Izu Climbing

The route with the most merciless slope in the Izu Peninsula is from this Ugusu.

From Ugusu, a small town by the sea, you start running towards the Amagi Plateau in front of you, and it is a gentle riverside road for a while.

Eventually, when the houses were cut off and you entered the mountainous area surrounded by trees, the road became as narrow as a car, and the slope was around 10%.

This is where this route is in production. A merciless slope with an average slope of 9% that climbs about 840m in about 9 km is waiting.

There are two flat sections of about a few hundred meters in the middle, so you can take a break there, but there are places where it is instantaneous to 30% in the inside of the slope or curve of about 15%.

If the altitude rises and you start to see the town and sea of Ugusu, the starting point from the mountainous area, you will be a little closer to the Amagi Kogen Ranch.

There is a rest house on the ranch where you can enjoy snacks, so you can stop by.

Sometimes cows are released on the ranch depending on the season.

The road extends to the left at the end of the straight climb that runs through such a ranch. If you turn around, you will see the scenery full of openness overlooking Suruga Bay.

It’s a little bit to the pass. The slope of nearly 10% continues until the end, but in the majestic scenery without trees blocking it, when you climb the ridge road, you feel that your legs, which should have been tired, will return to your strength.

The sign of Nishina Pass is the goal. There is a stone monument on the side of the road. The ranch is close, so there is also a sign that says “Beware of cows”.

From the pass, you can see Suruga Bay, and on a sunny day, you can see Mt. Fuji in the distance.

If you get off your bike and climb the hiking trail a little, you can go to the top of the mountain.