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4월 17, 2018의 게시물 표시

Sobaek Mountain: 2 days trip (소백산 하이킹)

If you are tired of the city trip in Seoul, I would like to recommend you to visit any mountains in Korea. Almost 70% of the lands in South Korea are mounts and mountains. Most of the mountains are not that tall like Alps or Himalaya, but they are beautiful. Some of the national parks in Korea offer shelters, where you can stay overnights in the nature. The national parks which have the shelters are: Seoraksan, Sobaeksan, Jirisan, Deogyusan. Most trekking routes are blocked to avoid the prevalent fire accidents in the spring time. I planned to do the 3 days trekking in Jirisan, but the route was also blocked until May. Therefore, I had to decide to go to the Sobaeksan which is not that far from Seoul.  The name Sobaek means small-white. It must be very beautiful in Winter time. The top of the Sobaek mountain, 1439m. I had to take a slow train to reach near the Huibangsa station, which is just near the entrance of the national park. There are 2 slow trains from the Seou