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Mount Odaigahara

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Mount Odaigahara

大台ヶ原山

Nara · Kansai

大台ヶ原山 is a 1,695 m summit in Nara (Kansai). The walk to the top is the reason to come: the route is the attraction rather than the approach to one, and the summit is reached on foot from a marked trailhead. Check the local trail authority for the current season, snow line and hut openings before setting out — these vary year to year and are not fixed by the calendar.

Why we picked it

A named summit with a real trail, listed here so a walking day can be built around the climb itself rather than a viewpoint reached by road.

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Moderate

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hikingmountain

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