This 304 km route from Kiso Three Rivers to Kami crosses Gifu, Hyogo, Fukui, Kyoto, and Shiga. Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 3 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Wakasa Shimoyoshida, Fukui; the location sits about 110.0 km from the start of the route and 4.6 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Ooi Ishiyama, Fukui, sitting about 142.3 km from the start and 390 m off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Gifu, Hyogo, Fukui, Kyoto, Shiga.
Wakasa Shimoyoshida, Fukui
Ooi Nagai, Fukui
Ooi Yamada, Fukui
Obama Obama-Otokoyama, Fukui
Ooi Ishiyama, Fukui
Ooi Manganji, Fukui
Ooi Koshata, Fukui
Along the return route from Oku-Biwako Parkway
Nagahama Kinomotocho-Hannoura, Shiga
Peak activity at 16:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 3 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Wakasa Shimoyoshida, Fukui; the location sits about 110.0 km from the start of the route and 4.6 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 304 km route from Kiso Three Rivers to Kami crosses Gifu, Hyogo, Fukui, Kyoto, and Shiga. Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 3 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Wakasa Shimoyoshida, Fukui; the location sits about 110.0 km from the start of the route and 4.6 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Ooi Ishiyama, Fukui, sitting about 142.3 km from the start and 390 m off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
