Today, David, Chiho, Sergio, Brian, Nick, Sara, Paola, Alejandro and myself (Jo) headed off to Gifu prefecture to spend 5-6 hours hiking and to climb 3 peaks – the highest one being Yorosan at 859m. We had a bit of a slow start. First, we missed the little train from Ogaki and spent an hour in Mister Donuts waiting for the next one. No one seemed to mind – I have never had a Mister Donut doughnut before. They are really tasty. We are now point card carriers (dangerous). We did discuss spending the day at Mister D’s, but of course we had a few peaks to bag.
When we got to the town of Yoro, we found the park easily enough but took a while to find the start of the trail, and when we did we were a bit confused by a railing blocking the path near the beginning. We just followed Sergio and carried on anyway. There was lots of slippery ice on the initial steep ascent and then we hit the lovely, soft fresh snow which we enjoyed for most of the way. The sun was shining and it really wasn’t too cold until we stopped for lunch. I had read that there was a hut but this turned out to just be a gazebo – open to the strong freezing winds. Brrrrrr. We placed bets on how long it would take us to get back down to the train station. Let’s just say that Brian owes us a tray of doughnuts…..
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Could you elaborate on the trailhead a little more? A pic perhaps? =)
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