Wednesday, October 19, 2016

[KOREA] SOKCHO : MT SORAK IN AUTUMN

Must thing to do #1 Autumn time for korean is HIKING! Exercising while enjoying beauty of nature. And this year, goverment website already announce for 2016, it started around mid of october as the peak season in North side of South korea. First mountain in Korea that has the fastest 단풍 or colorful maple leaves is

설악산
SEORAKSAN
Www.seorak.knps.or.kr

how to go:
From sokcho express bus terminal, cross the street and take bus no.7 or 7-1 around 30 minutes and go off at 소공원 SOGONGWON or sorak national park
146-2 Seorak-dong, Sokcho-si, Kangwon ( google map)

Entrance fee : ₩3500/person


There are lots of way to enjoy Seoraksan national park since it super BIG!! So many entrance gate but usually the famous one is NORTH GATE SOGONGWON but usually local people 2016 go to SOUTH GATE NAMSORAK for super beautiful 단풍 danpung but since it quite difficult to go if you didnt join local group or have a car i just suggest you north part as my blog he he he

#1 SUPER TOURISTY WAY
Level : super lazy 
From entrance gate just go straight around 20 minutes and find CABLR CAR STATION ( ticket ₩10000) and take it to the top of  Gwonggeumseum fortress around 5 minutes and just small hike around 10 minutes more to the top part and enjoy natioanl park from above.

#2 RELIGIOUS SAKE
Level : lazy but want to take good photos
dont take cable car because saving money and want to take good photo so go straight to Sinheungsa temple and giant buddha around only 30 minutes from entrance gate

#3 SMALL HIKER TO 비선대 BISEONDAE
Level : amature hiker (MINE)
around 3.5km from entrance gate it took around 2 hours for me to Biseondae ( rockies pond) because im photoholic but if you fast walker just maybe 1 hour. But view already SUPER BREATHTAKING colorful trees, clear pond just perfect 

#4 대청봉 DAECHEONGBONG HUNTER
Level: sembah sujud CRAZY NATURE LOVER
well this is serious choice. 19km from entrance gate will take around 12 hours hike ( min. 2d1night) stay in the shelter and the highest point of Soraksan, 1708 metres. 3rd highest peak in Korea after Hallasan and Jirisan, dare to try? HAHA

ENJOY THE PICTURES! Please dont take my picture without permission :) thanks!

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