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Murodō – Shishidake – Goshikigahara-Sansō

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獅子岳

Cover photo: Murodō – Shishidake – Goshikigahara-Sansō

Along the Shishi-dake ridge

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Distance
7.4km
Ascent
705m
639 m of descent
Walking time
3 h 12
7 h 04 with breaks
High point
2,714m
low point 2,362 m
Season
Autumn
September 2009

Leaving Murodō along the ridges

At Murodō, the High Route starts at the foot of the Tateyama peaks. The stage climbs to Shishidake, between gray rock and russet vegetation, before continuing to Goshikigahara. A sea of clouds fills the valleys below the ridgelines.

Approaching Goshikigahara, autumn grasses reappear between the stones. The boardwalk traces a narrow line across the plateau, all the way to the hut.

Night at the hut

From the GPS tracks: where they stop in the evening and start again in the morning.

Photos 8

The engraved Tateyama (立山) stone at Murodō-daira
The engraved “Tateyama” (立山) stone of Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, at Murodō-daira, at the start

Panorama: the Murodō plateau and the Tateyama range, from the climb up Jōdo-san
Panorama: the Murodō plateau and the Tateyama range, from the climb up Jōdo-san (浄土山), at about 2,680 m

Facing the peaks, near the summit of Jōdo-san
Facing the peaks, near the summit of Jōdo-san (浄土山, 2,831 m), at the start of the ridge

Panorama: the ridge above the sea of clouds, below Shishidake
Panorama: the ridge above the sea of clouds, on the descent from Shishidake (獅子岳) toward Zara Pass, at about 2,650 m

On the Goshikigahara boardwalk, the hut in sight
On the Goshikigahara boardwalk, the Goshikigahara-Sansō hut (五色ヶ原山荘) in sight, at about 2,500 m

Panorama of the sea of clouds from the climb up Jōdo-san
The rocky plateau and its ridges rise out of a sea of clouds, on the climb up Jōdo-san (浄土山), at about 2,710 m.

Panorama from Jōdo-san over a massif streaked with snowfields
From the summit of Jōdo-san (浄土山), 2,831 m, a wide view over the massif, its pale gullies and the sea of clouds.

Cloud-filled valley above Zara Pass
Above Zara Pass (ザラ峠), at about 2,450 m, clouds fill the valley between a dark wall and a russet slope.