Bring your own beverages and food for lunch, also good hiking shoes, backpack, and rain gear.
Meeting Place/Time: The ticket gate for Takao-san-guchi Station on the Keio Line at 9:52 AM.
Train: Shinjuku Station (Keio Line Limited Express) departing at 9:00 and arriving at Kitano at 9:36. Transfer at Kitano to the Keio-Takao Line departing at 9:38 and arriving at Takao-san-guchi Station at 9:52.
Return: Keio Bus from the Hikage bus stop to Takao Station (JR / Keio Lines) arriving around 5:00 or 6:00 PM, depending on which bus we catch.
Course: Takao-san-guchi Station – Mt. Takao Inariyama Trail – Shiroyama (lunch) – Kobotoke-touge – Mt. Kagenobu – Kogesawa – Ura-takao Plum Orchard – Hikage bus stop – Takao Station (JR/Keio Lines) – HUB British pub in Hachioji.
Walking time: 5 hours
Leader: Richard Evanoff