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Hakone Old Road (Hakone-Tokaido)

Category 2

11.3 km

Distance

680 m

Elevation Gain

6%

Average Gradient

13%

Max Gradient

874 m

Summit Elevation

The Hakone Old Road climb follows the historic Tokaido Highway — one of the five great roads of Edo-period Japan, connecting Tokyo (Edo) to Kyoto — from Odawara at sea level to the Hakone checkpoint plateau at 874m, a route that has carried travellers past Mount Fuji for 400 years and now carries cy...

Pro Tip

The Amazake-chaya teahouse at approximately 7km (870m elevation) is a compulsory stop, not merely a suggestion: the establishment has been serving amazake (sweet, non-alcoholic fermented rice drink, w...

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