Bicycle: 83 km
Train: 80 km
Average Speed: 17.4 km/h
Total Ascent: 1,131 m
Riding Time: 4:45
Weather: Cloudy and cold with some remaining snow on the mountain road
As the weather in the Nara region was not conducive of more cycling, I had come back home a day early and today could enjoy another day of cycling in the mountains, but this time around Hinohara.
I had discovered the area 2 years ago, when I came here with my cycling friends. Back then we did it in two days and didn't make it up to the peak. Since I have come back I think another 2 times this time cycling all the way up and over to Oku-tama but today I wanted to explore the other road that goes up through the northern part of Hinohara and see where that goes.
Well, it goes up a more quiet road than the Southern road of Hinohara (which isn't too bad either... but does have it's traffic and also it's good share or traffic accidents. Everytime I have come here police, ambulance and firemen are rushing up the mountain to attend to some traffic accident. I think generally motorbikes, which are quite frequent.) The Northern road which I took today doesn't have an obvious exit for cars, so is much quieter. As a cyclist however there are two ways how to continue. I took a small mountain road over to the Southern road, but I heard from people I follow on Strava, that there is also an other even steeper road that goes up to the pass and then joins the Southern road down to Okutama lake. But that's for the future.
On this last part in some shady corners there was still a little bit of snow... but it was safe to ride both up and down.
And once on the main road, it is nice, sweeping decent with no tight curves and a nice incline.
Definitely a place to continue exploring.
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