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 Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:57 am Post subject: Up for a hike? |
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http://www.koreaherald.com/lifestyle/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100915000631
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Country�s longest hiking trail to stretch from Busan to DMZ
2010-09-15 18:17
A plan to construct South Korea�s longest walking trail along the east coast was announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Wednesday.
With a distance covering 688 kilometers starting from Busan and reaching northward to Goseong�s Unification Observatory next to the demilitarized zone, the trail named �Haeparang Road,� will be divided into 40 sections. The trail will open to the public by 2014.
The trail will allow visitors to traverse through 18 cities and counties linked together by scenic routes along the coast.
The plan for the project, which will cost some 17 billion won ($14 million), began in November 2009 under the guidance of a group of 10 researchers made up of topography experts, travel writers, a novelist, and a historian.
During a press briefing in Seoul yesterday, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the trail could even reach Russia�s Vladivostock in the future.
The key concept of the trail is described as fusing together the idyllic scenery of the East Coast with Korea�s history, turning it into a �storytelling road.�
The ministry will look to provide amenities, safety guidelines and travel guide books to ensure convenience for hikers on the trail.
By Song Woong-ki ([email protected]) |
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