Following the Snow Country Trail from Gunma to Niigata, I managed to snag a sweet campsite with spectacular views down into the valley, only about an hour short of the pass. From this point the trail levels off as it passes one of the Mountain huts and its all downhill, literally. On the Niigata side, the SNC criss-crosses its way down into the valley. At this point in the season, the Niigata side was blooming with summer flowers. As I descended into the lush green native beech forests I could see the neighboring peak of Makihata, rising over the valley.
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Leaving Gunma via the SCT
Snow Country Trail
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By C. Rio
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![Not a bad way to wake up](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/7167-51241/1000/niigata-leaving-gunma-via-the-sct-51241.jpg)
Not a bad way to wake up (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)
![Looking through the haze](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/7167-51242/1000/niigata-leaving-gunma-via-the-sct-51242.jpg)
Looking through the haze (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)
![Passing the pass](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/7167-51243/1000/niigata-leaving-gunma-via-the-sct-51243.jpg)
Passing the pass (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)
![The other side](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/7167-51244/1000/niigata-leaving-gunma-via-the-sct-51244.jpg)
The other side (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)
![Shrine on the other side](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/7167-51245/1000/niigata-leaving-gunma-via-the-sct-51245.jpg)
Shrine on the other side (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)
![On the Niigata side](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/7167-51246/1000/niigata-leaving-gunma-via-the-sct-51246.jpg)
On the Niigata side (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)
![Summer flowers](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/7167-51247/1000/niigata-leaving-gunma-via-the-sct-51247.jpg)
Summer flowers (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)
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