Mugikusa Pass & the Marchen Highway — Route299.
Distance
65 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,350 m
Mugikusa Pass & the Marchen Highway — Route 299.
Route 299 climbs from highland Chino over Mugikusa Pass at 2,127m — Japan's second-highest national-road pass — through birch woods and the mossy fairytale forest around Shirakoma Pond.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance65 km
Days1
Total climb1,350 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
ChinoStart · Highland city (800m) at the western foot of the Yatsugatake range. Fuel up — the pass road closes mid-November to mid-April.
Okutateshina HighlandsScenic Point · Cool birch and larch highlands — the start of the Marchen (fairytale) Highway.
Mugikusa PassMountain Pass · At 2,127m this is Japan's second-highest national-road pass, crossing the Yatsugatake ridge east to west.
Shirakoma PondPhoto Spot · A still, mirror-like pond ringed by a primeval moss forest — a short walk from the pass car park.
Matsubara Lake, YachihoEnd · Lakeside highland resort on the eastern descent; a calm place to end the ride.
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