Mt Rokko & Arima Onsen — Kobe Mountain SkylineLoop.
Distance
45 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,100 m
Mt Rokko & Arima Onsen — Kobe Mountain Skyline Loop.
A compact, intense day loop on the mountain wall behind Kobe. The Omote-Rokko drive and the ridge roads climb from the port city to the 931m crest of Mt Rokko, with the celebrated million-dollar night view over Osaka Bay from Mt Maya on the way up. The descent drops down the far side into Arima, one of Japan's oldest hot-spring towns. Tight, technical tarmac with city-and-sea panoramas the whole climb.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance45 km
Days1
Total climb1,100 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
KobeStart · Start in the port city. Pick up the Omote-Rokko Drive and begin the climb straight up the mountain wall behind town.
Nunobiki Herb GardenScenic Point · Terraced hillside gardens above the harbour, beside the Nunobiki Falls — one of Japan's great waterfalls, hidden minutes from the city centre.
Mt Maya KikuseidaiPhoto Spot · The Kikuseidai platform delivers Kobe's famous ten-million-dollar view across Osaka Bay. Worth the stop even in daylight.
Mt Rokko Garden TerraceMountain Pass · The 931m high point of the range. The Rokko-Shidare observatory and terrace give a 360-degree panorama before the run down the north slope.
Arima OnsenEnd · End in Arima, one of Japan's three oldest hot-spring towns. Soak in the iron-red gold spring (kinsen) or the clear silver spring (ginsen).
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