Oku-Musashi Nature Trail Runnig | Gentle trail from Kitamuki jizou to Mt. Hiwada

About Oku-Musashi Nature Trail

Oku-Musashi is a generic term for the mountains and hilly areas in the southwestern part of Saitama Prefecture.
Oku-Musashi Nature Trail is a natural sidewalk in there.
It is a hiking course of about 11 km in length connecting Kamakita Lake, Kitamuki jizou, Mt.Mooni, Mt.Takasasu-yama, Mt.Hiwada, Kinchakuda, Koma Pass, Mt.Tenran, which is a landmark of Oku-Musashi.
It is suitable for trail running because it is a trail that is easy to run with a relatively gentle slope.

Paved road on the way to Kitamuki jizou
Paved road on the way to Kitamuki jizou

Map of Oku-Musashi Nature Trail

Map of Oku-Musashi Nature Trail
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Schedule of the day:

Seibu Lailway Musashiyokote Station(9:05)

Gojo Falls(9:45)

Kitamuki Jizoson(10:20)

Mt.Hiwada(11:20)

Kinchakuda(12:00)

Lunch break

Koma Pass(13:00)

Lake Miyazawa hot spring Kirari-bettei(13:30)

Gojo Falls was off limits on this day, I did not know whether I will come in the future or not.
The outlook from Mt. Hiwada is wonderful and Kinchakuda had a festival of Cluster amaryllis and it was very crowded.

Kinchakuda's Cluster amaryllis
Kinchakuda’s Cluster amaryllis

After trail running:

After the running is over, I ran from the end point of Koma Pass and got to a hot spring about 30 minutes.
This hot spring is named “Miyazawa Lake Spa Kiraku-bettei”, the bathing fee of the hot spring is 1000 yen.
From Hot Springs to Hanno Station is about ten minutes by bus.
Buses are about 1 to 2 per hour.

Miyazawa Lake Spa Kiraku-bettei
Miyazawa Lake Spa Kiraku-bettei