Hwagyesa Iljumun to Jeongneung
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.54 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,568 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,394 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,652 ft
- TrailRank
- 43
- Min elevation
- 210 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 2 hours 39 minutes
- Coordinates
- 759
- Uploaded
- August 27, 2014
- Recorded
- August 2014
near Pŏnil-tong, Seoul (South Korea)
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Itinerary description
The is a relatively easy hike starting at the Suyu subway station (line 4) going into Bukhansan National Park. The trail head is 1.4 miles from the subway exit 5. You can also take the buses 151, 410, 1165, or 02. You enter the park at Hwagyesa and exit at Jeongneum. The total length is 4.5 miles and takes about 2:40 at a moderate pace. It does gain 1400 feet over the 1.6 miles from the trail head to the high point and is fairly steep in places. From Jeongneum it is a long way to the subway so I recommend taking the bus from just outside the park. Bus 110A or 110B will get you to the nearest subway.
Waypoints
Car park
454 ft
Bukhansan National Park Entrance
One of the main entrance points for Bukhansan National Park. There is a bus stop less than 100 m outside the park entrance.
Intersection
695 ft
Intersection
Follow the signs for kalbawineungseon (ridge) for the uphill portion of the hike. You will follow these signs until you are 0.8 km from Kalbawi.
Archaeological site
Waypoint
606 ft
Restroom
Restroom
Summit
1,628 ft
Summit
Highpoint for the hike. To continue the hike, backtrack about 20 meters and turn left.
Information point
208 ft
Suyu Station Exit 5
From the subway it is about a 1.5 mile walk to the trail head. You could also take buses 151, 410 (blue) or 1165 , 02 (green).
Information point
418 ft
Trail Head
The trail head at Hwagyesa has a map, ranger post, and restroom. The map also has bus information.
Fountain
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My first 5 GPS points and the location of Suyu station are way off. I can't figure out how to correct the map without starting over.