Mt. Rokko to Arima Onsen (Kobe/Hyogo)

Rokkosan 931m is a popular dayhike from Kobe. The hike has nice views, a little bit of climbing and you can have lunch at the top. To finish it off go down to Arima Onsen, take a bath, and then loop back to Kobe by train. Watch out for the boar and stay away if you see any.

		
⏲︎	Time: 6h
✎	Kanji: 六甲山
⚲ 	Location: Hyogo
↔	Distance: 12.4km
✮	Difficulty: Easy
ᨒ	Elevation Gain: 1105m
☀	Dayhike
☉	Hiking Season: year-round
	Snow Dec to Feb

Access

Take the train to Ashiyagawa station and walk to the trailhead. It's about 15min walk to the trailhead.

There is no parking at the trailhead so this hike is best accessed by train. You’ll finish the hike at Arima Onsen and take the train from there back to Kobe.

Trail description

After going through the foreat for a bit youll pass some shops and a small waterfall. The trail has a couple of small climbing sections, the rocks have an interesting color and you'll have nice views of the whole Kobe/Osaka bay area.

It takes about 3h to the top and you can have a nice break at the restaurant up there. After stopping by the peak head back down to Arima Onsen.

Since there are a lot of trails on the mountain it’s best to download the offline map from yamap to avoid getting lost.