National park · Gangwon
Odaesan National Park
오대산국립공원
Odaesan National Park: five peaks around Birobong (1,563 m), Gyebangsan at 1,577 m, Woljeongsa, Sangwonsa and the Sogeumgang valley.
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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.
Plan your visit
Three different sides of Odaesan
Temple valleys, the Birobong mountain group and Sogeumgang’s granite landscape each need a different arrival plan. Start with the scene you want to see.
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Woodland and temple surroundings
Woljeongsa Valley
Start at Woljeongsa approach 월정사
Choose the Woljeongsa side for the wooded temple valley beneath Odaesan’s five peaks. It is the destination of the rail-and-bus journey below, reached through Jinbu.
Getting to Woljeongsa -
A mountain summit
Birobong from Sangwonsa
Start at Sangwonsa 상원사
The park’s Birobong course starts farther into the valley at Sangwonsa and passes Jeongmyeolbogung on the climb. Choose this starting point when Birobong is your walking objective.
Official Birobong course -
Granite cliffs and waterfalls
Sogeumgangsan Valley
Start at Mureunggye, Sogeumgangsan entrance 무릉계 · 소금강산입구
Sogeumgang is a separate eastern district below Noinbong. Its valley approach passes Geumgangsa towards Guryong Falls; choose a turning point in the valley or the longer mountain course in the official guide.
Official Sogeumgangsan course
The Jinbu connection below is for Woljeongsa
It connects Jinbu Railway Station with Jinbu Bus Terminal and the Woljeongsa service. Sangwonsa lies farther into the valley, while Sogeumgang needs an arrival on the eastern side of the park.
Place details
- Region
- Gangwon
- Type of place
- National park
Getting there
Start at Jinbu (Odaesan) Railway Station
Entrance or stop 월정사
- Take bus 21, 221, 224 or 228 from Jinbu Station (진부역) to Jinbu Intercity Bus Terminal (진부시외버스터미널).
- At the terminal transfer to bus 225 or 226 serving Woljeongsa. Get off at Woljeongsa (월정사), the temple-side access point.
Coming back Take bus 225 or 226 from Woljeongsa to Jinbu Intercity Bus Terminal, then change to a bus serving Jinbu Railway Station. Check the connection before setting out.
Transport sources checked .About Odaesan National Park
Odaesan became Korea’s 11th national park in February 1975. It lies at the centre of the Baekdudaegan and has long been a centre of Buddhist culture. The park has three districts: Odaesan, Sogeumgangsan and Gyebangsan, which joined in 2011.
Five peaks stand like a folding screen around Birobong (1,563 m): Dongdaesan, Durobong, Sangwangbong and Horyeongbong. To the west Gyebangsan (1,577 m), the park’s highest peak, is known for its winter scenery. Both districts are soft earth mountains with flat tops and gentle ridges; below Noinbong to the east, the granite valley of Sogeumgang is called the little Geumgangsan.
The Silla monk Jajang is said to have brought the bodhisattva Manjusri here. Woljeongsa, Sangwonsa and the Jeongmyeol Bogung reliquary line the valley below the five peaks, with treasures such as the octagonal nine-storey pagoda of Woljeongsa and the bronze bell of Sangwonsa.
Worth seeing
- Woljeongsa 월정사Temple of the octagonal nine-storey pagoda, below the five peaks.
- Sangwonsa 상원사Temple known for its bronze bell.
- Sogeumgang 소금강Granite valley below Noinbong, the little Geumgangsan.
Written from the Korea National Park Service park introduction.