Hakone-Yumoto – Yusaka-michi

Sunday, July 30, 2006Hakone, Kanagawa

箱根湯本

Cover photo: Hakone-Yumoto – Yusaka-michi — Cedars and stones of the old road
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Distance: 6.2km
Ascent: 486m; 468 m of descent
High point: 600m; low point 106 m
Season: Summer; July 2006

By Romancecar to Hakone-Yumoto

In the morning, Odakyū's Romancecar VSE takes us from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto. From the station, the Yusaka-michi, the old Kamakura road, climbs to the ridge through a damp cedar forest, between roots and mossy paving stones; we follow it up to about 600 m, then come back down the same way.

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 11

The Romancecar at Hakone-Yumoto — The Romancecar pulls into Hakone-Yumoto station

A stream between boulders, at the start of the trail

The trail along a mossy wall — The trail runs along a mossy wall above the road

A path paved with large stones — A section paved with large stones, under broadleaf trees

Root steps under the cedars — Climbing on steps of roots, under the cedars

The path through tall grass — The path leaves the forest, between tall grasses

A grassy path — Higher up, a wide grassy path

Wet paving stones — The wet paving stones of the old road

Back to Tokyo by Romancecar, a Super Express 20000

A red Hakone Tozan train at Hakone-Yumoto station