Trail conditions

Mt.Akadake trail report

At Daiichi kaen
All the trees are covered with snow.
We were worried that trees fell their leaves.
After snow is gone, some leaves are red.
But leaves will turn bad color and fall/

At Daini kaen
“Geum pentapetalum” in okunodaira is beautiful red.
There is 30m snow in Okunodaira.
And more upper trail is perfectly covered with snow.
When in foggy, be careful to lose trail.
At Komakusadaira
There is 75m snow.
When hiking up, be careful to step through under the snow and fall down.

At Daisan sekkei
All the leaves is falling.
There is about 70m, 140m snow.

At Daiyon sekkei
We conformed many leaves is falling beacause of snow and strong wind.
Most of trail is under the snow.
Hikers need crampons and a pair of gaiters.
Traffic restrictions finished in Ginsendai.

*Don’t hike up in light clothing.
When hiking up mountains, hikers need winter gear.