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Day trip / approx. 4.6 km / High point 2,480m

Kitayokodake from the Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway

Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station → Kitayokodake → Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station

Ride the ropeway to the top station (2,230 m), walk past the Tsuboniwa lava garden to Kitayokodake (2,480 m), and back.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Walkable path

Stamina 1 / 10Walking 2h12

“A day trip is possible”

Technical A

Mostly well-maintained path; hiking gear needed

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
2h12walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 4.6 km
Total climb
approx. 300m high point Kitayokodake 2,480m

Stamina and technical grades: Nagano Prefecture mountain grading, No.81 (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

  1. Chino Station (bus to the ropeway, about 60 min)
  2. Bus + ropeway
  3. Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station 2,230m
  4. Day trip, out and back
  5. Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station Back to the same trailhead

By car Free 24-hour car park for 600 cars at the base station.

Times, fares and parking →

Do I need to book?

A day route: no hut booking needed.

Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Kitayokodake from the Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,500mKita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station (北八ヶ岳ロープウェイ山頂駅) · 2,230m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station 2,230mKitayokodake (北横岳) · 2,480m · 0 min from the start · Point passedKitayokodake 2,480mKita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station (北八ヶ岳ロープウェイ山頂駅) · 2,230m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station 2,230m Elevation profile of Kitayokodake from the Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,500mKita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station (北八ヶ岳ロープウェイ山頂駅) · 2,230m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top stationKitayokodake (北横岳) · 2,480m · 0 min from the start · Point passedKitayokodakeKita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station (北八ヶ岳ロープウェイ山頂駅) · 2,230m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station

High point 2,480m ／ Total ascent approx. 250m ／ 250m of climbing from Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station (2,230m)

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.

South Yatsugatake from Kitayokodake
South Yatsugatake from Kitayokodake Photo: Σ64 / CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons）
Kitayokodake, Shimagare and the lava field
Kitayokodake, Shimagare and the lava field Photo: Σ64 / CC BY-SA 3.0（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. 2,230m

    Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station (北八ヶ岳ロープウェイ山頂駅)Trailhead

    Free 24-hour car park for 600 cars at the base station.

    About this trailhead
  2. approx. 2h10 up 350m down 354m via Kitayokodake 2,480m

  3. 2,230m

    Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway top station (北八ヶ岳ロープウェイ山頂駅)Trailhead

    Free 24-hour car park for 600 cars at the base station.

    About this trailhead