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Day trip / approx. 6.7 km / High point 599m

Mount Takao by the Omotesando (Trail 1)

Takaosanguchi Station → Mount Takao → Takaosanguchi Station

From Takaosanguchi Station up the Omotesando (Trail 1) past Yakuoin temple to the summit of Mount Takao (599 m), and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Walkable path

Stamina 2 / 10Walking 3h48

“A day trip is possible”

Technical A

Mostly well-maintained path; hiking gear needed

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
3h48walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 6.7 km
Total climb
approx. 460m high point Mount Takao 599m

Stamina and technical grades: Nagano Prefecture mountain grading, No.124 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table

How do I get there?

Reachable by Train.
Back to the same trailhead

  1. Shinjuku (Keio Line, fastest 47 min)
  2. Train
  3. Takaosanguchi Station 190m
  4. Day trip, out and back
  5. Takaosanguchi Station Back to the same trailhead

By car Car parks nearby (Yakuoin prayer hall, about 250 cars; Hachioji city lot, about 80 cars).

Times, fares and parking →

Do I need to book?

A day route: no hut booking needed.

Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Mount Takao by the Omotesando (Trail 1). Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.0500mTakaosanguchi Station (高尾山口駅) · 190m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadTakaosanguchi Station 190mMount Takao (高尾山) · 599m · 0 min from the start · Point passedMount Takao 599mTakaosanguchi Station (高尾山口駅) · 190m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadTakaosanguchi Station 190m Elevation profile of Mount Takao by the Omotesando (Trail 1). Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.0500mTakaosanguchi Station (高尾山口駅) · 190m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadTakaosanguchi StationMount Takao (高尾山) · 599m · 0 min from the start · Point passedMount TakaoTakaosanguchi Station (高尾山口駅) · 190m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadTakaosanguchi Station

High point 599m ／ Total ascent approx. 409m ／ 409m of climbing from Takaosanguchi Station (190m)

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.

Mount Takao summit in autumn colours
Mount Takao summit in autumn colours Photo: Guilhem Vellut / CC BY 2.0（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. 190m

    Takaosanguchi Station (高尾山口駅)Trailhead

    Car parks nearby (Yakuoin prayer hall, about 250 cars; Hachioji city lot, about 80 cars).

    About this trailhead
  2. approx. 3h50 up 495m down 494m via Mount Takao 599m

  3. 190m

    Takaosanguchi Station (高尾山口駅)Trailhead

    Car parks nearby (Yakuoin prayer hall, about 250 cars; Hachioji city lot, about 80 cars).

    About this trailhead