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Day trip / approx. 5.1 km / High point 2,404m

Kurofuyama from Kurumazaka Pass

Kurumazaka Pass → Kurofuyama → Kurumazaka Pass

From Kurumazaka Pass (1,973 m) up to Kurofuyama (2,404 m) and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Walkable path

Stamina 2 / 10Walking 3h36

“A day trip is possible”

Technical A

Mostly well-maintained path; hiking gear needed

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
3h36walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 5.1 km
Total climb
approx. 510m high point Kurofuyama 2,404m

Stamina and technical grades: Nagano Prefecture mountain grading, No.110 (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. Kurumazaka Pass 1,973m
  2. Kurumazaka Pass Back to the same trailhead
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Do I need to book?

A day route: no hut booking needed.

Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Kurofuyama from Kurumazaka Pass. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,0002,500mKurumazaka Pass (車坂峠) · 1,973m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKurumazaka Pass 1,973mKurofuyama (黒斑山) · 2,404m · 0 min from the start · Point passedKurofuyama 2,404mKurumazaka Pass (車坂峠) · 1,973m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKurumazaka Pass 1,973m Elevation profile of Kurofuyama from Kurumazaka Pass. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,0002,500mKurumazaka Pass (車坂峠) · 1,973m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKurumazaka PassKurofuyama (黒斑山) · 2,404m · 0 min from the start · Point passedKurofuyamaKurumazaka Pass (車坂峠) · 1,973m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadKurumazaka Pass

High point 2,404m / Total ascent approx. 431m / 431m of climbing from Kurumazaka Pass (1,973m)

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.

The ridge of Kurofuyama
The ridge of Kurofuyama Photo: masturb-8 / CC BY 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. approx. 3h35 up 432m down 435m via Kurofuyama 2,404m