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Day trip / approx. 9.4 km / High point 2,228m

Shibutsusan from Hatomachi Pass

Hatomachi Pass → Shibutsusan → Hatomachi Pass

From Hatomachi Pass (1,592 m) up to Shibutsusan (2,228 m) in Oze and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Walkable path

Stamina 2 / 10Walking 4h42

“A day trip is possible”

Technical B

Steep ups and downs; hiking experience needed

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
4h42walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 9.4 km
Total climb
approx. 700m high point Shibutsusan 2,228m

Stamina and technical grades: the 100 Famous Mountains grading table (Gunma Prefecture), No.16 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table

How do I get there?

Reachable by shared taxi.
Back to the same trailhead. Private cars restricted

  1. 尾瀬戸倉
  2. shared taxi
  3. Hatomachi Pass 1,592m / Restricted (park and change)
  4. Day trip, out and back
  5. Hatomachi Pass Back to the same trailhead
Times, fares and parking →

Do I need to book?

A day route: no hut booking needed.

Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Shibutsusan from Hatomachi Pass. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.1,5002,000mHatomachi Pass (鳩待峠) · 1,592m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadHatomachi Pass 1,592mShibutsusan (至仏山) · 2,228m · 0 min from the start · Point passedShibutsusan 2,228mHatomachi Pass (鳩待峠) · 1,592m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadHatomachi Pass 1,592m Elevation profile of Shibutsusan from Hatomachi Pass. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.1,5002,000mHatomachi Pass (鳩待峠) · 1,592m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadHatomachi PassShibutsusan (至仏山) · 2,228m · 0 min from the start · Point passedShibutsusanHatomachi Pass (鳩待峠) · 1,592m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadHatomachi Pass

High point 2,228m ／ Total ascent approx. 636m ／ 636m of climbing from Hatomachi Pass (1,592m)

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.

Shibutsusan
Shibutsusan Photo: Captain76 / CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons）
A boardwalk and Shibutsusan
A boardwalk and Shibutsusan Photo: Σ64 / 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. 1,592m

    Hatomachi Pass (鳩待峠)Trailhead

    Private cars and motorbikes cannot drive Tsunagi–Hatomachi Pass at any time of year; park at Oze-Tokura and take the shared bus or taxi.

    About this trailhead
  2. approx. 4h40 up 695m down 697m via Shibutsusan 2,228m

  3. 1,592m

    Hatomachi Pass (鳩待峠)Trailhead

    Private cars and motorbikes cannot drive Tsunagi–Hatomachi Pass at any time of year; park at Oze-Tokura and take the shared bus or taxi.

    About this trailhead