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Day trip / approx. 4.6 km / High point 3,003m

Oyama from Murodo Terminal

Murodo Terminal → Oyama → Murodo Terminal

From Murodo Terminal (2,450 m) via Ichinokoshi up to Oyama (3,003 m), the main summit of Tateyama, and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Walkable path

Stamina 2 / 10Walking 3h30

“A day trip is possible”

Technical B

Steep ups and downs; hiking experience needed

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
3h30walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 4.6 km
Total climb
approx. 590m high point Oyama 3,003m

Stamina and technical grades: Toyama Prefecture mountain grading, No.1 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table

How do I get there?

Reachable by Bus.
Back to the same trailhead. Private cars restricted

  1. 立山駅(美女平でケーブルカーから高原バスに乗り継ぎ)
  2. Murodo Terminal 2,450m / Restricted (park and change)
  3. Murodo Terminal Back to the same trailhead
Times, fares and parking →

Do I need to book?

A day route: no hut booking needed.

Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Oyama from Murodo Terminal. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,5003,000mMurodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル) · 2,450m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMurodo Terminal 2,450mOyama (雄山) · 3,003m · 0 min from the start · Point passedOyama 3,003mMurodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル) · 2,450m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMurodo Terminal 2,450m Elevation profile of Oyama from Murodo Terminal. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,5003,000mMurodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル) · 2,450m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMurodo TerminalOyama (雄山) · 3,003m · 0 min from the start · Point passedOyamaMurodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル) · 2,450m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadMurodo Terminal

High point 3,003m / Total ascent approx. 553m / 553m of climbing from Murodo Terminal (2,450m)

Hut (tap for details) Trailhead Point passed Elevation not confirmed

The horizontal axis is the order of the route, not time: we have not confirmed this route's leg times against an official source. The ridge line simply joins the recorded points, so it does not show the real shape of the terrain. Total ascent is an approximation summed between those points.

Oyama Shrine summit hall
Oyama Shrine summit hall Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0(Wikimedia Commons)
Jigokudani from Oyama
Jigokudani from Oyama Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0(Wikimedia Commons)
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Stop by stop

Section times split the prefecture's official total course time across sections by path length, climb and descent.

  1. 2,450m

    Murodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル)Trailhead

    Private cars can go only as far as Tateyama Station (Toyama side) or Ogizawa Station (Nagano side).

  2. approx. 3h30 up 654m down 654m via Oyama 3,003m
  3. 2,450m

    Murodo Terminal (室堂ターミナル)Trailhead

    Private cars can go only as far as Tateyama Station (Toyama side) or Ogizawa Station (Nagano side).