Matsukawa Course
Spectacular Japanese Beech forest with giant trees included. A course for you to enjoy tranquil and peaceful settings of a mountain.
The Matsukawa Course has its trail entrance at Matsukawa Onsen. It’s a very clear straight path on which steep slope continues up until it joins the Amihari Course on Mt. Ubakura.
In the Japanese Beech forest zone, enjoy the awesome giant trees and peace and quiet forests. In autumn, you will be able to enjoy beautiful colored-leaves of Japanese Beech trees. After passing Mt. Ubakura, a fine view of soaring Mt. Iwate starts to be available in front of you.
With stunning view of Hachimantai through to Ura-Iwate (the west side of Mt. Iwate), this is a course that you can have fun in both climbing and descending.
Course Time
| Section | Time |
|---|---|
| Trailhead → Mt. Ubakura | Ascending: 3 hrs 10 min. Descending: 2 hrs |
| Mt. Ubakura →Kiritoshi | Ascending: 30 min. Descending: 30 min. |
| Kiritoshi → Mountaintop (via Flower Fields) | Ascending: 3 hrs 40 min. Descending: 3 hrs |
* The course time and distance are shown just as a guide.
Access
| Section | Transportation | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Morioka → Matsukawa Onsen | Iwate Kenpoku Bus | 2 hrs |
* For details, please check with the information counter or website of each transportation facility, or others.
To have many giant trees is another feature of this course.
The fine view, even covering the view toward Mt. Eboshidake, starts to be available from the point around Mt. Ubakura.
The area around Ubakura Fork is a place appropriate to take a rest.