The Kumano Kodo is comprised of five main routes.  They are the Kii-ji route, Nakahechi route, Ise-ji route, Ohechi route, and Omine-Okugakemichi route on the Kii Peninsula.  The Nakahechi route is one of them.

The mountain road from Tanabe to Hongu, Shingu, Nachi is called "Nakahechi"