Kannokurayama Day Hike (28Aug2011)

Kannokurayama Hike — Mt. Kannokurayama (Kannokurayama, 官ノ倉山): 344 meters, saitama prefecture

Hiking

I noticed my daughter could walk mountains even if it was a bit long hike. As a training, I planned Kannokurayana hike. I explained my daughter that we would go out to play on a long roller slide. In addition to that, I told her that we would hike a mountain. At that time, I did not realize that it would become a tough hike…

View of Mt. Fuji

“You like playing a slide, right? I found a long roller slide in Saitama. Do you wanna play?”
“Why not? Can you take me there?”
“OK. I know you like roller slides. But, before the slide, we will hike a mountain. Is that OK with you?”
“No problem.”

It was the end of August when the lingering summer heat is intense. We had to walk on paved roads for a long distance to hike Kannokurayama. Heat was reflected from the paved roads. Soon after we started walking, I noticed my mistake.
“I should not have planned the Kannokurayama hike in summer.”

We had to walk in a residential area to get to the entrance of Kannokurayama.

the entrance of Kannokurayama — There was a post to submit “hiking plan” before hiking at the trailhead.

It took more than 30 minutes to the trailhead. The road to the trailhead was broiling in the sun.

The mountain path started among trees that blocked the sunlight. It was a little cool.

a mountain path to Kannokurayama — The mountain path started among trees.

the path becomes steeper — The path became steeper.

My daughter required a break again and again. But she walked faster on the steeper slope after we took a long break at Kannokura-toge.

the peak of Kannokurayama — The peak of Kannokurayama.

look at her ruffled hair — Look at her ruffled hair. She worked hard under the strong sun and high temperature.

After a break, we headed to Ogawamachi station. The way to the station becomes a paved road in the middle. A long walk on a paved road…

at the peak of Sekison-zan — The peak of Sekison-zan. It was 12 minutes walk from Kannokurayama.

sign to the station — There were some guide-posts on the way to the station but those were samll and it was not easy to find.

heading to the station — walking on a paved road.

When we arrived at Ogawamachi station, we felt like more than half of the way we walked was on the paved road.

After the hike, I took my daughter to a park. She enjoyed playing on a long roller slide.

Route & Time

Hike date: August 28, 2011
Members: Family (farther, mother and 3-year-old daughter)
Course time:
9:12 Tobu-Takesawa Station – 9:45 Sanko Shrine – 10:25 Kannokura-toge 10:35 – 10:45 Kannokura-yama 10:52 – 11:04 Sekison-zan 11:13 – 11:39 Kitamuki-Fudo – 11:45 (lunch break at a bench close to a restroom) 12:21 – 13:25 Ogawamachi Station [4 hour and 13 minutes]