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[ceesgetdegrees]

Hi, Can anyone give me any info on where some good hiking trails are to be found round seoul area. Cheers.

[RACETRAITOR]

They're easy to find because they stick up out of the ground higher than buildings. Just pick a mountain peak and aim for the top. There are over a dozen good ones in Seoul alone.

[ceesgetdegrees]

[travelx]

Better still go with the English speaking hiking club

http://hikingkorea.com/index.html

I've been on about 10 hikes and it's well organised, fantastic people and great hikes.

[travelx]

Oops cross over

From Itaewon get the 110 bus - the last stop is Bukhansan - you can get an English map at the info office, and it's very well sign posted, you can do a 3 hour hike or a 10 hour hike, the options are endless.

Enjoy!

[Bailsibub]

Cees,

Try out Choengesan. It's south, after Yangje. There are two peaks you can climb to. One is over 350 meters. The other is over 600 if I remember correctly. Good views at the top. Crowded on weekends (of course).

It's really not that far from Yangje station. And there's a shuttle bus that runs right from the station to the base of the mountain. All you have to do is go out exit 7 from yangje station and look for ajushis and adjumas hanging out in their hiking gear. Then just get on the bus after them.

[RACETRAITOR]

Near Cheonggyesan is Guryongsan, which has a pretty good view of the city. It's directly behind 능인선원. Aside from that I assume the larger the mountain the better the hike. Gwanak which can be accessed from Gwacheon Station on line 4 was quite a fun day.

[Chicoloco]

I second Gwanak.

The Gwacheon way is nice.
Or from Seoul National Univeristy front gate (Bus 5412 from Gangnam(or bus 152, 501, 750 from Samgakji).
Or from Sadang Staion (lines number 4 and 2) (Exit 4 - walk straight for 400 meters turn right at the wood paneled hiking shop)
Or from Nakseongdae (line 2) (Exit 1 - follow signs to Inhon Middle School - the trails starts behind it)

Or just follow the 25,000 or so people who converge on the mountain every weekend - I challenge you to get lost!!

P.S. You can also make this a little more challenging by including the adjoining Samsongsan (sp?). To get there just stay on the 5412 from Gangnam until they kick you off, this is the start of the trail. It takes about 3 - 3 1/2 hours to hike Samseongsan and Gwanaksan, finishing in Gwacheon

[RACETRAITOR]

There's also a nice approach up the west side of Samseongsan. You start fairly high up so it's not a long climb. The path is steep but entertaining.

[ceesgetdegrees]

Cheers guys, a friend and I are on a no drinking kick at the moment and are looking for stuff to do, your suggestions should fill in a couple of weekends nicely.

[RACETRAITOR]

Speaking of drinking, there's a concession at the top of Gwanak that sells beer and fresh mokoli. Makes the hike down all the more fun.