2018년 10월 8일 월요일

2018-10-04 Updated Hike-Korea Seoul Dobongsan Mountain Hike - Songchu Valley to Jawunbong Summit


1.    Date and Time : Oct 4, 2018 10:00~17:00 (7 hours including break one hours).

2.    Location : Dobongsan covers parts of Dobong-gu, Seoul, and Uijeongbu-si (city), Gyeonggi-do and Jangheung-myeon, Yangju-gun.

3.    Distance and Course : About 12.6km. Course is to start NPS Songchu Information Center =>Yeoseongbong Peak => Obong Peak => Jawunbong Summit (740m Altitude) =>Back to NPS Songchu Information Center through the ascending course. Please refer the link at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lh6RCm7P3k&t=26s

4.    Access
There is various ways to come to NPS Songchu Information Center by means of public transportation. But I suggest you may use Subway (Line No. 3 or 6) Line connecting to local Bus line (No. 34) which you get off at subway-Gupabal Subway Station and exit Gate 2 and get on  Bus No 34 “Green Color” and get off at Bukhansan Songchu Valley Bus Stop taking 42 minutes for 29 bus stop passing. Please walk for 17 minutes for 1.13km to NPS Songchu Information Center You may simply return to your original position through reverse course as stated above.
I could estimate total transportation as total 2 hours for one way from Seoul Express Bus Terminal Subway Station.

4.  Outline and Summary
      Along the chain of mountains of Hanbuk-jeongmaek, stretched out to the southwest from the watershed of Baekdu Daegan Mountain System, via Unaksan (Mt.) and Bulgoksan (Mt.), down to the southwest, it rises high on the northeast side of Seoul, bordering Uiryeong, and continues to Bukhansan (Mt.).
Including Jaunbong, the highest peak, there are Manjangbong (Peak), Seoninbong (Peak) on the south, Obong (Peak) on the west. The rock peaks are prominent and embrace beautiful valleys such as Munsadonggyegok (Valley), Wondobonggyegok (Valley), Musugol (Valley), Obonggyegok (Valley) etc. It has been called Geumgang in Seoul because it seems like Geumgangsan. Jawunbong (Peak 739.5m) is a keen point all of which is made up of rocks that have been cut and cleaned by wind and rain for ages so that they all look queer and fantastic; a shape of a dragon that ascends to heaven, a turtle etc. Manjangbong, the rear peak of Cheonchuksa (Temple) is a 10,000-gil (the height of a man)-tall stone wall and the cream of the crop among the peaks of Dobongsan.
The mountain system of Dobongsan is made up of Sapaeneungseon (Ridge), Podaeneungseon (Ridge), Obongneungseon (Ridge), Dobongjuneungseon (main ridge) that link with Sapaesan (Mt.) Manjangbong (Peak), Obongsan (Mt.) Uiam (Rock) as its main peaks

5.    Detailed Course Information
I climbed Dobongsan Jawunbong from NPS Dobongsan Information Center last April this year, North East Seoul. But I made my mind to ascend the same Jawunbong from NPS Songchu information, North West Seoul this time. I decided to take a car for the transportation taking into account very fast transportation to Songchu Area, shortcut. I parked the car at NPS Songchu Parking Lot No 2. Against paying KRW5,000 per day and walked through small Songchu Valley village and reached to NPS Songchu Information Center after about 20 minutes from Parking Lot 2 and checked hiking course map at information board. There were observation group visitors to Ecology Visit exercising before the observation start right front of NPS Information Center as see at the Photo. I skipped the physical exercise and took slowly start to walk and up instead. When I moved up for 5 minutes, I reached junction, either going up to 3km to Obong Peak or to Ecology Visit Area and turned left at the junction and walked on coconut fiber mat which was very easy and comfortable walking road. I walked this easy road for 15 minutes and met landmark stating as 1.5km to Yeoseongbong Peak and 2.7km to Obong Peak. There was no more easy and comfortable coconut fiber mat and instead round stone stair road. I carried on walking on the same stone stair road for about 25 minutes and found landmark stating as 800m to Yeoseongbong Peak and kept going up the same stone road for a quarter minutes and reached steep sloped rocky road which I should walk under steel pipe supporting handrail. There was no more stone stair road after the rocky road. I walked for this rocky road and found nice view of Sapaesan Mountain at left and took a photo attached and carried on ascending ordinary steep soil road for about 20 minutes and found junction landmark stating as Left Jawunbong Peak - 2.9km and Obong Peak – 1.6km and Right Yeoseongbong Peak – 300m. I turned right and approached to Yeoseongbong and found nature mysterious Yeoseongbong rock which looks like female prudent with fur (pine tree) and walked to back side and climbed on the rock and found so clean and beautiful Bukhansan Mountain, Three peaks and left this so good scenery at the photo. As I walked on comparably mild ridge road for about 40 minutes, I found Obong Observation Point and surprised to see so close and fantastic view of Obong Peak and took a gorgeous scene at the photo. I climbed steep inclined rocky road under steel pipe handrail and walked on rocky road for about 10 minuyes and reached Obong Junction stating as 1.7km to Jawunbong Summit. I just slightly waked on Obong peak and saw gorgeous picture of Bukhansan Mountain, Three peaks and took it to the camera as attached photo here. As I climbed on stone road and rocky road for about 50 minutes, I met Junction landmark stating as 700m to Jawunbong Peak and turned left at the junction. I felt I came tired and harder than before and start to move more slowly through sloped path for about 10 minutes and took a short break and saw clear view of Jawunbong Peak in front and Shinseondae behind. I continued to walk on the steep sloped path for about 15 minutes more and found next Junction landmark, 300m to Jawunbong Peak and the other way 600m to Madangbawui. As I went down to Valley from The Junction and saw splendid gorge between Jawunbong Peak and Shinseondae Peak as you see at the photo. I moved and passed the gorgy and turned left at the gorgy and found so steep sloped rocky road in front which I should climb under steel pipe handrail support. I finally touched Shinseondae Peak after about 15 minutes struggling and took around view at the photo attached. I met Russian young man who came over at the Shinseondae Peak alone and introducing my blogger which he could use for him as well as for his friends. I met one more younger French man who came over there alone and looking for road to Dobongsan Station. I hardly succeeded to explain to him in English since he could not speak English. I must use body language and physical gesture. I returned NPS Songchu Parking Lot 2 through same road as ascending which took 3 and half an hour.  


































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