JA5/EH-188 Okiooshima, failed

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The plan was to activate Okiooshima today. The weather was lovely. I had a peek at various navigation apps how to reach the summit, and the GSI-app showed a promising path.

We caught the 11:30 ferry to Oshima from Yawatahama harbour. The ferry-ride is 25 minutes and the return-ticket is ¥1350.

So we hopped off at the harbour and found the start of the path which showed gradually rising levels. After a wrong start we found the correct path. We smoothly continued our path, only to be briefly startled by a big, long brown snake. Untill we reached an orchard. The farmer has thrown all of the cut-off branches over the fence, across the path. We scrambled a bit further, but past the orchard, the path ended. This was within 145m of the summit, but too low to be valid for the activation-zone (it was 115m).
Since our ferry left again at 16:30, I didn’t want to try alternative paths, afraid we might be back too late.

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GSI path, doesn’t continue past cross.

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GPS-track of the actual parh

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As a consolation we found our 600th geaocache on the adjacent Jio Island.

73, Martin JL1EVF/5 (PE1EEC)

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Hello Martin-san.
I have never climbed Okiooshima, but looking at Google Maps and the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan map, it looks like you can climb it from the north side of the island.It’s quite far from the port.

73,Seiji JG4LCS

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Hello Seiji-san

I felt we didn’t have enough time to go back to the return of the climb and continue north to the Industrial Promotion Center and start from the path there. The path I chose had a more gradual ascent, while the one up north starts very steep. It would have been better if I got there with the early ferry, then I would have had plenty of time. But with this post, the next person who goes there, now knows to not go via the same path as me, hi.

73, Martin JL1EFV/5 (PE1EEC)

(now in Matsuyama where there are plenty more SOTA’s)

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Thank you for letting us know the trail condition.
Yes, Matsuyama has many SOTA mountains, and you should definitely try climbing Mount Ishizuchi, the highest peak in Western Japan. :slight_smile:

73,Seiji JG4LCS