Meeting Place & Time: Karakida Station (Odakyu Line) at 10:32AM
Train: Shinjuku (Odakyuu Line local going towards HonAtsugi) 9:43 departure → 9:50 Yoyogi Uehara arrival (CHANGE trains) → Yoyogi Uehara (Odakyuu Line fast train direct going to Karakida) 9:55 departure → Karakida 10:29 arrival
Course: Karakida Station (Odakyuu Line) – Bessho Park – Sasaragi Green Area – Nagaike Pond – Shimizu Green Area – TamaSakai Station (Keio Line)
Walking Time: About 4 Hours (12KM) plus a lot of time for fun (including looking at the beautiful maples along the way), so the hike should take about 5 hours.
Course (in Japanese)
http://www.ops.dti.ne.jp/~hmiura/hachioji_besshoryokuchi.html