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1 nights / 2 days / approx. 15.4 km / High point 2,999m

Tsurugidake from Murodo Terminal

Murodo Terminal → Tsurugidake → Murodo Terminal

From Murodo Terminal (2,450 m) up the Betsuzan ridge to Tsurugidake (2,999 m) and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Moderate.
Sustained rock

Stamina 5 / 10Walking 13h12

“1 night or more is advisable”

Technical E

Continuous fall risk; advanced judgement needed

Typical
1 nights / 2 days
Walking time
13h12walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 15.4 km
Total climb
approx. 1,900m high point Tsurugidake 2,999m

Stamina and technical grades: Toyama Prefecture mountain grading, No.9 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table

How do I get there?

Reachable by Bus.
Back to the same trailhead. Private cars restricted

  1. 立山駅（美女平でケーブルカーから高原バスに乗り継ぎ）
  2. Bus
  3. Murodo Terminal 2,450m / Restricted (park and change)
  4. 1 nights / 2 days, out and back
  5. Murodo Terminal Back to the same trailhead
Times, fares and parking →

Do I need to book?

We have no hut data for this route yet (unconfirmed).

Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Tsurugidake from Murodo Terminal. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,5003,000mMurodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル) · 2,450m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMurodo Terminal 2,450mTsurugidake (剱岳) · 2,999m · 0 min from the start · Point passedTsurugidake 2,999mMurodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル) · 2,450m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMurodo Terminal 2,450m Elevation profile of Tsurugidake from Murodo Terminal. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,5003,000mMurodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル) · 2,450m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMurodo TerminalTsurugidake (剱岳) · 2,999m · 0 min from the start · Point passedTsurugidakeMurodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル) · 2,450m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMurodo Terminal

High point 2,999m ／ Total ascent approx. 549m ／ 549m of climbing from Murodo Terminal (2,450m)

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.

Tsurugidake from Jiigatake
Tsurugidake from Jiigatake Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons）
Tsurugidake from the Tateyama Highland Bus
Tsurugidake from the Tateyama Highland Bus Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0（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. 2,450m

    Murodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル)Trailhead

    Private cars can go only as far as Tateyama Station (Toyama side) or Ogizawa Station (Nagano side).

    About this trailhead
  2. approx. 13h10 up 1,722m down 1,726m via Tsurugidake 2,999m

  3. 2,450m

    Murodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル)Trailhead

    Private cars can go only as far as Tateyama Station (Toyama side) or Ogizawa Station (Nagano side).

    About this trailhead