Mountain · Gangwon
Odaesan
오대산
Odaesan (1,565.4 m): a national park of flat-topped peaks, thousand-year forests and ancient Buddhist sites.
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15 Nov – 15 Dec 2026
Autumn fire-season trail closures
The Korea National Park Service closes 148 trail sections in the national parks for the autumn wildfire season: 115 fully and 33 in part. Other trails stay open as usual. Check the closure list for your park before you set off.
Place details
- Region
- Gangwon
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 평창군 · 홍천군 · 강릉시
- Summit height
- 1,565.4 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 246
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Odaesan
Odaesan, with Seoraksan, is one of the high peaks of the Taebaek range. Around its main peak, Birobong, stand Horyeongbong, Sangwangbong, Durobong and Dongdaesan. It became a national park in 1975.
Its granite has weathered into flat-topped peaks with deep soil, so it is a forest mountain rather than a rock one, famous for well-kept ecosystems, old temples and cultural treasures.
Jingogae pass divides the Odae and Yeongok watersheds.
Worth seeing
- Sangwonsa 상원사Start of the main trail to Sangwangbong.
- Birobong 비로봉The main peak.
Where the main trail starts
Sangwonsa Temple 상원사
A main route in the Forest Service guide begins here. Search the Korean name to plan your bus or taxi to the entrance.
Written from the Korea Forest Service guide 꼭 한번 가 볼 우리 100대 명산, p. 246.