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After visiting the Hida Folk Village, we exited, and found a trailhead for the hike up to the ruins of the Matsukara Castle a short distance up the road. There were signs warning of a recent bear sighting, and bells to ring, but we didn't encounter any wildlife, just a couple of hikers. The trail was rocky in places, but easy to...

Started from the further of two trailheads along the road past theKiyomizu-dera temple area, took a short side trail to the summit (no views), and completed a loop that returned us to the trailhead that is nearer to the temple. Parts of the trail were rocky, so we were glad to have proper shoes, but the trail was easy to...

The parking lot at the end of Jordan Rd was almost full when we arrived shortly before 10am. The last half mile was rough, drivable but painful if you didn't have at least 6-8" clearance (and while conditions were dry). Restrooms, and a pay station. Hiked the loop counterclockwise, climbing up to Brins Mesa first, continuing to...

Started this hike after lunch at Untertrübsee. Walked the paved road to Haltenhütte. Once past Haltenhütte, we found a marked trail, which we followed to a junction with "Scheidegg" painted on a rock. At 1,900m the trail got faint;managed to spot a few more fading trail markers before giving up and heading straight up to the...