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Day trip / approx. 6.0 km / High point 1,963m

Tanigawadake from Tenjindaira

Tenjindaira → Tanigawadake → Tenjindaira

From Tenjindaira (1,313 m, reached by ropeway) up the Tenjin ridge to Toma-no-Mimi (1,963 m) on Tanigawadake and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Walkable path

Stamina 2 / 10Walking 5h12

“A day trip is possible”

Technical B

Steep ups and downs; hiking experience needed

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
5h12walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 6.0 km
Total climb
approx. 700m high point Tanigawadake 1,963m

Stamina and technical grades: the 100 Famous Mountains grading table (Gunma Prefecture), No.42 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table

How do I get there?

Reachable by ropeway.
Back to the same trailhead

  1. Tenjindaira 1,313m
  2. Day trip, out and back
  3. Tenjindaira 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 Tanigawadake from Tenjindaira. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.1,5002,000mTenjindaira (天神平) · 1,313m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadTenjindaira 1,313mTanigawadake (谷川岳（トマの耳）) · 1,963m · 0 min from the start · Point passedTanigawadake 1,963mTenjindaira (天神平) · 1,313m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadTenjindaira 1,313m Elevation profile of Tanigawadake from Tenjindaira. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.1,5002,000mTenjindaira (天神平) · 1,313m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadTenjindairaTanigawadake (谷川岳（トマの耳）) · 1,963m · 0 min from the start · Point passedTanigawadakeTenjindaira (天神平) · 1,313m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadTenjindaira

High point 1,963m ／ Total ascent approx. 650m ／ 650m of climbing from Tenjindaira (1,313m)

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.

Tanigawadake
Tanigawadake Photo: Raita Futo / CC BY 2.0（Wikimedia Commons）
Tanigawadake
Tanigawadake Photo: Raita Futo / 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. 1,313m

    Tenjindaira (天神平)Trailhead

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  2. approx. 5h10 up 773m down 779m via Tanigawadake 1,963m

  3. 1,313m

    Tenjindaira (天神平)Trailhead

    About this trailhead