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Ontake Ropeway – Gonoike-Goya

Nagano, Gifu

御嶽山

Cover photo: Ontake Ropeway – Gonoike-Goya

White torii on the crater rim

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Distance
7.0km
Ascent
920m
163 m of descent
Walking time
3 h 07
5 h 08 with breaks
High point
2,812m
low point 2,057 m
Season
Summer
August 2010

A torii by the lake

From the top of Ontake Ropeway, the stage climbs toward Gonoike-Goya through volcanic terrain. A white torii stands at the edge of a crater lake. Pink flowers grow between the stones and a small bird perches on a rock.

Panorama: the crater lake and its torii
Panorama of Sanno-ike (三の池) and its torii, at about 2,730 m.

Night at the hut

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

Before you return

Today’s trail conditions and recent trip reports:

Photos 5

Pink komakusa flowers between volcanic stones
Komakusa in bloom between the volcanic stones, by Sanno-ike, at about 2,730 m.

A small bird on a rock near the summit
A small bird on a rock, on the ridge that climbs to Mamako-dake, at about 2,840 m.

Panorama: clouds around the summit in late afternoon
Panorama: clouds around the summit in late afternoon, near Gonoike-Goya (五の池小屋).

Crater lake with blue water
Sanno-ike (三の池), a crater lake of deep blue water, edged with dwarf pines, at about 2,750 m.

Anvil cloud above the ridge
An anvil-shaped storm cloud above the ridge and the sea of clouds, late in the day, near Gonoike-Goya.