Shin-etsu Trail

Section Introduction

Section08

Mori-Miyanohara Station – Miyanohara – Nakago – Kettō

Section length: 17.2 kilometers; Time required: approx. 7 – 8 hours

Section highlights

The section travels at the base of the Mt. Naeba Geopark, with interesting fluvial terraces and lava formations resulting from eruptions on Mt. Naeba. Encounter people and lifestyles shaped by the dynamic natural world created by the mountain. This section is largely farm roads and paved road, and heads toward Akiyama-gō through open countryside and pastureland.

0km
17.2km
JR Mori-Miyanohara Station; Kizuna, the Sakae Village Reconstruction Memorial Hall＜289m＞
  • ビジターセンター駐車場トイレショッピング
Shops, restaurants and accommodations can be found in the station area
0.5km
16.7km
Shinetsu Sakae Michi no Eki＜275m＞
  • 駐車場トイレショッピング
Walk along highway 117
1km
16.2km
Miyanohara Bridge＜252m＞
Convenience store and post office in area
1.2km
16km
Kamigō Elementary School
Walk on a gravel road alongside terraced rice fields. View spreads out over a vast area
5.7km
11.5km
Nakago
Nakago no Sakura (cherry trees)＜474m＞
To Ryūgakubo, Tsunan Station
Overview of Nakago Village and river terraces
View of Sekida Mountains
9.9km
7.3km
Myōhō Pasture Office＜705m＞
Walk on a paved road along the pastureland Be careful of trucks and tractors on the road
15.7km
1.5km
Azuki Jizo＜935m＞
Traverse of beech forest; walk carefully
17.2km
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Kettō＜572m＞
  • ビジターセンター
  • 駐車場
  • トイレ
  • テント
  • 水
  • 宿泊施設

Key points

point1 This is the longest single section on the Shin-etsu Trail. Toilet facilities are only available at the start and end of the section, so act accordingly!

point2 Long sections are on paved and farm roads with little or no shade. Take measures to prevent overheating in summer.

point3 Do not enter the pasturelands, and stay away from the cows.

Milestones

Mori-Miyanohara Station

The northern gateway to the Sekida Mountains. Station on the JR Iiyama Line, which connects Nagano City with Nagaoka City in Niigata. Accessible by bus from Echigo-Yuzawa Station. Shops, parking and toilets are available in front of the station. Kizuna, the Shin-etsu Trail visitor center, is next door.

Nakago

Accessible by bus from Tsunan Station. No parking or toilets.

Kettō

Parking and toilet available. Accessible from Tsunan Station area by car or shared taxi.

Accommodations
  • Tent site
  • Accommodations

on the trail, within walking distance of the trail

  • Tomato no Kuni, Nakajō Onsen
  • Nōka Minshuku Higashi inn
  • Katakuri no Yado, Akiyama-gō Onsen
  • Moegi ni Sato, Kettō Onsen, Akiyama-gō

off-trail accommodations

  • matsunoyama onsen
  • echigo tanaka onsen
  • Sakasamaki Onsen
  • Echigo-Tsumari Daigonji Kōgen Campsite

information on the trail and nearby facilities

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