Hakone hiking trails
Hiking trails around the Hakone area with various difficulty levels.
Table of contents
Transport
Base: Hakone-Yumoto Station / 箱根湯本駅
Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto; Monday
- 13:00 to 14:33 (1 hr 33 min)
- 14:00 to 15:27 (1 hr 27 min)
- 15:00 to 16:25 (1 hr 25 min)
- 18:28 sunset
- 2,330 yen
Hakone-Yumoto to Shinjuku Station
Hotel options
Yumoto Station Hotel MIRAHAKONE
Condominium MIRAHAKONE
Pack list
Food and drinks
- Water - 1 liter
- Sports drinks - 1 liter
- Tea - 1 liter
- Snacks
- Energy jelly
- Breakfast
- Lunch
Gear
- T-shirt
- Light sweater
- Windbreaker
- Puffy jacket
- Hiking pants
- Hiking shoes
- Hiking poles
- Towel
- Cap
- Battery and charging cable
Overnight; leave at Hakone-Yumoto Station locker
- Change of clothes
- Pajamas
- Coffee and tea
- Charger (iPhone, watch, battery)
- Glasses and contact lens
- Toothbrush
Hiking trails
Safe option
YAMAP: Plan link
Spec:
- 9.5 hrs
- 14.8 km
- 1437 m up
- 1079 m down
- 07:00 to 16:40
Outline:
- 07:00 Hakone-Yumoto Station / 箱根湯本駅 (route start)
- 14:23 Myojingatake / 明神ヶ岳
- 16:36 Miyaginoeigyoshomae bus stop / 宮城野営業所前（バス）
- 18:25 sunset
Return trip: Ｔ桃源台線 bus
Side trips:
Challenge option
YAMAP: Plan link (challenge)
Spec:
- 10.5 hrs
- 15.9 km
- 15 km from Hakone-Yumoto Station to 矢倉沢峠うぐいす茶屋
- 1 km from 矢倉沢峠うぐいす茶屋 to Kintoki trailhead
- 1607 m up
- 1037 m down
- 7:00 to 17:30
Outline:
- 07:00 Hakone-Yumoto Station / 箱根湯本駅 (route start)
- 16:39 Yagurazawa Pass / 矢倉沢峠
- 17:30 Kintoki Tozanguchi / 金時登山口（バス）
- 18:25 sunset
Return trip: Ｔ桃源台線 bus
Super challenge option
Outline:
- 06:00 Hakone-Yumoto Station / 箱根湯本駅 (route start)
- 08:03 Tonomine / 塔ノ峰
- 10:33 Myojogatake / 明星ヶ岳
- 12:43 Myojingatake / 明神ヶ岳
- 16:48 Mount Kintoki / 金時山
- 18:27 Kintoki Jinja Iriguchi / 金時神社入口（バス）
Return trip: Ｔ桃源台線 bus
- 18:37 to 19:12
- Last bus: 20:47 to 21:22
Additional notes
Google Maps list: https://www.google.com/maps/placelists/list/fWHKlZi6SQ6z011WW0fUOQ?token=02R25AgZU6Y
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