Kurobe gorge, No cycling, just enjoying the gorge ⇒ 1 - 2 days, 0 km
Takayama & Hida Furukawa, Limited cycling, or no cycling ⇒ 2 days, 16 km
Excursion out to Noto Peninsula
Kurobe Unazukionsen to Fukui ⇒ 4- 5 days, 250 km (2 - 3 days, 125 km, if one starts in Kanazawa) (see also below alternative access to Fukui from Kyoto / Biwako area)
- Day 1 - 2: Nagano to Unazuki Onsen
- Access: Shinkansen from Nagano to Kurobe Unazukionsen and then on with local train to Unazukionsen Station
- Bicycle: probably just leave it at a bicycle parking at Kuroba Unazukionsen station
- Attractions:
- Accommodation: in a ryokan in the valley
Takayama & Hida Furukawa, Limited cycling, or no cycling ⇒ 2 days, 16 km
- Day 1: Toyama to Takayama ⇒ 1 day, 0 km
- Access: Train from Toyama, about 2:30 h, often one change of trains
- Attractions: Takayama
- Old town
- Temples
- Open air museum
- Accommodation: Takayama (2 nights?)
- Day 2: Takayama to Hida Furukawa and back down to Toyama ⇒ 1 day, 16 km
- See Garmin GIF Takayama - Hida Furukawa
- slightly descending
- A route around Hida Furukawa is also suggested here
- Attractions:
- Accommodation: Takayama or back down in Toyama
- Access: Train from Hida Furukawa to Toyama, about 2 h
Excursion out to Noto Peninsula
- Possible route described here: http://www.kancycling.com/Noto/Noto_Route.html
- Attractions
- Oku Noto Art Triennale 3/Sep - 22/Oct/2017 in Suzu city at the tip of Noto Peninsula
Kurobe Unazukionsen to Fukui ⇒ 4- 5 days, 250 km (2 - 3 days, 125 km, if one starts in Kanazawa) (see also below alternative access to Fukui from Kyoto / Biwako area)
- Day 1: Kurobe to approx. Tonami ⇒ 1 day, 70 - 80 km
- See Garmin FUK Kurobe - Fukui
- mainly flat, but there is one elevation (about 200 m after Tonami)
- There is a bicycle road along the coast from Kurobe until Toyama and then on to Oyabe
- There is also a cycle road suggested between Toyama and Takaoka and the one between Uozu and Toyama is described also here
- Attractions: long bicycle lane along the sea
- Accommodation: around Tonami
- Day 2: Tonami to approx. Kanazawa ⇒ 1 day, 60 km (or shorter, some train ride is also possible)
- See Garmin FUK Kurobe - Fukui
- Elevation between Tonami and Kanazawa from 50 m to 200m, rest flat
- Bicycle lane until Oyabe
- Attractions: Kanazawa
- Kanazawa castle
- Kenrokuen (Park)
- Temples & Shrines
- Art Museum
- Accomodation: Kanazawa
- Day 3 (or Day 1): Kanazawa to approx. Kaga ⇒ 1 day, 50 - 60 km (or more if Natadera is included)
- Access: potentially by Shinkansen directly from Kurobe Unazukionsen to Kanazawa and start tour in Kanazawa
- See Garmin FUK Kurobe - Fukui
- mainly flat, along the coast.
- There is a bicycle lane all the way from Noto peninsula to Kaga
- This route only takes it from Kanazawa to Kaga.
- Part of this bike lane is also described here
- See Garmin ISH Kaga - Natadera for excursion between Komatsu and Kaga to Natadera
- 26 km Kaga - Natadera - Kaga, but it can be made along the way.
- See here for a tour in & around Kaga
- Attractions:
- long bicycle lane along the sea
- Natadera
- Onsen area
- Accommodation: Kaga
- Day 4 &5 ? (or Day 2 &3 ?): Kaga to Fukui ⇒ 1 or 2 days, 70 km
- See Garmin FUK Kurobe - Fukui
- mainly flat, but some small hills right after Kaga
- There is potentially a bicycle road from about Eiheiguchi station to Fukumachi, but not to the station in Fukui. Currently not considered in the route planning
- Attractions
- Accommodation: Fukui or Maruoka (1 - 2 days)
- Access: Kyoto - Fukui, direct train, 1:30 h or Fukui - Lake Biwa, about 1 h
Tsuruga to Fukui ⇒ 2 days, 140 km
- Access:
- Kyoto - Tsuruga, 50 min, direct train
- Nagahama (Lake Biwa) - Tsuruga, 40 min, direct train
- Alternatively also tour from Fukui to Tsuruga: Kyoto - Fukui, direct train, 1:30 h
- Tour recommended by KANCycling: http://www.kancycling.com/Echizen/Echizen_Route.html this page also contains suggestions for accommodation and other places to visit along the route.
- Day 1: Tsuruga to Tojinbo ⇒ 1 day, 84 km
- See Garmin FUK Tsuruga - Maruoka - Fukui
- mainly flat, but two shart elevations to about 120 m
- Attractions
- Coast between Tsuruga and Fukui
- Tochinbo Coast
- Accommodation: around Tochinbo
- Day 2: Tojinbo - Maruoka - Fukui ⇒ 1 day, 60 km
- See Garmin FUK Tsuruga - Maruoka - Fukui
- flat, except for way to Eiheiji
- Attractions
- Accommodation: around Fukui
- Possible Day 3
- There is a tour suggested around Sabae and Echizen-Takefu, to the South for Fukui along the train line to Tsuruga
Other cycling recommendations
- Cycling courses around Toyama:
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