The route
Kumano Kodo
35.8 km and 1,911 m of climbing on the Nakahechi route of the Kumano Kodo, from Takijiri-oji to the grand shrine Kumano Hongu Taisha.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 35.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,911 m
- Highest point
- 687 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 7
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The Kumano Kodo, Nakahechi route, starts at Takijiri-oji, 99 m above sea level, in Wakayama prefecture. It is a pilgrimage path linking Tanabe, on the coast, to the grand shrine of Hongu through the mountains of the Kii peninsula: 35.8 km with 1,911 m of climbing on this route.
Beyond Takijiri-oji the path climbs straight away: the longest climb gains 399 m, from km 2.4 to km 6. It crosses Jujo Pass at km 6.7 and reaches its high point, 687 m, at km 8.1. A long, rolling stretch follows to the Mikoshi-tōge pass, at km 25.2, at 548 m.
Then comes the descent to Fushiogami oji, at km 32.7, from where the path reaches the grand shrine Kumano Hongu Taisha, at km 35.8, 90 m above sea level, after 1,919 m of descent. This is where the pilgrims' road from Takijiri-oji ends.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the crossing, from Takijiri-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha, takes shape in contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your name and your dates sit in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek