の台バスセンター（しらび平で駒ヶ岳ロープウェイに乗り継ぎ）
- Bus + ropeway
- Senjojiki (Komagatake Ropeway top station) 2,612m / Restricted (park and change)
- Day trip, out and back
- Senjojiki (Komagatake Ropeway top station) Back to the same trailhead
When are the huts open?
None of the 3 huts is open today (10/23)
- Hoken Sanso Not confirmed Not confirmed
- Tengu-so Not confirmed Not confirmed
- Komagatake Chojo Sanso Not confirmed Not confirmed
2026 season dates, from each hut's official site and Nagano Prefecture's hut list (sources on each hut page).
When does booking open?
3 huts to stay at. Book with each hut (HutsGo takes no bookings).
- Hoken Sanso Not confirmed
- Tengu-so Not confirmed
- Komagatake 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 2,956m ／ Total ascent approx. 454m ／ 344m of climbing from Senjojiki (Komagatake Ropeway top station) (2,612m)
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.
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2,612m
Senjojiki (Komagatake Ropeway top station) (千畳敷（駒ヶ岳ロープウェイ千畳敷駅）)Trailhead
Private cars stop at Sugadaira Bus Center; take the bus and ropeway up.
- approx. 1h up 228m down 6m
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2,870m
Hoken Sanso (宝剣山荘)Mountain hut / 宮田観光開発
Early April to early November (ask ahead for April and November) Secondary source (as of 2026-10-07)
Dinner + breakfast ¥13,200 No meals ¥10,200
Facilities (toilet, water, charging, payment) not confirmed
- approx. 5 min up 5m down 6m
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2,870m
Tengu-so (天狗荘)Mountain hut / 宮田観光開発
Early July to early October (ask ahead) Secondary source (as of 2026-10-07)
Dinner + breakfast ¥13,200 No meals ¥10,200
Facilities (toilet, water, charging, payment) not confirmed
- approx. 30 min up 56m down 56m via Nakadake 2,925m
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2,870m
Komagatake Chojo Sanso (駒ヶ岳頂上山荘)Mountain hut / 宮田観光開発
Early July to early October (booking required; ask ahead) Secondary source (as of 2026-10-07)
Dinner + breakfast ¥13,200 No meals ¥10,200 Tent ¥2,000
Facilities (toilet, water, charging, payment) not confirmed
- approx. 40 min up 82m down 83m via Kisokoma-ga-take 2,956m
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2,870m
Komagatake Chojo Sanso (駒ヶ岳頂上山荘) again on the way back ↑ details
- approx. 30 min up 51m down 57m via Nakadake 2,925m
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2,870m
Tengu-so (天狗荘) again on the way back ↑ details
- approx. 5 min up 7m down 6m
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2,870m
Hoken Sanso (宝剣山荘) again on the way back ↑ details
- approx. 55 min up 8m down 230m
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2,612m
Senjojiki (Komagatake Ropeway top station) (千畳敷（駒ヶ岳ロープウェイ千畳敷駅）)Trailhead
Private cars stop at Sugadaira Bus Center; take the bus and ropeway up.