1. Date and Time
: Jan 21, 2019 : 09:00 ~16:00 (7 hours including one hour break).
2. Location : ,
Yongju-gun, Uijeongbu-City, Gyeonggi-Provice and Dobong-gu, Seoul City, Korea
3. Distance
and Course : About 13.78km. Course is to start at
Songchu Parking Lot 2 => Songchu Ranger Office => Saemmul Junction =>
Songchu Waterfall => Obong Junction => Shinseondae Summit (726m Altitude)
and back to Songchu Parking Lot 2. Please refer Seoul Dobongsan Shinseondae
Hike- Songchu Course and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV-NHzZwmrE&feature=youtu.be
4. Overall
Mountain Explanation.
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. Jaunbong (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.
5. Detailed
Hike Course Explanation.
There
are several hike courses climbing over Dobongsan Mountain which are starting at
East Dobongsan Mountain like Dobong Park Information Center, Darakwon Park
Information Center, Bukhansan National Park Dobong office and Wonhyeosa Temple
and differently are starting at West Dobongsan Mountain like Obong Park
Information Center and Songchu Ranger office. I took Songchu Ranger Office
Course today. It was strong hail at higher elevation which was getting stronger
at summit area which I could not see almost anything around the Summit as see
at the Video.
When
I was starting at Songchu parking Lot 2 early in the morning, it was fine
weather with somewhat cloudy and walking for few minutes and passing by the
small Songchu Village where I could take a choice either through Obong Peaks at
right or through Songchu Valley Course at left. I took left side, Songchu
Valley course and was walking on easy and comfortable road following Songchu
Valley for about a quarter minutes and reached Songchu Ranger Office where I could
check whole Dobongsan Mountain guide map showing a whole hike course as see at
the photo. I was keeping walking on the same easy road for another quarter
minutes and saw Songamsa Temple which was situating at pine tree forest at
right as stated as temple name, pine rock temple and crossing over small stone
bridge at Songchu Valley Stream. This temple was not so big as others but cute
and neat and attractive. I was continuously walking on the same road for 10
minutes more and reached a beautiful wooden bridge at valley stream as see at
the photo which was turning point changing the easy road to hard and harsh
rocky road as see at the photo and was not able to speed up waking as before and
took down walking speed for a quarter minutes and found Saemteo Junction Mark;
1.1km to Sapaesan Ridge at left and 800m to Songchu Waterfall and 2.7km to
Obong Ridge Junction at straight and 2.3km to Songchu Parking Lot 2. The
climbing road was getting harder and tougher and steeper after the junction than
before and found gorgeous and unique frozen Songchu Waterfall at left as see at
the photo which felt somewhat chilly. As I passed the waterfall, climbing road
was getting more hardly slopped and more energy consuming. I was slowly walking
for about 50 minutes on this rocky road and reached Obong Ridge Junction where
I could go to 1km to Jawunbong Summit at left and 700m to Obong Peak at right
and 4.3km to Songchu Parking Lot at back side. I was passing over this junction
and climbing over more severely slopped rocky road and found hail starting
along with strong wind. I was shortly changing weather protection jacket and hood
for overcome this unexpected hail and strong wind. I was almost struggling not
only against this severe hike course but also against worse weather conditions for
about 40 minutes and reached excellent photo point where I could take nice view
of Shinseondae Summit as see at the photo since hail was fortunately was not
getting stronger and heavier until that time. But as I arrived at the junction
just below the Summit, only 300m remaining, it was suddenly changing the
weather and hail was too severe to take nice view of Shinseondae Summit as well
as Jawunbong and Seoninbong Peak. I was wondering how I shall do, either to
touch down the Summit, only 300m above or drop the challenge and take back to
Songchu Park through the same ascending road. I met few climbers at the junction
who came over the Summit and down to the junction and asked them how about
situation at the Summit and found all as answered too severe wind and hail at
top. But some said it was too risky to climb on top and some other said it was
O.K you could go up to the Summit under special attention and care of somewhat slippery
on hailed rock. One woman commented “it is waste of your hard endeavor to this
junction, few hours. I am a female and come here alone and touch down the
Summit under so bad weather. I feel very satisfied to touch down the Summit
under unusual weather and unusual pleasant feel”. I was promptly carrying on the
rocky last pitch road and trying to climb step by step and reached the top
after about 20 minutes hard effort and looking around. But I was unable to sede
anything around due heavy hail around the Summit and tried to see somewhere
proper place for lunch break and found the suitable area and enjoyed late lunch
under some hail. As soon as finish the break, I was trying to rush for taking
back to Songchu Parking after about three hours from the Summit.
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| View of Dobongsan Mountain at Songchu Parking Lot 2 |
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| Songchu Village near to Songchu Parking Lot 2 |
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| Songchu Valley Road following Songchu Valley Stream |
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| Songchu Valley at Songchu Ranger Office Area |
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| Songamsa Temple at Right |
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| Beautiful Wooden Bridge Crossing Over the Songchu Valley Stream |
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| Typical Songchu Valley Road |
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| Saemteo Junction; 1km to Sapae Ridge at Left and 800m to Songchu Waterfall at Straight |
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| Harder Climbing Road to Songchu Waterfall |
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| Saemtoe Break at the Junction |
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| Gorgeous Frozen Songchu Waterfall |
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| Junction at Obong Ridge; 1km to Jawunbong Peak at left and 700m to Obong Peak at Right. |
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| Road heading to Jawunbong Peak |
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| Landmark; 800m to Jawunbong at right and 900m to Obong Peak at Left. |
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| Spectacular Shinseondae Summit on the Way to Summit |
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| Junction Just Below the Summit, only 300m Remaining. |
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| Gorge between Jawunbong Peak at Left and Shinseondae Summit at Right |
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| Shinseondae Summit at Below Junction. |
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| 726m Altitude Shinseondae Monument |
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| Hailed Jawunbong Peak at Shinseondae Summit |
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| 캡션 추가 |
