Maple Yaba Cycling Road, in Oita-prefecture
Maple Yaba Cycling Road is a bicycle path that uses the abandoned Yabakei
Railway line and was established in 1982. As it uses the old railway line,
the gradient is gentle and it is a recommended cycling course for beginners.
You can enjoy many scenic spots such as the autumn leaves and the “Ao no Cave
” made famous by Kikuchi Kan’s “Beyond Gratitude and Revenge”, and it is a
cycling road with a wide variety of routes including tunnels and iron bridges that
use the old railway line.