Day 2 - Fuji from Wada pass
Bicycle: 62 km
Train: 80 km
Average Speed: km/h
Total Ascent: 1368 m
Riding time: 4:15 h
Weather: Sun and clouds
Today an iconic climb in the Kanto area: Wada pass!
Known for being steep... and that it is. But I like it. Very little traffic, steep uphill. I don't manage to ride it up all in one, but with 3 - 4 stops (I have my specific points where I stop to regain energy), I manage to ride it up completely. I have phases when I ride in some parts more often, and Wada pass every now and then ends up a weekly ride.
From the pass itself one can walk up to the peak of Mt. Jimba, from where with good weather one has a 360 view over Mt. Fuji, Minami Alps, the mountains around Chichibu and even as far as Nikko. Today I did not walk up, as I wanted to continue cycling.
On the downhill towards Uenohara one of the famous views of Mt. Fuji awaits, equipped with some benches to have a snack. Weather wasn't perfect, so one has to kind of know where Mt. Fuji is, but I promise once you found it, you can see it on this picture!
From here downhill to Uenohara loosing all the elevation I had struggled up, and then up again on the other side. However the good thing about starting a ride with Wada pass is that any climb that comes after it, is much easier.
From Miyagase dam theoretically one could even go up Yabitsu pass, which I think is slightly higher than Wada pass, but much less steep, at least from the Miyagase side. But today I did not have enough time for that, so it was only over to Miyagase Dam and then down from there to Hashimoto. With an obligatory stop at Onigo pan to get one of their fried donuts.
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