1 nights / 2 days / approx. 12.7 km / High point 3,193m
Kitadake from Hirogawara
Hirogawara → Kitadake → Hirogawara
Up from Hirogawara past Shirane-Oike to the shoulder hut, over Kitadake (3,193 m) to Kitadake Sanso, then down via the Hachihonba col and the Okanba valley back to Hirogawara.
How hard is it?
- Typical
- 1 nights / 2 days
- Walking time
- approx. 11h25estimated from distance, climb and descent; no breaks
- Distance
- approx. 12.7 km
- Total climb
- approx. 1,880m high point Kitadake 3,193m
This route is not in a prefectural grading table.
How do I get there?
Public transport not confirmed.
Back to the same trailhead
- Hirogawara 1,527m
- 1 nights / 2 days, out and back
- Hirogawara Back to the same trailhead
Last ride down 16:35 Kofu and Ashiyasu to Hirogawara (甲府駅・芦安〜広河原)
By car Closed to private cars: come by bus or share taxi from Ashiyasu or Naradagawa.
Times, fares and parking →When are the huts open?
Open today (11/01): 2 of 3 huts
- Shirane-Oike Goya Not confirmed Not confirmed
- Kitadake Kata-no-Koya 15 Jun – 5 Nov
- Kitadake Sanso 15 Jun – 5 Nov
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).
- Shirane-Oike Goya From 1 April, 10:00 JST on Minapusu Reserve. / unofficial
- Kitadake Kata-no-Koya Not confirmed
- Kitadake Sanso From 1 April, 10:00 JST on Minapusu Reserve. / unofficial
Map and elevation
Times are estimates from distance and climb (no breaks)
The line follows the GSI map footpaths. Trust the signposts on the day. Save GPX
High point 3,193m ／ Total ascent approx. 1,666m ／ 1,666m of climbing from Hirogawara (1,527m)
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 are estimates from the path length, climb and descent (a formula fitted to Nagano Prefecture's grading table; typically within about 10%).
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1,527m
Hirogawara (広河原)Trailhead
Closed to private cars: come by bus or share taxi from Ashiyasu or Naradagawa.
- approx. 2h25 up 737m down 29m
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2,236m
Shirane-Oike Goya (白根御池小屋)Mountain hut / 南アルプス市営（芦安ファンクラブ・南アルプスゲートウェイ）
15 Jun – 令和8年度は6月15日より営業 Secondary source (as of 2026-09-23)
Dinner + breakfast ¥11,900 No meals ¥8,000 Tent ¥1,000
- Drying room
Booking opensFrom 1 April, 10:00 JST on Minapusu Reserve.
- approx. 2h15 up 769m
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3,000m
Kitadake Kata-no-Koya (北岳肩の小屋)Mountain hut
15 Jun – 5 Nov 公式の表記は「6月中旬〜11月上旬」。日付は目安 Secondary source (as of 2026-09-23)
Dinner + breakfast ¥13,000 No meals ¥9,000 Tent ¥2,000
- Water: Free
- approx. 1h35 up 193m down 307m via Kitadake 3,193m
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2,900m
Kitadake Sanso (北岳山荘)Mountain hut / 南アルプス市営（芦安ファンクラブ・南アルプスゲートウェイ）
15 Jun – 5 Nov 公式の表記は「6月中旬〜11月初旬」。日付は目安 Secondary source (as of 2026-09-23)
No meals ¥9,000 Tent ¥1,100
- Water: Free
Booking opensFrom 1 April, 10:00 JST on Minapusu Reserve.
- approx. 2h55 up 159m down 811m via Hachihonba col Elevation not confirmed
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2,236m
Shirane-Oike Goya (白根御池小屋) again on the way back ↑ details
- approx. 2h15 up 25m down 734m
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1,527m
Hirogawara (広河原)Trailhead
Closed to private cars: come by bus or share taxi from Ashiyasu or Naradagawa.
Questions
- How long does Kitadake from Hirogawara take?
- 1 nights / 2 days, approx. 11h25 of walking in total (no breaks).
- Where can I stay on Kitadake from Hirogawara?
- 3 huts: Shirane-Oike Goya, Kitadake Kata-no-Koya, Kitadake Sanso.
Answers are built from the facts on this page (each with its source and check date). Check the official site before you go.