Tarōdaira-Goya – Akagidake – Kurobegorō-Goya

Tuesday, September 22, 2009Nagano

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Cover photo: Tarōdaira-Goya – Akagidake – Kurobegorō-Goya — Rocks and rowans in the mist
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Distance: 12.0km
Ascent: 851m; 788 m of descent
Walking time: 4 h 35; 6 h 58 with breaks
High point: 2,922m; low point 2,285 m
Season: Autumn; September 2009

Colors within arm's reach

From Tarōdaira to Kurobegorō, the views close in around the path and the rocks of Akagi. The fog hides the horizons. The russet grasses, the red bushes and the wet rowan leaves stay clearly visible beside the trail.

Panorama: the big boulders of the Kurobegorōdake cirque in the fog — Panorama: the big boulders of the Kurobegorōdake (黒部五郎岳) cirque in the fog, at about 2,540 m

Night at the hut

Kurobegorō-Goya 黒部五郎小舎 night of September 22 · on the map · official site

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:

黒部五郎岳YAMAP YamaReco

Map and profile

Download the GPX track How to read this map Hover over the profile to follow the track on the map. The thumbnails show where each photo was taken; click one to enlarge it.

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

Photos 7

A bush turned red by autumn, in the mist, going down toward Kurobegorō-Goya, at about 2,430 m

Red rowan leaves in the rain, at about 2,400 m, above Kurobegorō-Goya

Panorama: autumn colors along the stream, at about 2,400 m, before Kurobegorō-Goya

Arriving at the Kurobegorō hut (黒部五郎小舎), GPS in hand — Arriving at Kurobegorō-Goya (黒部五郎小舎), GPS in hand, at about 2,350 m

Bright red rowan among rocks in the fog — A bright red rowan between gray boulders, in the fog of the Kurobegorōdake cirque, at about 2,500 m.

Red, orange and yellow shrubs beside a stream — Autumn colors crowded along a stony stream, at about 2,400 m, above Kurobegorō-Goya.

The Kurobegoro hut in the fog at the far end of the meadow — Kurobegorō-Goya (黒部五郎小舎) appears in the fog at the far end of the meadow, at about 2,350 m.