In Ep.133 I talked about the top 5 rides in Hokkaido, but not everyone has the time or ability to travel across the island to ride them.

So this week I'm bringing it closer to home with the Top 5 rides you can do starting right from Sapporo.

From classic local climbs to scenic countryside roads and epic coastal adventures, these are rides every cyclist living in or visiting Sapporo should experience.

In this episode I count down:

#5 Mt.Teine

#4 Tobetsu Farmland & Kobayashi Sake Brewery

#3 Jozankei with Nakayama Pass or Asari Pass

#2 Lake Shikotsu

#1 Shakotan

I also reference several previous Cycling Hokkaido podcast episodes that cover many of those routes in more detail and here are those links below.

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#4 Tobetsu Farmland & Kobayashi Sake Brewery

Ep.10 The Ride to Kobayashi Sake Brewery

pod.link/1717043158/episode/MDA3MDkwYWYtMWJjMy00NWNhLWI4ZTEtYTZhNzgxZDA5OGUx

Ep.34 Japanese Festivals in Hokkaido pod.link/1717043158/episode/MGM5YTAzN2QtZjc0ZS00MTk4LWJkYmEtOTBlZmNkZjAyMTdj

#3 Jozankei with Nakayama Pass or Asari Pass

Ep.15 A Pilgrimage to Asari

pod.link/1717043158/episode/M2Q1NDRiOTYtZjUxZi00YjBhLTk1MWUtN2I3MTY1NzczOGU4

Ep.9 Riding Up and Down Nakayama Toge pod.link/1717043158/episode/NzJlMTNlNjItMmQxNy00ZTY5LTlhYjQtMzgwMDdlZDlkNmNl

#2 Lake Shikotsu

Ep.93 Hiking Mt.Eniwadake

pod.link/1717043158/episode/YjA4OWYxYzMtNjFlMy00NDE1LWI3YTItZGY1NzYyZDUxMDIy

Ep.60 The Mysterious Lake Okotanpe pod.link/1717043158/episode/ZjNkOTAxYmEtNmQ3Yy00MDg2LWI0ZWMtMjllNjA4ZWYwN2Qx

#1 Shakotan

Ep.3 Jomon Era Stone Circles in Hokkaido pod.link/1717043158/episode/ZTQyYzdhZDktMzQxNC00OWJjLWE5ZDYtZmYyNjAxNWIzMmE1

Ep.5 Otaru by Bike

pod.link/1717043158/episode/MTU5NWFkZjctNmMxNC00ZjY2LTg1YWItNDRmM2VhNDQ0OGNi

Ep.12 Cycling Yoichi, a Town in Decline pod.link/1717043158/episode/OGNkMTgwMzAtNzI1Yi00NmM3LWJhNGYtZTIxYzA1MDgzNDBl

Ep.38 The Hiyoriyama Lighthouse pod.link/1717043158/episode/NzBhYzg1NGQtMDRjZi00NDVhLThiNTMtNmRjMmQ1ZTIwNTU5

Ep.48 Ebisu Rock & Daikoku Rock pod.link/1717043158/episode/OWQyY2I4ZDAtYzRkMS00ZDQ0LTg1MGUtYzMzODIyZDdiOTQy

Ep.91 The Great Buddha of Otaru pod.link/1717043158/episode/ZmFjMWRjNTAtZTg3ZS00ZTc5LTkwY2MtNTNkNGM1YjgyZDIw

Ep.97 A Super Ride to Shakotan

pod.link/1717043158/episode/OWI3MjdmM2UtYjQ2My00ODgwLWE0M2MtYjA0MjBlNjZkMWVl

Ep.49 Cycling to Shakotan Kamui Misaki pod.link/1717043158/episode/NDZhZTI4NjYtMWVlOS00N2UyLWE2YmMtZTg3YTg0ZTVkNWFi