It is known for its trails being generally easy for most hikers, and for its stands of Japanese cedar and large fields of bamboo grass.

The summit is accessible via multiple routes from all sides of the mountain, and most hikes take about 90 minutes.

Mount Naka Katsuragi is a 937.7 metres (3,076 ft) (though the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan shows 937.6 meters,[1] most other sources show 937.7) mountain located within Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) almost directly south of Mount Kongō.

On the Osaka side, extensive reforestation efforts of Japanese cedar and bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii) have taken place, but they have produced mixed results.

On the approach to the summit on the Gojō side, various shrubs and large fields of Sasa veitchii grow everywhere due to the lack of tall trees blocking out the sunlight.