It is for this reason that even today Atago-jinja Shrine can only be reached by walking up the mountain from Kiyotaki or Mizuo (taking approximately 2 hours to ascend and 1.5 hours to descend).
このため愛宕神社の参詣は平成の今もなお山麓の清滝や水尾から徒歩での登山が唯一の方法である（上り：約2時間、下り：約1.5時間）。