June 7th Start&Finish: Ranzan Keikoku Kanko Carpark 嵐山渓谷観光駐車場 The weather: High 31 Low 15 Outfit/Equipment: light hiking trousers, light tshirt, hiking shoes, hat, 1L water. Map: There are lots of routes up and round the mountain and you can easily walk from Musashi Ranzan station. I highly recommend an app like Yamap as it’s easy […]
February 16th Start&Finish: Ogose Station to Musashi Ranzan Station The weather: High 16, Low 5. Warm and sunny. Outfit/Equipment: Warm trousers, sport long sleeve undershirt, light long sleeve top, hiking boots Map: We never found a particularly good map but just had a general map of the area. There were plenty of signs. Crowds: Very […]
February 1st Start&Finish: Ranzan Keikoku Sightseeing Carpark (嵐山渓谷観光駐車場) The weather: Sunny and surprisingly mild. Outfit/Equipment: Warm trousers, sport long sleeved top, stolen hooded sweatshirt (don’t tell my son), gloves. Map: I had our new hiking map of the area but mostly just followed the signs. Crowds: The occasional hiker and dog walker. Time: 10am to […]
January 16th Start&Finish: Ranzan Keikoku Sightseeing Carpark (嵐山渓谷観光駐車場) The weather: Sunny and cold. Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, heat tech, jumper, hat, gloves, hiking shoes. Map: I meandered round this area, following each path to see where it went. Crowds: The odd hiker and dog walker. Time: 10am to 12pm Difficulty: 10,748 steps.