一関から気仙沼までの大船渡線沿いをサイクリング。大船渡線という名前の通り、大船渡までJR線が走っておりましたが、2011年3月の大震災で気仙沼から大船渡の盛駅までは、BRTになりました。BRTも電車と同じ輪行ルールなのか、調べてもよくわからないのが残念。
さて、一ノ関駅を出て国道284号線沿いに進めば気仙沼にたどり着きます。大船渡線は陸中門崎駅から千厩駅まで大きく北に蛇行しますが、猊鼻渓に寄らなければ、まっすぐ千厩方面に向かった方がよいと思います。千厩を過ぎるとやや山間地のルートで、道の駅むろねまで登り基調です。千厩を過ぎると道の駅むろねまであまり補給ができないので、ご注意を。道の駅を過ぎると気仙沼エリアに入っていきます。リアス・アーク美術館に寄って、大谷海岸はBRT気仙沼線の駅と、道の駅が併設されております。大船渡線の電車は1時間に1本もありませんが、BRTは結構本数があるので、使い勝手はよさそうですね。
気仙沼市南部、大谷海岸エリアを往復した結果、90㎞の道のりになりました。
Cycling along the Ofunato Line from Ichinoseki to Kesennuma. As the name Ofunato Line suggests, the JR line ran to Ofunato, but after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, the BRT was introduced from Kesennuma to Mori Station in Ofunato. Unfortunately, even after researching, I couldn't find out whether the BRT has the same rules for carrying bicycles as trains.
Now, if you leave Ichinoseki Station and head along National Route 284, you will reach Kesennuma. The Ofunato Line meanders north from Rikuchu-Monzaki Station to Senmaya Station, but if you are not going to Geibikei, it is better to head straight towards Senmaya. After Senmaya, the route is a bit mountainous and uphill to the Murone Roadside Station. Be careful, as there are not many places to get supplies after Senmaya until the Murone Roadside Station. After the roadside station, you will enter the Kesennuma area. After stopping by the Rias Ark Museum of Art, Oya Coast has a station on the Kesennuma BRT line and a roadside station. There are less than one train per hour on the Ofunato line, but the BRT runs quite frequently, so it looks convenient.
I made a round trip from the southern part of Kesennuma City to the Oya Coast area, covering a total distance of 90 km.
一ノ関駅東口を出て、ひたすら千厩方面に国道284号線を進みます。道の駅かわさきが休むにはちょうど良いところでしょうか。一関市は合併により多くの町が一つになったので、川崎町、千厩町など同じ市内ですが、結構距離があります。特にめぼしいものはありませんが、謎の石碑等があるので探してみてください。旧千厩町は旧一関市と気仙沼市の中間地点にあたり、街道町の雰囲気がありました。
Leave the east exit of Ichinoseki Station and head straight for Senmaya on National Route 284. Roadside Station Kawasaki is a good place to take a rest. Ichinoseki City was formed by merging many towns into one, so Kawasaki Town, Senmaya Town, and others are in the same city, but are quite far apart. There is nothing particularly noteworthy, but there are mysterious stone monuments and the like, so try to find them. The former Senmaya Town is halfway between the former Ichinoseki City and Kesennuma City, and has the atmosphere of a highway town.
千厩を越えると、旧室根村に入ります。信仰の山室根山に登りたかったですが、結構タフそうなので、パス。道の駅で休憩をとった後、謎のツリーハウスを経て気仙沼市内へ。
After passing Senmaya, we entered the old Murone village. I wanted to climb the sacred mountain, Muroneyama, but it seemed quite tough, so I passed. After taking a rest at a roadside station, we passed the mysterious tree house and entered Kesennuma city.
宿は気仙沼駅付近のとっており、翌日は大船渡方面に向かうので、市内南部の大谷海岸を目指しました。途中、リアス・アーク美術館に寄りました。大谷海岸からは、一路北上し、気仙沼港を経て安波山に登りました。
I stayed at a hotel near Kesennuma Station, and since I was heading to Ofunato the next day, I headed for Oya Beach in the southern part of the city. On the way, I stopped off at the Rias Ark Museum of Art. From Oya Beach, I headed north, passed Kesennuma Port, and climbed Mount Anba.
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