Great 2017 Golden Week Goose Chase
A Route recorded by jollynut@gmail.com on Apr 16, 17 -- View in full at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/20346287

Great 2017 Golden Week Goose Chase
Full description of this Hokkaido cycle touring route with photos, campgrounds is at The Hokkaido Wilds:
300km (5-day) round-trip from Sapporo into the Iwamizawa/Takikawa plains, returning via Lake Katsuragawa. Expect some quiet farming roads, nice onsen, and thousands of migratory geese at Miyajima Pond near Tsukigata (if visiting in late April/early May).
This is a great route for Golden Week in Hokkaido, as it avoids higher passes and areas in the region (500m plus), which will still be covered in snow. -- View in full at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/20346287

Start of Kita-Hiroshima Cycling Road
Almost 30km cycle road that runs straight into the almost-center of Sapporo. You'd be a mug to take any other way into Sapporo from this direction.

Shiroishi Cycling Road
Goes from Sapporo Convention Center to Kitahiroshima Station

Maoi Naganuma Campground
Around 1,000yen per person for tent site

Naganuma Onsen
600yen per person

Kuriyama Park Campground

Onsen

Tsukigata Campground

Tsukigata Onsen

Do-min Campground

Miyajima Pond
Thousands of migratory geese here during Golden Week.

Nopporo Forest

Bakery
Quite nice bakery.

Furuzan Chosui-chi Campground
1,000yen per person to enter, plus 500yen per tent.

Yuni Onsen
500yen per person.

Shinotsu Park
Nice park for a picnic lunch.

Elm Kogen Campground
Beautiful campground with onsen right next door. 550yen per person for the campground.

Elm Kogen Onsen
450yen per person with discount ticket from campground.

Max Value Supermarket

No facilities for 40km
Note: No facilities along this route for around 40km - no convenience stores, vending machines etc.

San-dan Waterfall
Large powerful waterfalls - well worth stopping to take a look.

Family Land Mikasa Campground
Free campground with new, clean bathrooms, as well as large pagodas. Onsen 2km away. Possible to pitch tent on ski-area building deck in wet weather.

Yu-no-moto Onsen
500yen per person - has large tatami relaxation room.

Yu-no-moto Onsen
Soba and curry with duck appears to be their speciality. 900yen for a large-size bowl of soba.

Seikomart Convenience Store

Elementary School
Water outside main entrance.

Nopporo Forest Park
Around 2km of hard-packed gravel.

Supermarket

Cycle-path
Paved cycle-path along river

Cycle-path
Paved cycle-path along river.

Cycle-path
Separated, paved cycle-path.

Locally made icecream

Nanporo Onsen