IOC Kansai International Outdoor Club

Hello! Everyone

If you’re looking for a long hike with a lot of ups and downs, you’re going to enjoy this one.
The plan is to start from Gokurakubashi, walk 50 minutes to reach the start of a long loop (15.5 km, 7 ups and downs, 6.5 hours) and then go back to the same station by the same trail that led to the big loop. There are many possibilities to shorten the loop etc. but I don’t intent to make the trip shorter unless necessary.

Participants:
6 maximum

Transport Details:

Meet at Gokuraku St.( Wakayama prefecture) at 9 AM
Transportation details :
1-Osaka loop line 6:41am Depart Osaka,
6:59am Arrive Shinimamiya
2-Train - Nankai Kouya line - Direction: for Hashimoto15 mins to make transfer.
Nankai line 7:14am Depart Shinimamiya 8:02am Arrive Hashimoto St.（Wakayama）
3-Train -Nankai Koya line - Direction: for Gokurakuhashi 4 mins to make transfer.
Nankai line 8:06am Depart  Hashimoto（Wakayama）8:44am Arrive Gokurakuhashi St.（Wakayama）

Budget:
Transportation (as indicated above)  about 2,100 yen round trip

Requirements:
Bring crampons (not sure if necessary but could be useful), head light & warm clothes on top of the usual hiking gear.

This is not a snowshoe event so we walk on the hiking trail but crampons might come in handy.

Cancellation Conditions:
If the weather forecast is too bad I may postpone or cancel.