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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Location: gwangju
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 Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:51 am Post subject: Hike to the top of Halla-san |
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anyone interested in hiking to the top of halla-san in the next few weeks, give me a buzz at
[email protected] |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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You can't hike to the top as it has been closed till 2012(i think) for vegetation regeneration......
Or maybe it opens this year and closes again in 2012....it is a 5 year cycle.
Oh well, 50/50 bet....  |
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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Location: gwangju
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| where did you hear this? that sounds awfully crazy. i cant imagine all 4 trails are closed for the next 5 years. i could believe 1, but not all 4 |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:24 am Post subject: |
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Look on this site...the majority of the trails close to the summit are closed.
http://www.hallasan.go.kr/
get a korean person to help you if you can't read korean.... |
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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Location: gwangju
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:33 am Post subject: |
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i have a korean friend. i'll send him the site.
i googled halla-san. nothing about trail closures right now, although i suppose it wouldnt be out of the question. i do A LOT of hiking, i have never heard of trails closing for five years, and then re-opening. maybe its closed for the season, and will re-open next year. that sounds feasible. besides, its not like korea is known as some major eco-friendly, LNT nation that is so concerned about "re-vegetation"
but, anyways, good-lookin out. it may turn out that you've saved me some airfare. i'll defineitely call tourist info before i go |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Interesting. I just googled and saw an old Tour2Korea site that said trails to the peak were closed until February, 2003. The most current Tour2Korea site (updated September, 2005), doesn't say anything about it. If you find out definitive information, please pass it along. It looks like a great hike. |
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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Location: gwangju
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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i wrote to the folks at lifeinkorea.com. here is the reply i received
Not at all- I actually just hiked to the peak on Monday. My legs still
hurt...
However, only the Seongpanak course is currently open (on the East side).
goodie snuff |
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heydelores
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| I went last February and hiked both the Songpanak Course and Gwaneumsa Course. My Korean friend went at Chuseok and only the Songpanak Course was open because the other courses were damaged in the storms this fall. Only the Songpanak and Gwaneumsam courses go to the summit. |
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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Location: gwangju
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| i might be going the weekend of 27th-28 |
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