Life is a different Wave moving by Time and ending at Shore: Updating Different Jeungchuibong Course Hike to 2018-04-22 Seoul Bukhansan Mountain Nahanbong Hike

1. Date and Time : Jan 08, 2018 11:00 ~16:00 (5 hours including one hour break).

2. Location : Eunpyeong-gu (District), Seoul City, Korea

3. Distance and Course : About 8.7km. Course is to start at Baekhwasa Temple => Gasadang Amun (small gate) => Yongcheulbong Peak (571m Altitude) => Yonghyeolbong Peak (581m Altitude) => Jeungchuibong Peak (593m Altitude) => Samcheonsa Temple => Samcheon Information Center as indicated at the Bukhansan Jeungchibong Hike Course Map and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7_nvJnoh_Q&feature=youtu.be

4. Overall Mountain Explanation.

Inside the Samgaksan mountain, alternative name of Bukhansan and triangle mountain among Baekwundae Summit (836.5M Altitude), Mankyungdae Peak (799.5m Altitude) and Insubong Peak ( 830.6m Altitude) as nominated as a National Park, there are lots of clean and spectacular valleys among major rock peaks made of granite. It gives a beautiful view, and there live over 10,300 species of animals and plants inside. Also, it offers various historical and cultural relics including Bukhansansung (Fortress) which has the history of 2,000 years since the era of 3 States and over 100 temples and shrines. It is known to climbers that hiking course from Uisangbong Peak to Munsubong Peak through Yongcheulbong Peak, Yeonghyeolbong Peak, Jeungchuibong Peak, Nawolbong Peak, Nahanbong Peak, 715 Bong Peak are the most hard and severe hike course at Bukhansan Mountain.

5. Detailed Hike Course Explanation.

I took a public transportation this time since I ascended to Gasadang Amun (small gate at fort castle) from Baekhwasa temple and turning right at the Amun Junction to continuously climb over three peaks, Yongcheulbong peak, Yeonghyeolbong Peak and Jeungchibong Peak and down hilled to Samcheonsa Information Center via Samcheonsa temple. I took subway line 6 and got off at Bulkhwang Yeok Subway Station and changed to local bus No. 704 and got off at Baekhwasa Bus Station and walked to Baekhwasa temple for about 10 minutes and reached Baekhwasa Junction as shown at the photo and moved to left for a while and met next Junction mark stating as 1.7km to Gasadang Amun at right and Uisangbong at straight. I turned right at the junction and was starting move forward following valley stream. For half an hour and saw nice view of two peaks through frozen stream, Yongcheulbong and Yeonghyeolbong as see at the photo attached. I kept walking up through valley and uphill for about 50 minutes and found Gasadang Amun and its junction stating as 2.7km to Daenammun at right and 1.8km to Sanseong Information Center at left. I turned right at the junction climbed on ridge road for three quarter minutes and reached Yongcheulbong (531m Altitude) with landmark stating as Daenammun 2.3km at straight and Uisangbong 700m behind. I shortly looked around and found nice view of Bukhansan Summit and Mankyungdae Peak and Nojeokbong Peak which looked as a good nature paint and left it to picture as it is. As I walked up the same ridge road for about 20 minutes, I met next peak, Yongcheulbong (581m Altitude) and somewhat remotely saw two peaks, Nawolbong and Nahanbong as see at the photo which I was planning climbing tomorrow. I was carrying on the same road for about 15 minutes and reached Jeungchibong (593m Altitude) which I was making today’s target and confirmed again two peaks were closely to the Jeungchibong as see at the photo. I made downhill for a bout quarter minutes and found Buamdong Amun where I checked its landmark saying as 2.8km to Samcheon Information Center at left and Uisangbong Peak 1.7km at straight. I turned left at the junction and started to descend the hill and found some where about middle of the hill for proper lunch break and took a delicious lunch, even somewhat chilly. I was keeping on the same valley and stream road for half an hour from the break and saw so beautiful and quite frozen waterfall as see at the photo and was continuously walking down through rocky and stony and stream and valley road for about half an hour more and reached Samcheonsa Temple and looked Samcheonsa Mayae Yeoraesang, engraving Buddha at Big Rock as see at the photo and moved further down through half an hour more and reached main road where I took local bus No. 7211 taking to Yeonshinae Subway Station in Subway Line 6.