Day 2 - Woke up, or more accurately, was awakened (4:00 AM, light on), cooked spam and eggs, had a cup of coffee, got on the trail at 6:30. I made a command decision not to climb up to Kumotori but rather to skirt it. My knees weren’t in great shape and I didn’t know what was ahead of me, so took the detour. It was nice and flat for about 2km or so. Detour 1 – The first tiling detour at about the 1.5km mark, was the hardest. The trail disappeared and if I hadn’t had my route on my Garmin I might have lost it several times. Plus, it is a bit of a climb. Not much, but with the overgrown trail and few markers, it is tough to follow. I spotted several of the red ribbons in the dirt. Made it back to the main trail, which is wide, smooth and flat for long stretches. The part around Mt. Nanatsuishi required some climbing and had switchbacks but no alternative IOT get to detour #2. The downhill section before Detour #2 is not too bad. Detour 2 – (at the 3.5-5.5km mark) No problem. There is a sign that said, “closed” but risked it anyway since I was only going 1km out and 1km back. Again, a flat route, no problem to follow it. Forest track, dirt. With the last detour out of the way, I headed for the last stretch. The trail descends sharply until 1 or 2 km past the lodge. From that point on, it is really nice. Forest dirt path, gradual descent, easy to make time. Arrived at Kamosawa station at 2:00. Total elapsed time, 7.5 hours. Took the bus from Kamosawa, at Okutama for the 4:27, back home.