Sarukura-Sansō – Yari-Onsen

Saturday, July 16, 2011Nagano, Toyama

鑓温泉

Cover photo: Sarukura-Sansō – Yari-Onsen — Summer snowfields under the clouds
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Distance: 7.1km
Ascent: 1,066m; 104 m of descent
Walking time: 2 h 58; 3 h 41 with breaks
High point: 2,030m; low point 1,055 m
Season: Summer; July 2011

Snow amid the green slopes

Between Sarukura and Yari-Onsen, the first stage climbs the slopes of Hakuba, still streaked with snowfields in July. Hikers cross the snow below the green slopes. Clouds hide part of the terrain above them.

Hiker seen from behind on a snowfield, peaks in the clouds — A break on the snowfield on the climb to Yari-Onsen, at about 1,870 m; a line of walkers below, the peaks in the clouds.

Night at the hut

Hakuba Yari-Onsen-Goya 白馬鑓温泉小屋 night of July 16 · on the map · official siteOpen only from mid-July to late September. checked Nov 4, 2026

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

Map and profile

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Topographic map of the day — GSI (国土地理院) topographic map with the day's track · original file

Photos 3

Tongue of snow at the bottom of a valley lined with rocky ridges in the mist — The long tongue of snow climbs between rocky ridges lost in the mist, at about 1,870 m.

Green slopes streaked with snowfields under low clouds — Very green slopes cut by snowfields, under low clouds, at about 1,870 m.

Colorful tents on a flat area, steam from the hot bath and valley in the mist — Evening at the Yari-Onsen (鑓温泉) campsite, at about 2,020 m: steam from the spring, the valley in the mist.