04:08
11.8 km
683 m
恵山
恵山・海向山 (北海道)
2025.11.24(月) 日帰り
The magnificent Esan. It was on my bucket list for a while, and I finally had the chance to hike it. On a public holiday during a long weekend, I took the chance and hiked the active volcano 🌋 near Hakodate. The road to the more convenient parking place was already closed for winter (although it wasn’t that cold yet and no snow either), so I walked up the road to get to the trailhead. The volcano is very nice, quite active and it’s not that difficult to climb it. The views are also very nice, some onto the ocean, since Esan is conveniently located at a cape. What surprised me was that I was the ONLY human being on that volcano for the whole day, didn’t see another single soul. It was quite nice but als weird since whole Japan is overrun with tourists lately. I guess they haven’t discovered the awesome volcanoes yet 😎. Absolutely stunning mountain, a recommendation for anyone visiting the Hakodate area.