Kumano-kodo, day 2+3: Jiza-Chaya to Hongu via Koguchi
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 14.98 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,431 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 4,511 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,672 ft
- TrailRank
- 64
- Min elevation
- 2,672 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 4 hours 59 minutes
- Time
- one day 5 hours 30 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3902
- Uploaded
- September 7, 2021
- Recorded
- September 2021
near Koguchi, Wakayama (Japan)
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Itinerary description
Not my favorite, and therefore, not my recommendation: trail quite boring, nothing to see, not even historical ruins, just signs with some explanations; until Koguchi almost only monoculture cedar forest with many cut or fallen trees on brown soil, after Koguchi a bit better; from the only real viewpoint you can see the mountains well but also notice that the nature is quite destroyed (many shaved mountains, symmetric monoculture forests; thus, if you’re looking for beautiful nature this trail is definitely not the right one; I’ve decided not to continue the Kumano-kodo for these reasons
Waypoints
Wilderness hut
Waypoint
Photo
2,776 ft
monoculture forest everywhere
Monoculture and destroyed nature the whole trek so far; a shame how human beings destroy nature and advertise the Kumano-Kodo as a historical nature trail, maybe a history how humans change their invironment and destroy bio-diversity; it’s totally silent, no insects, no birds, just planted and cut trees
Campsite
Picnic
Car park
Panorama
Bus stop
177 ft
Haltestelle
Please note that there are 4 (!) different bus stops and that you’re waiting at the right one!!! If you want to take the green bus (express bus) to Shingu go to bus stop no. 1 at the main street!
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