THE Korea Tourism Organization has selected 10 scenic walking trails in the country for hiking enthusiasts.
The list includes two trails in Jeollabuk-do, two in Jeollanam-do, two in Seoul, and one each in Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do and Gangwon-do.
There are three types of courses: easy, normal and metropolitan area.
The easy courses are available at Juwang Valley in Juwangsan National Park, Slow Path (Course 1) in Cheongsando Island and Gangneung Bau-gil Road (Course 5) in Gyeongsangnam-do.
Normal courses include Hadong Park Kyung-ni Road (Course 2) in Gyeongsangnam-do; Mudol-gil 11 of Mudeungsan Mountain (Hwasun) located in Hwasun-gun, Joellanam-do; Pilgrim’s Route 6 in Gimje-si, Jeollabuk-do; and Takryu-gil (starting from Gunsan Modern History of Museum) in Gunsan-si, Jeollabukdo.
Metropolitan area courses mostly cover the roads within the city and suburban areas such as Haesol-gil 1 in Daebudo Island, Dream Forest in Seoul’s Gangbuk-gu district, and Namsan Mountain Nadeul-gil in Seoul Forest.
More information can be obtained via 1330 Korea travel hotline at (82-2) 1330, available in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese.
