Hiking Report
Mountain: Mt. Ikeda
Elevation: 929 m
Date: Sunday, April 4, 2004

Weather: Rainy(snowy)
Number of Hikers: 1
Leader: Kyoko
Rating: 1.5 star
Transportation:
(time, fare etc.)
JR Nagoya 7:39 ¨@Oogaki 8:08
Kintetsu Oogaki 8:20 ¨@Ikeno 8:36
Hiking time: Total: 6.5hrs
Ikeno Station 8:40 ¨ Kamagatani 9:30 (starting point of trail) ¨@resting place (rest room)11:00 ¨@Yakeishi Shrine@¨ Ikeda no Mori Park(parasailing) ¨@resting place (rest room)@¨@Ikeda Mt.(929m) 12:00

Ikeda Mt.12:20@¨@Kamagatani 14:30@¨@Ikeno Station 15:00
Comments: Cherry blossoms were beautiful! Great season to go for hiking, but unfortunately, today's weather was nasty. Zero visibility. Good part(?) was that we had less tourists(Hanami) and hikers.

Trail is non technical and long. It has been maintained very well. There is a park on the way. There are rest rooms and resting points as well. Starting point of trail which is at Kamagatani may be confusing. Make sure to take one that start right next to the rest room.

We saw some snow left at the top of the mountain. It can snow pretty heavily during winter. Be aware of bear...

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