The Snow Country Trail is a hiking course that covers 280 kilometers through towns in three prefectures between Niigata, Gunma and Nagano. You don't have to do the whole thing but can pick and choose which sections interest you or suit your ability. There are plenty of things to stop off and do along the way as the trails head down into the valleys and towns, as well as up to the peaks. Stunning scenery all around and you are never too far away from an onsen either, so after pounding the trail all day you can recuperate with a good long soak.
The Snow Country Trail website has the route maps for each leg though it is only in Japanese at the moment.
Rufus Starbuck @rufus.starbuck
Hanging out in the mountains of Niigata. Arrived by accident and yet to leave. Seem to spend far too much time eating...
