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Kurobegorō-Goya – Washibadake – Mitsumata-Sansō

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三俣山荘

Cover photo: Kurobegorō-Goya – Washibadake – Mitsumata-Sansō

Autumn reds in the mist

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Distance
3.7km
Ascent
389m
181 m of descent
Walking time
1 h 35
3 h 23 with breaks
High point
2,924m
low point 2,345 m
Season
Autumn
September 2009

The snowfield in the mist

The stretch from Kurobegorō-Goya to Mitsumata-Sansō crosses slopes in autumn colors. Fog leaves the russet grasses and red shrubs visible but hides the distant peaks. On a snowfield, the many hollows in the snow are tinged with pink.

At Mitsumata-Sansō, the lit windows stand out under the red roof. Behind the building, a summit stays partly hidden by the clouds.

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 8

Panorama: the plateau in the mist
Panorama: the plateau in the mist, at Kurobegorō-Goya (黒部五郎小舎), at about 2,350 m.

Orange maple leaves
Orange maple leaves, near Kurobegorō-Goya, at about 2,380 m.

Panorama: red shrubs under the clouds
Panorama: red shrubs under the clouds, shortly before Mitsumata-Sansō (三俣山荘), at about 2,610 m.

Panorama: the Mitsumata hut at dusk
Panorama: Mitsumata-Sansō (三俣山荘) at dusk, below the Washibadake.

Green valley and red rowans under low clouds
The valley opens under low clouds above Kurobegorō-Goya, reddened rowans in the foreground, at about 2,450 m.

Mist rising up a slope
Mist rises up the slope covered in dwarf pines, below the Mitsumata-Renge-dake, at about 2,650 m.

Three hikers seen from behind on a trail between grasses and red shrubs
Seen from behind, three hikers on the trail between yellowed grasses and red shrubs, heading for Mitsumata-Sansō, at about 2,660 m.

Sunset between two slopes under an overcast sky
Evening at Mitsumata-Sansō, a band of orange light under an overcast sky, between two slopes.