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Route at a glance

Mount Fuji by the Yoshida Trail

Duration
2 days
Distance
15 km
Ascent
1471 m
Difficulty
Hard
Day Distance Ascent
1 5th Station to the eighth-station huts 5 km 800 m
2 Summit for the goraiko, then the descent 10 km 676 m
Mount Fuji by the Yoshida Trail Full guide: waymarkroutes.com/trails/mount-fuji-yoshida-trail
Day 1

5th Station to the eighth-station huts

Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station Eighth Station huts

Distance
5 km
Ascent
800 m
  1. Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station 2.5 km 400 m
  2. Seventh Station Eighth Station huts 2.5 km 400 m

Segments

  1. 5th to 7th Station Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station Seventh Station 2.5 km 400 m Volcanic forest then open gravel
  2. 7th to 8th Station Seventh Station Eighth Station huts 2.5 km 400 m Rocky lava switchbacks

Notes

Mount Fuji by the Yoshida Trail Full guide: waymarkroutes.com/trails/mount-fuji-yoshida-trail#day-1
Day 2

Summit for the goraiko, then the descent

Eighth Station huts Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station

Distance
10 km
Ascent
676 m
  1. Eighth Station huts 2 km 615 m
  2. Kusushi Shrine, Yoshida summit 2 km 61 m
  3. Kengamine Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station 6 km 0 m

Segments

  1. Pre-dawn climb to the summit gate Eighth Station huts Kusushi Shrine, Yoshida summit 2 km 615 m Steep rock, final torii gate
  2. Crater rim to Kengamine Kusushi Shrine Kengamine 2 km 61 m Crater rim loop (Ohachimeguri)
  3. Descent to the 5th Station Yoshida summit Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station 6 km 0 m Zig-zag volcanic gravel descent trail

Notes