Mount Fuji - Lower Slopes

A footpath, Ochudo-meguri, encircles the mountain at about the level of the 5th and 6th stations on the access routes (about 8,200ft/ 2500m). The complete circuit (12 1/2mi/ 20km) takes 8-10 hours, starting from any convenient point. The most difficult stretches are Hoeizan, on the east side, and the Osawa Gorge (the largest gorge of Mount Fuji) on the west side. The path is known as the "boundary between heaven and earth".