Day 4 of our Kumano Kodo trek was the ‘big climb’ of the trip. All our guide books stated that you must begin the hike before 8am despite the day only being 14km. After our experience of the steep hot climb on day 1 we were prepared for a hard day. That meant an early …
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The Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail: Part 1
One of the first things we had planned for our world tour was a four day hike across the Kii peninsula, which is to the south of Kyoto and Osaka. Both of us had come across the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail independently in our research and we thought that it sounded like a great trip. …
Claire and Gareth go travelling! 