0.5km
Total Distance
12m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A walk through the Tadasu no Mori, the ancient sacred forest surrounding Shimogamo shrine in northern Kyoto. The gravel path runs beneath old broadleaf trees along a clear stream to the vermilion shrine. It is flat, cool and a rare patch of primeval woodland in the city.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Spring
    at the start · springs can run dry
  2. 2
    御手洗 三本杉
    at the start · Drinking water
  3. 3
    Drinking water
    at the end
Bus stop
Shimogamo Jinja-mae · 161m from the start
Parking
108m from the start

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Difficulty

1/5 · Very Easy