Trail Running Mt. Fuji on the Gotemba Trail

Trail running or fast hiking… The Gotemba Trail is considered the hardest of the trails up Mount Fuji. It is just over 10 miles (6 up and 4 down) with just over 7,000 feet of vertical gain and lots of soft and shifting gravel. It took me just over five hours, which was about twice as long as I expected; and I worked hard for it.