Interesting Mountain Autumn Leaves River Valley - Yamagata

面白山高原駅からハイキングコースはすぐです。駅からスタートする上流コースと林道を下り山寺に向かう道すがらにある下流コースがあります。 ハイキングコース50分くらいと書いてあるので渓流を散策しながら紅葉を楽しめると思ったら…上流コースから向かうと渓流に降りていくまで細い急勾配の道を歩きます。渓流にたどり着くとビックリする光景が…これがハイキングコース？まず人がスレ違いが出来ない程の狭い道…ハイキングは楽しいけど面白山紅葉川渓谷は面白い！ちょっとしたアドベンチャー気分です。ここに行くときは滑りにくい靴と飲み物は持っていきましょう。

2019年11月9日 ?見頃末期 紅葉七成落葉中 ?紅葉川溪谷 位在山形 緊臨面白山 東邊是宮城的奧新川溪谷西邊是山形的紅葉川溪谷 ?紅葉川溪流全長2公里 路面狹窄濕滑鞋底防滑是必須 ?遊步道入口在車站2公里外的下游處 遊客大都是從車站旁溪流中段 直接切入 從JR面白山高原站出發 沿著梯級向下走可進入紅葉川溪流 ?藤花の滝 落差僅有200米 但水花為三段式 近觀依舊頗俱氣勢 ?進入小峽谷 水流湍急 有兩座鐵橋算是步道中最險峻的路段 驚險度和絕美度成正比是紅葉川溪谷最美的路段 ?中段的[絹糸の滝] 也是亮點之一 ?最後一景[千太滝]與吊橋

下流から上流に渓谷を歩きました。雄大な滝と景色に圧巻されます。足元は狭く川の中を歩く場面もあります。前日雨でしたので増水していたのもありますが長靴がオススメです。地元の方でも行った時がない方が多いようでぜひ1度訪れて見てください。

紅葉はまだ早い様です。この後林道を1時間半掛けて山寺迄歩きました。

10月末に初めて行きました。山寺からの道は狭く離合が難しかったですが、下流の駐車場から沢を登り、帰りは車道を下りました。紅葉が?最中で楽しめました。禁猟区ですが、大きな岩魚が淵を優雅に泳いでいました。

Trail has already closed in winter, until next May. There should be a notice at the station. So that people won't have to come here for nothing.

Beautiful views

Omoshiroyama tracking Saturday, October 17th,2020 it was my first time to have a chance to visit here. I would say it was breathtaking. Here I will share my experience for those who would like to visit. There are two main spot for the starting this trial. The easiest one would be just next to the station (Omoshiroyama-Kogen station). You can come here by train from Sendai. I arrived at around 8:30 and parked my car near the station. There is a bathroom and some wending machines if you like to use it. The trial goes in two directions at the station. One side is short but worth to go there. There is a waterfall and a space (just space) where you can enjoy cooking ‘nabe’. It was hard to find the trial head of the other direction since the map wasn’t clear. Just go back to the station and move up from the stairs and cross the bridge. You will see a small entrance on your left. Walk down from the narrow path. You will reach the river in 2-3 minutes. Then just follow the path until the end. The whole trial was very narrow and slippery. Make sure that your shoes are suitable for this. The scenery is spectacular. Have a good camera with you. Don’t drop it though. Watch your steps. I mean it. Specially after a rainy day. There are many wooden bridges where you will cross the river a lot. This will give you chance to take very good pictures. The fall colors wasn’t on the peak but I think after a week it will be better. At the end of the the path you will see the parking lot for the other hand. You can either return from the river path or just follow the car road which will take about 20 min. to get back to the station. There is also a Cosmos flower ? field nearby. The peak season is early October or end of September. It is for free. You can take some beautiful photos. If you would like to push yourself more than you can go to Yamadera which takes 10 mins by train and 20 min by car. Alternatively you can hike up to the Omoshiroyama Overall it was an amazing experience. I post lots of videos and photos. If you think this comment is helpful than don’t forget to click on thumbs up ?