Takanosuyama

Saturday, June 28, 2008Tokyo

鷹ノ巣山

Cover photo: Takanosuyama — Running water under June green
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Distance: 13.6km
Ascent: 1,206m; 1,253 m of descent
Walking time: 4 h 31; 6 h 38 with breaks
High point: 1,737m; low point 538 m
Season: Summer; June 2008

The waterfall in the woods

In June, the small valleys of Takanosuyama are thick with foliage. A waterfall drops between boulders in the middle of the green forest. In the Okutama woods, the white water contrasts with the dark moss on the rocks and the small ferns.

The waterfall and its mossy rocks, at about 670 m, on the climb from Nippara.

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Photos 6

Wooden house and hollyhocks by the road — At the start, in the Nippara valley, at about 590 m: a wooden house by the road, its hollyhocks in bloom.

Trail through green forest above the stream — The trail climbs through the green forest, above the stream, at about 630 m.

Water streaming over a stone dam — Water streams over a stone dam in the small valley, at about 640 m.

Tall trees in the fog — Higher up, at about 1,570 m, fog swallows the tall trees below Takanosu-yama.

Two hikers seen from behind on a grassy path in the fog — Two hikers on the grassy ridge path, in the fog, below the summit of Takanosu-yama (鷹ノ巣山), at about 1,690 m.

Cascades between mossy rocks in the forest — On the way down, at about 970 m, the stream falls in cascades between the mossy rocks.