Mount Hangetsu Chuzenji

Photo: Miyuki Meinaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

3.5km
Total Distance
304m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

Hangetsuyama, 1,753 m, rises above the south shore of Lake Chuzenji in Nikko. This route follows the ridge above Chuzenji Onsen via Chanokidaira, where a ropeway once ran, to the Chuzenji-ko viewpoint and on to the summit. The viewpoints look over Lake Chuzenji, Mount Nantai, Senjogahara and Nikko-Shirane, one of the best known views of Oku-Nikko. The hiking season is May to November.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    茶ノ木平展望所 · 1.2km
    Viewpoint
  2. 2
    Lake Chuzenji Observation Deck · 2.2km
    Viewpoint
Surface
gravel

Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate