I can finally start sharing our summer bike trip with you all! This is part 1 of our 夏休み (summer break) cycling trip from Kanazawa (金沢) in Ishikawa Prefecture to Matsumoto (松本) and back again. It was 430 miles (692km) and 33,192 ft (10,117m) total over one week.

This part is about our first two days riding from the Kanazawa area to Hida and then to Kanayama (both in Gifu Prefecture)

Zeb wrote a full blog post with detailed descriptions of where we stayed, mileage and elevation of each day, etc.: https://www.ramblingramsbothams.com/b...

Day 1: Uchinada to Hida (飛騨市) in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県)
75 miles (120km) + 5700’ elevation 
Ride and Route info:   / strava  

Day 2: Hida to Kanayama (飛騨金山)
85 miles/137km + 6700’ elevation 
Ride and Route info:   / strava  

In this part, we also stop by the Gujo-Hachiman castle ( 郡上八幡城) in Gero!

More about the castle: http://www.gujohachiman.com/kanko/sig...
More about Hida: https://hida.travel/
More about the Kinkotsu Alleyways: https://visitgifu.com/see-do/kinkotsu...

🎙️ Want to keep up with the rest of our adventures? We have a podcast! : https://www.ramblingramsbothams.com

More videos about Japan Cycling here:
Riding from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go:    • We Cycled to Shirakawago from Kanazaw...  
Kanazawa cherry blossom tour on a mamachari bike:    • Sakura Cherry Blossom Bike Tour! 🌸📚 S...  
Biking the Highlands of Japan in Nagano:    • Cycling the Highlands of Japan (美ヶ原) ...  
Noto Peninsula Cycling Tour:    • Noto Peninsula Cycling Adventure in J...  

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