#Asahina-Kiridooshi
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Day 15 Asahina-Kiridooshi
Going down was a bit of a challenge, because the trail I meant to take ended up a bit too overgrown, so I had to backtrack and use a different one to get to the place I wanted to be. (which then ended up being the trail I had wanted to take from the beginning... Ugh... My gpx mapping skills suck) This section was probably the roughest part of the whole day, not that many people come by here it seems. Even the trail I could follow was a bit more overgrown than I would like.
After walking along the car roads for a bit, I finally made it to the entrance of the Asahina-Kiridooshi. I'm still not sure if this was the same entrance I took last time. It had the same vibe, but somehow looked different.
That said, this place still look really amazing. Almost magical. It wasn't as quiet as I remember it to be, but... It still felt plenty like the edge of civilization.
At the other end of the trail, I started running into other people. I suppose it's far more popular to enter it from the other side, have a peak, and turn around again. Even ran into some woman asking me for directions. (The signs are pretty clear though) I suppose the walk to the path was a bit longer than they expected...
From there I just followed the main road back to Kamakura. For a moment I considered going up again to the Tenen Hiking trail, but ultimately decided against it.
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Day 15 Rokkoku-touge
Orginally we considered going to Nikko today, but the cheapest route would take us 3 hours one way at least, and... We were kind of exhausted. So spending 6 hours on the train just didn't feel like a great plan anymore. Instead I decided to go for my Kamakura hike today.
Queue another failure to use public transport... I was at the right line, the right platform, earlier than needed and... After waiting roughly 15 minutes... Realized the train I wanted, did not exist. I had set the date wrong in my planner... Ugh! Worst thing was, I probably watched the correct train leave, but did not realize it. In the end I had to wait another 15 minutes before the next connection that would get me to Kanazawa-Bunko station.
Due to this hickup, I arrived nearly an hour later at my destination than planned. But well... Of we go! Rokkoku-touge trail, here I come!
I had very carefully created a gpx file I could use to navigate... And then got totally confused when the entrance to the trail on my digital map was not the entrance I had meant to use. Ahaha...
It did leave me to a pretty little temple though...
And a very rough, barely ever used trail! With lots of spiderwebs. At some point I started waving a branch in front of my face, because I was getting of walking into every web ever made. Somehow those things were totally invisible!
After a while, I thankfully returned to the familiar, and well maintained trail I had meant to use right from the start.
At some point I took a little detour that took me around to a little lake and another pretty shrine.
Until I eventually arrived at Kanazawa Zoo. I guess what I really like about this trail (or rather, this section of the trail), is how easy it is. You have to go up at first, but from there it's a really easy walk. Some ups and downs, but nothing major, nothing too intense. It just makes for a really pretty walk.
At Kanazawa Zoo I did get confused for a moment, because the signs to Kamakura Tenen seemed to have disappeared for a bit, but with the help of my digital map, I found my way to the staircase that would lead me to the next section of the trail.
The part between the zoo and Kamakura Tenen trail is a lot rougher. It's still a rather easy walk, but... the trail is just... rougher. Whereas the first part is of the Rokkoku-touge trail is suitable for anyone who can walk, the second section just isn't... I guess.
Still, it was a nice walk! Just before the Rokkoku-touge trail turns into the Tenen trail, I turned to descend the mountain ridge and eventually find my way to the Asahina-kiridooshi trail.
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