Mountain · North Chungcheong
Woraksan
월악산
Woraksan (1,095.3 m): one of Korea’s five great rock peaks, a shark-tooth ridge above Chungju Lake.
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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
- North Chungcheong
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 제천시
- Summit height
- 1,095.3 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 274
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Woraksan
Woraksan rises on the Sobaek range where Chungcheong meets Gyeongsang, right beside Chungju Lake, between Sobaeksan and Songnisan national parks. It is one of Korea’s five great rock peaks.
From the highest peak, Yeongbong, the ridge south to Mansubong and Poamsan looks like a shark’s teeth, with the Sobaek peaks fading beyond. The Songgye valley runs west to the lake.
The mountain spans two provinces and four cities and counties.
Worth seeing
- Yeongbong 영봉The sheer summit rock.
- Songgye valley 송계계곡A long valley down to the lake.
Where the main trail starts
Deokjugol 덕주골
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. 274.