Hello cavedwellers.
This report is about a hike to Mt. Maejonendake.
There isn't a terribly large number of pictures because it rained most of the time. I didn't see nothing.
This video should be fun, though. I encountered these simians on the road to the trailhead.
Area:
Jonendake, Alps, Azumino City, Nagano
Location:
Map: ***The Caveman is giving up on posting links to Yama to Kogen maps. They go out of date after a year or so and the links die. If you want a link to their latest map, comment and I'll get you a link to their latest map of the area.
Online printable topo map of Maejonendake
Starting and stopping point:
Peaks bagged: 前常念岳 (Maejonendake)
(First-time) peaks # 935
Getting there/getting around:
I drove. The closest parking is at the 三股駐車場トイレ (Mimata Parking Lot Toilet), about 15 minutes walk from the trailhead. There are two other parking lots further away down the road if that one is full.
Some people take taxis there. It is about a 40 minute/7,000 yen ride from Hotaka Mae Station by taxi. This is a real-time camera of the parking lot.
Helpful Info
Weather Information:
Time and distance
Total Time: 6:57 Break time: :48 Distance: 9.6m
Elevation: Lowest: 1,278 m Highest: 2,662 m Total Ascent: 1,407 m Total Descent: 1,407 m
Technical considerations/difficulty:
It's steep. The lateral distance is only about 6 miles but there is a change in elevation of something like 14 football fields. If you're not in shape, spend some time on a stairmaster before trying this.
There are no chains, only one rope and only one ladder, but much of this hike necessitates using both hands as well as your feet to climb. There is a boulder field below the peak that took me about 40 minutes to traverse. I was there on a fairly wet day and had to be careful not to slip.
The majority of people come to this area for a two-day trip and stay at the Jonen Goya Lodge. I was optimistic in hoping to bang out Mt. Jonendake proper as well as Maejonen in a one-day trip. I am sure I could do it but other considerations caused me to change plans and do a shorter hike (Mrs. Caveman was waiting below and we had wet camping gear to pack up.) It would probably take me about 9-10 hours to go as far as Jonendake and would have been a hike of 11.5 km with a change in elevation of about 1,610 meters.
Facilities:
Toilets at all the parking lots. Bring water (not for the toilets, for drinking. 😉)
Thoughts/observations/recommendations:
Must. Go. Again. Need. Revenge.
Here are some pictures, etc.
Our campsite . . . before the deluge. We stayed at the Susado Campground at Holiday Yu.
It rained all night. The tent ended up under the canopy. That worked out really well!
The hike looked mostly like this. Misty, foggy, cloudy all day.
Maejonen Emergency Hut. Very sparse.
The top
That's it for today.
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Caveman out
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