Mont Fuji 3775m
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.74 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,495 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 5,495 ft
- Max elevation
- 12,393 ft
- TrailRank
- 33
- Min elevation
- 7,437 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours one minute
- Time
- 4 hours 29 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2805
- Uploaded
- October 24, 2023
- Recorded
- October 2023
near Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi (Japan)
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PRIOR INFORMATION
This route is done at the end of October, outside the climbing season. The main accesses are closed with a fence but you can still access it by passing through the side (the mountain cannot be closed). The fact of doing it out of season makes communications and transport very complicated to get to the foot of the route. I left Tokyo the same day taking the first train at 6:00 and starting the route at 11:00, when I planned to start at 9:00 (there were some delays, full buses, etc.) to so it is highly recommended to spend the night before in an area close to the volcano, I recommend Kawaguchiko, to be able to start earlier. Another problem is the return from the 5th station since the last bus to the town leaves at 15:50 (later you have to worry about taxis and it didn't give me peace of mind).
Therefore, I had to do the route in less than 5 hours, going up walking at a good pace and without breaks and running down. I don't recommend doing it in this weather because it's demanding, you don't enjoy it as much and altitude sickness can play havoc with you. It's not a very high peak but you climb 2000m in a very short time and you can tell. For people in good physical condition it can be done comfortably in 6h30 and if you want to go more slowly I would calculate around 8h.
DESCRIPTION
The route in summer does not involve any technical complications as the path is very well marked throughout the route and there are refuges every few km. In winter you have to add the snow and ice and the low temperatures that we can find from 3000m. It should also be noted that the shelters along the way are closed. The path can be done by going up and down the same place and giving the whole hill to the cone of the volcano, I didn't do it since one side was more icy. It is a very beautiful route with spectacular views from the top. It passes through several different types of terrain and landscape that give it a special charm. Highly recommended for mountain lovers to disconnect a little from the cities of Japan.
This route is done at the end of October, outside the climbing season. The main accesses are closed with a fence but you can still access it by passing through the side (the mountain cannot be closed). The fact of doing it out of season makes communications and transport very complicated to get to the foot of the route. I left Tokyo the same day taking the first train at 6:00 and starting the route at 11:00, when I planned to start at 9:00 (there were some delays, full buses, etc.) to so it is highly recommended to spend the night before in an area close to the volcano, I recommend Kawaguchiko, to be able to start earlier. Another problem is the return from the 5th station since the last bus to the town leaves at 15:50 (later you have to worry about taxis and it didn't give me peace of mind).
Therefore, I had to do the route in less than 5 hours, going up walking at a good pace and without breaks and running down. I don't recommend doing it in this weather because it's demanding, you don't enjoy it as much and altitude sickness can play havoc with you. It's not a very high peak but you climb 2000m in a very short time and you can tell. For people in good physical condition it can be done comfortably in 6h30 and if you want to go more slowly I would calculate around 8h.
DESCRIPTION
The route in summer does not involve any technical complications as the path is very well marked throughout the route and there are refuges every few km. In winter you have to add the snow and ice and the low temperatures that we can find from 3000m. It should also be noted that the shelters along the way are closed. The path can be done by going up and down the same place and giving the whole hill to the cone of the volcano, I didn't do it since one side was more icy. It is a very beautiful route with spectacular views from the top. It passes through several different types of terrain and landscape that give it a special charm. Highly recommended for mountain lovers to disconnect a little from the cities of Japan.
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Summit
12,327 ft
Mountain hut
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