Yama-nobori, take 3 (7/15)--Triangle mountain (backpost)

[Last of the Japan runs, alas, and so last of these backposts too]

Bike to Nijûyonken 二十四軒, looking for a parking spot. Find a medium-sized park with a baseball ground and 100 year kinen-hi, evidently put up by families of tonden; _large_ stone. From there run towards Maruyama (asking directions as well as consulting map), then head up into hills with the triangular mountain (looking like a big green musubi) as my target. Find a way up steep trails (at first not vey easy, and *accidentally* on private land) into nature reserve area with proper climbing trails marked. Head up to top; pretty steep, with steps in several places. Summit 311 meters, I think. Pause there for pics (cell phone, so only Tall One ever saw them), then head down via a slightly different route (the mountain hikers have several options; chatted to a few in passing, too), coming out finally at the proper entry place (yama no iriguchi). _Next time_ that's how I'll go in. Then take roads back to bike.

Time: 58:10
Speed: 6.2 mph
Distance 6.04 miles.

Comment: Hard but good climb, and a fitting end to the Saturday run sequence this trip. Next Saturday we'll be on a train bound for Kantô, we hope.

P.S. Here's confirmation of the trail and height.