ADVANCEDThe Mountains That Ring the City
≈ 11,000 steps + 27 mi by car5.2 mi on foot · 1 day or moreAdvanced II · 9 stops · 800 credGetting there is not the hard part.Two days in the hills on three sides of Kyoto: the Kiyotaki gorge and the thatched pilgrim road west, then the cedar valleys of Kurama, Kibune and Ohara north. Buses and a small railway, or a car. The gorge paths ice over in winter and the bus timetables thin out, so check before you go.
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