Life is a different Wave moving by Time and ending at Shore: Seasonal Upgrading and Different Obong Course Hike to 2018-10-04 Korea Seoul Dobongsan Mountain Hike

1. Date and Time : Jan 25, 2019 08:30~16:30 (8 hours including one and half an hour break).

2. Location : Yongju-District, Uijeongbu-City, Gyeonggi-Province and Dobong-District, Seoul in Korea.

3. Distance and Course : About 13.32km. Course is to start to ascend at Songchu Parking Lot 2 => Obong Park information => Yeoseongbong Peak => Obong Peak => Songchu Junction => Dobongsan Mountain Summit (739.5m Altitude) => back to Songchu Parking Lot 2 through the same ascending course. Please refer to “Seoul Dobongsan Mountain Jawunbong Shinseondae Hike- Obong Course” and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti20EQhbDO0&feature=youtu.be

4. Access :

There are various ways connecting or changing to the Subway Line No.3 wherever depend on your way. Please get on the subway Line No. 3 and get off at Gupabal Subway Station and exit through Gate No. 2 and catch on local bus No. 704 at Gupabal Bus Stop and moving 28 bus stops taking about 28 minutes and get off at Pureunmaeul Apartment Bus Stop. You should walk 732m from the bus stop to Obong Park Information via Songchu Parking Lot No.2 taking about 12 minutes.

5. Overall Remarks.

There are five major hike courses climbing over 739.5m altitude Shinseondae Summit at the Dobongsan Mountain, first three at East Dobongsan Mountain are Dobongsan Park Information Center, Angol Park Ranger Post and Bukhansan National Park Dobong Office and second two at West Dobongsan Mountain are Songchu Ranger Station and Obong Park Information Center. I took last Obong Peak Course today which I ascend Shinseondae Summit through outstanding beautiful peaks like Yeoseongbong Peak looks like Female symbol and Obong Peak from No. 1 to 5. Please see relevant Photo and Video.

6. Detailed Course Information

I checked ambient temperature around my home before leaving and found temperature was -4 degree C which was not so much chilly and cold. But as I parked the car to the Songchu Parking Lot 2, I felt it was very chilly and cold and checked ambient temperature around Songchu area found – 8 degree C which was 3~4 degree C lower than Seoul downtown temperature. I tried to prepare cold weather and took a temperature protection Jacket and gloves. I started to move to Obong Park information Center through right side valley stream for about 10 minutes and reached the Center and checked hiking course at the guide map and walked on the wide and easy road for 5 minutes and reached first junction Mark; 1.8km to Yeoseongbong Peak and 3 km to Obong Peak at Left and Eco Swamp Experience at straight. I just followed easy walking road and passed check- point for auto counting number of visitors and continuously climbed over hill and stone stair road for more than half an hour from the previous junction mark and somewhat remotely saw Yeoseongbong Peak at left. I took a photo and video at proper angle and kept on walking for about 5 minutes and faced steep rocky and slippery road and walking under safety steel support. There was nobody climbing up and down which I met. I was wondering it might be too early to climb on the mountain under cold weather, - 8 Deg. C. Anyhow I was ascending hike course for about 20 minutes and met first post point, Yeoseongbong Peak which looks like female symbol (rock shape) with fur (pine tree on the rock). I took nice shot to the Peak and walking behind the rock and found very big somewhat flat rock where I was able remotely to see gorgeous Bukhansan- Triangle Peaks, Baekwundae Summit at right, Insubong Peak at middle and Mankyungdae Peak at left as see at the photo. It was not so easy and common to see clear picture of remote Bukhansan Mountain. There was also Obong Peaks looks near-by which we called from No. 1 Peak at lowest to No. 5 Peak through No. 2 Peak, No. 3 Peak and No. 4 Peak as see at the photo. I moved back to Yeoseongbong Peak as soon as I finished nice shots and came across so obvious Sapaesan Mountain at left which was not able to see such nice scenery when I climbed over yesterday because it was too close to see clear picture, standing at the Sapaesan Mountain. I took a nice shot also and now found few people climbing Yeoseongbong Peak. I backed to Yeoseong Peak and checked landmark near-by standing at ridge and stating as 1.2km to Obong Peak and 2.9km to Jawunbong Summit. I was somewhat easily walking on ridge road for half an hour and reached Observation Point where I could shot close and obvious Obong Peak and shot the picture. When I walked on harder and steeper road for more than half an hour after Observation Point, I found Songchu Junction mark stating as 2.5km to Songchu Valley at left and 1 km to Jawunbong Summit at right. I afterword soon faced so steeper and harder climbing road in front which I passed really difficult rocky road climbing over under full support of safety steel pipe or rope and hardly reached next landmark for about a quarter minutes effort saying as 700m to Jawunbong Summit at left. I was walking down at the landmark for some time and climbed on very steeper wooden stairs junction and almost struggling steeper uphill road and wooden stairs for about 40 minutes and reached gorge between Manjangbong Peak at left and Jawunbong Shinseondae Summit at right. I was supposed to climb on really and highly slopped and slippery rocky road under severe windy and eventually touched down 739.5km Shinseondae Summit after about 5 minutes struggling works and took nice shot around view of the Summit and rushed down since wind was too strong to stay there on top as well as so many climbers were climbing on top, limited top area under steel safety fence and probably maximum 10 people at a time. I was hurry up descending and decided to get back to the Songchu Parking lot 2 through the same ascending road. I came across more close and clear picture of Obong Peak on the way down form the Summit after about half an hour and took a nice shot at good angle and back to the Parking Lot 2 after three and half an hour descending from the Summit.