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Long-distance trail in Japan
Kumano Kodō
Kumano Kodō runs 512 km through Japan, and it is walked in 7 stages — the longest of them Ohechi, 115 km. The route below is the waymarked relation itself, kept by the people who paint the blazes, not a line traced over a map by us.
Walk any of it with wayly and the trail keeps its own score. Every track you record clears the ground you covered, and the share of the trail lying inside that cleared ground is your progress — 409 km of it — 80 % and it counts as walked. Nothing to tick, and nothing to remember when you get home.
7 stages
Trail passport
26 stamps, one for every 20 km — pressed by the tracks you record, not by a button
About the trail
The Kumano Kodō (熊野古道) is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Peninsula, the largest peninsula of Japan. These mountainous trails are used by pilgrims to the "Kumano Sanzan" (熊野三山) - the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano: Kumano Hongū Taisha (熊野本宮大社), Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社) and Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社).
Walk it, or just look closer
The full route view carries the height profile, the climbs, the weather over it and a GPX you can put on a watch. Open Kumano Kodō in the route viewer →
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Questions
How long is Kumano Kodō?
512 km, split into 7 stages. wayly counts it walked when your recorded tracks cover 409 km of it — 80 %.
How many stages does Kumano Kodō have?
7. The longest is Ohechi, 115 km; the average works out at 73 km.
Which countries does Kumano Kodō cross?
It stays inside Japan.
