And unlike Ohechi which was another pilgrimage road to Kumano after the early-modern period and used by mainly writers and artists, Kohechi was used by mainly the common people.
また、同じ近世以降の熊野参詣道でも文人墨客の道として利用された大辺路などと異なり、小辺路はもっぱら庶民の参詣道として用いられた。