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Vancouver
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject: Best place for hiking in Korea |
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| any suggestions? I wanna go to the top and take pictures. The closer to Seoul/Daejeon/Jeonju the better |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Jiri
The journey is as beautiful as the destination. A great national park. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Songrisan national park isn't too far from Daejeon. It's between Cheongju and Chungju. Beobjusa is also within the park and a wonderful temple with a 30? meter gold Buddha that looks better than Bangkok's "standing Buddha."
In Seoul, Suraksan, Bukhansan (especially the Doseonsa/Baegundae hike) and Dobongsan are all nice hikes. A lot of Bukhansan also has an old, protective wall that makes for good pictures. |
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Vancouver
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:44 am Post subject: |
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jlb
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:34 am Post subject: |
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| My favorite is Songnisan. And Gyeryongsan is nice and pretty close to Daejeon. |
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casper5
Joined: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Is it possible to hike any of these mountains in the winter? |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| casper5 wrote: |
| Is it possible to hike any of these mountains in the winter? |
You can go to Soracksan and take the cable car to the top. |
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n�fara
Joined: 14 Jul 2007
Location: The Island
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
You can go to Soracksan and take the cable car to the top. |
The cable car at Seoraksan does give you a nice view. However, it by no means goes to the top. You can hike up and down Daechongbong Peak (third tallest mountain in the ROK) in a day if you're pretty fit.
Ulsanbawi at Seoraksan is a nice day climb.
If you didn't mind flying, you could go down to Jeju-do and climb Hallasan. It's the tallest mountain in South Korea. It has two nice shorter trails, and two trails that go to the very peak (although I hear those last two are only open to the public during the winter). |
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casper5
Joined: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Oregon
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| Can you do any of these hikes at Soraksan (eg Daechongbong, Ulsanbawi) or elsewhere on the mainland once the snow and cold weather set in, or are they just pretty much limited to the summer season? I also heard that beaches like the one in Sokcho are only open for just a very brief time period during the year. Is this pretty common? |
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I-am-me
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:09 am Post subject: |
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Mt chirisan is very nice. Only problem there is getting tourist info in english. Closest info center is miles from the entrance.  |
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n�fara
Joined: 14 Jul 2007
Location: The Island
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| casper5 wrote: |
| Can you do any of these hikes at Soraksan (eg Daechongbong, Ulsanbawi) or elsewhere on the mainland once the snow and cold weather set in, or are they just pretty much limited to the summer season? |
Yes, you can definitely do Daechongbong and Ulsanbawi during the winter. At least, I went in February (so I can't guarantee December and January). Not all of the huts are open if you are looking to stay overnight. I think there are only two that are open year round. You can do Daechongbong in one day, though, if you're up for it. Our route was from Seorakdong up to Daechongbong and then down to Osaek. Osaek is a pretty small town and a bit quiet. We had to grab a taxi from there back to Seorakdong.
It's a good idea to have crampons (or eisens, as the Koreans call them) if you're looking to hike during the winter.
I thought Chiaksan was a pretty climb. Very scenic on the descent. The info centre in Wonju (the city close to Chiaksan) doesn't hold a candle to the info centre in Sokcho. Sokcho's info centre is pretty extensive. At the info centre in Wonju (located in the Express Bus Terminal) they didn't even have maps of Wonju! They had to ask the bus attendants for one! Although, they are still very helpful, and if you ask them they'll make calls for you to get the info you need.
You can do Chiaksan in the winter as well. It is beautiful in the snow. And winter's a good season to go hiking, because the parks are less crowded! |
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