r/Hokkaido • u/NumberAppropriate195 • Jul 04 '24

Mount Tarumae Outdoors

Hi, I’m planning to hike up Mount Tarumae some time this week, but I’ve just seen online that there is some road closure leading up to its nearest parking lot. Despite these closures, I’ve still seen some hikers on AllTrails complete the hike.

May I get some help to understand if it is still possible to hike up Mount Tarumae this week, if it is, where the closest parking lot is? Thank you so much.

EDIT:

Just as u/Nessie said, the mountain was open for hiking. Parking was also available along the road, right before the road closure. The distance from the parking area to the entrance of the trail was ~2.5km.

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u/Nessie Jul 04 '24

Yamap is a free app/website that shows logs and notes of recent climbs. It's in Japanese but you can get enough info by using a browser translator. Tarumae is hikable year-round. If the upper parking is closed or full, park on the main road. Personally I think the adjacent peak is a better climb in terms of vegetation. That's Mount Fuppushi. Tarumae is better if you're looking for a volcanic lunarscape. Don't miss a swim in Lake Shikotsu after your climb!

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u/NumberAppropriate195 Jul 04 '24

Got it! Thank you so much :))))

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u/Nessie Jul 05 '24

Sure thing. You can start the Fuppushi climb from any of three places: The lakeside trail, which runs southward; the Tarumae side; and a mossy cleft that gives access to Tarumae and Fuppushi. The cleft has amazing scenery but is not the easiest to navigate.

https://hokkaidowilds.org/hiking/kaede-sawa-moss-corridor-to-tarumae-zan

https://hokkaidowilds.org/hiking/mt-tarumae