Recommended Model Courses - Summit Area
【Course 01】Mt. Mihara Crater Path
【Course 02】Mt. Mihara and the Ura-Sabaku Desert Full Course
Summit Area: Trekking Course♪
【Course 01】Mt. Mihara Crater Path
| Difficulty | ★★☆ |
|---|---|
| Average Time | About 2h40min ※With a guide: 3.5 – 4 hours |
See the lava flows that poured out from the crater as you climb Mt. Mihara. You can also see the crater itself, as well as neighboring volcanos in the distance such as the Izu Islands, Izu Peninsula, and Mt. Fuji. Feel the breath and warmth of the very earth itself.
Parking lot at the Mt. Mihara Summit Entrance START
Geopark Exhibition at the Mt. Mihara Summit Entrance
Opening Hours: 9:30am – 3pm Saturday, Sunday, and Public Holidays
Check it out before hiking!
1Outer Rim Lookout
This lookout overlooks the caldera♪
2Pahoehoe lava flows of 1777-78
Stripy lava?
3Tip of the 1986 Lava Flow
If you climb the mountain, look up and image the eruption!
If you turn around, you might be able to see Mt Fuji?
4Splashes of Magma
How Did This Happen?
Mihara Shrine
Visit to the shrine
5Path Around the Crater
Be careful in strong winds!
6Mt. Mihara Summit Pit Crater
The fumes are rising!
7Fissure-Eruption Craters
Magma escapes from this massive crater
Parking lot at the Mt. Mihara Summit Entrance GOAL
【Course02】Mt. Mihara and the Ura-Sabaku Desert Full Course
| Difficulty | ★★★ |
|---|---|
| Average Time | About 3h30min ※With a guide: 5 - 6 hours |
This full-on course takes you on a walk around the Mt. Mihara summit, stopping by the Ura-Sabaku Desert, and ending at the Oshima Onsen Hotel. Apart from experiencing the Ura-Sabaku Desert, you can also see the strange lava flats formed by the 1986 fissure eruption and walk through the beautiful green Regeneration Forest. At the end of the trip, we recommend washing away your fatigue in the Oshima Onsen Hotel’s gorgeous outdoor hot spring.
Caution: The start and end of this course are different.
(A bus runs between both the start and finish location. Oshima Bus: TEL +81-4992-2-1822)
Parking lot at the Mt. Mihara Summit Entrance START
Prepare drinking water!
【Course 01】1～7
Be careful, it's easy to fall here!
8Ura-Sabaku Desert
Try lying down on the desert!
9Geo Rock-Garden
Let your imagination run wild
10Vegetation Regeneration Trail
Enjoy the changing scenery♪
11Outcrop at Onsen Hotel Parking Lot
A white volcanic ash layer?
Prepare drinking water!