Japan Nagano Prefecture

Venus Line

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76.4 km
Length
+3,059 m
Ascent
−1,888 m
Descent
1,966 m
Highest point
18
Hairpins
19.4%
Max gradient
1h 42min
Drive time (approx.)
Venus Line map
76.4 km · 18 hairpins · 1,966 m

Elevation profile

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What does Venus Line look like?

Venusline, Wada Nagawa-machi 2011
Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Drone panorama of Shirakaba Lake, Nagano Prefecture
Benlisquare · CC BY-SA 4.0
Venus Line 12
Douglaspperkins · CC BY 4.0
Kurumayama Kogen29s3s4592
663highland · CC BY 2.5
Venus Line 02
Douglaspperkins · CC BY 4.0
Venus Line 01
Douglaspperkins · CC BY 4.0
Venus Line 03
Douglaspperkins · CC BY 4.0
Venus Line 04
Douglaspperkins · CC BY 4.0
Drone shot of Shirakaba Lake, Nagano Prefecture
Benlisquare · CC BY-SA 4.0
ビーナスライン 八島ヶ原湿原 20130709 - panoramio
690 Noda · CC BY 3.0
ビーナスライン 白樺樹林 20130709 - panoramio
690 Noda · CC BY 3.0

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A highland road from Chino through Tateshina, Lake Shirakaba and Kirigamine to the Utsukushigahara plateau, running along grassy ridges near 2,000 m with views of Yatsugatake and the Northern Alps.
Start
Chino
35.99787, 138.14025
Finish
Ueda
36.22800, 138.14383

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

55
Bamiyan 0.2 km · 769 m
Saizeriya 0.3 km · 769 m
SPADA 0.3 km · 769 m
Kaisen-Chubo 0.3 km · 769 m
Wood Pecker 1.3 km · 796 m
Denny's 1.3 km · 795 m
Tomyamkun 1.4 km · 794 m
唐揚げのやまざき 1.5 km · 796 m
信州路遊膳蕎麦の郷 1.7 km · 800 m
テンホウ 2.1 km · 807 m
ハルピン味噌らーめん 雷蔵 2.2 km · 807 m
ぐるわ 2.3 km · 809 m
30 more
13 unnamed places along the road, from 0.2 km to 62.7 km.

Toilets

22
バイオトイレ（要トイレチップ） 47.0 km · 1,805 m
21 unnamed places along the road, from 0.3 km to 75.8 km.

Fuel

9
あぐりライフ信州諏訪 ちのSS 0.4 km · 769 m
ENEOS 2.5 km · 814 m
ENEOS 3.2 km · 832 m
PETRAS 4.6 km · 849 m
Idemitsu 6.6 km · 878 m
ENEOS 7.1 km · 886 m
apollostation 11.0 km · 983 m
JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy 32.4 km · 1,549 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.4 km to 49.6 km.

Parking

119
茅野市民館第2駐車場 1.1 km · 790 m
パーキング矢崎 2.1 km · 807 m
湯川温泉;河童の湯 11.8 km · 1,003 m
すずらん峠園地駐車場 25.5 km · 1,744 m
すずらん峠園地駐車場 25.5 km · 1,745 m
ホテルP1駐車場 37.3 km · 1,422 m
ふるふる 37.5 km · 1,437 m
P2 41.5 km · 1,569 m
伊那丸富士見台 44.9 km · 1,701 m
富士見台 45.5 km · 1,716 m
八島湿原駐車場 54.2 km · 1,648 m
108 unnamed places along the road, from 0.5 km to 74.8 km.

Michi-no-eki (roadside stations)

3
道の駅ビーナスライン蓼科湖 15.6 km · 1,222 m
道の駅美ヶ原高原美術館 75.8 km · 1,958 m
道の駅美ヶ原高原美術館 75.9 km · 1,956 m

Viewpoints

7
白樺高原 夕陽の丘 28.5 km · 1,656 m
6 unnamed places along the road, from 24.8 km to 63.3 km.

EV chargers

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 41.6 km to 41.6 km.

Mountain huts

3
Korpokkur Hutte 47.0 km · 1,805 m
Hütte Javelle 51.2 km · 1,661 m
Hutte Misayama 52.5 km · 1,641 m