Life is a different Wave moving by Time and ending at Shore: Samcheonsa

2019년 1월 10일 목요일

Updating Different Munsubong Course Hike to 2018-04-22 Seoul Bukhansan Mountain Nahanbong Hike – Samcheonsa Temple Course

1. Date and Time : Jan 09, 2018 09:30 ~16:00 (6 hours 30 Minutes including one hour break).

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

3. Distance and Course : About 8.9km. Course is to start at Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot => Buamdong Amun (small gate) => Nawolbong Peak (571m Altitude) => Nahanbong Peak (581m Altitude) => 715 Bong Peak (715m Altitude) => Munsubong Peak (727m Altitude) => Cheongsudong Amun (small gate) and back to Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot. Please refer to Bukhansan Munsubong Peak Hike Course Map and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcwMgbn43k4&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 parked a personal car at Samcheonsa temple today since I started to ascend to Buamdong Amun (small gate at fort castle) from Samcheonsa temple and turning right at the Amun Junction to continuously climb over four peaks, Nawolbong Peak, Nahanbong Peak, 715 Bong Peak (715m Altitude) and Munsubong Peak (727m Altitude) and down hilled to Cheongsudong Amun Junction sand back to Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot. I checked and confirmed at Weather Forecast dust level was fine and good before move to the Samcheonsa Temple and found dust level was not so good and clear when I arrived at the Temple as see at the photo. I prepare to climb the Munsubong Peak hike course fine and briefly looked around temple and Mayae Yeorae Ipsang Standing Buddha engraving at big rock. But I could not approach the temple main hall due to renovation or repair works. I started to ascend the Bukhansan through valley stream and heading to Buamdong Amun for a quarter minutes and found first landmark stating as 2.4km to Bibong Peak and 2.8km to Daenammun at straight. I carried on the same rocky and stony road for some more half an hour and reached junction mark; 2.3km to Daenammun at right and 900m to Buamdong Amun at left. I turned left at the junction and headed to the Buwangdong Amun Junction and arrived at the Junction after about 40 minutes hard uphill road. I was expecting dust situation would be somewhat improved but it was similar situation, no improvement. I turned right at the junction and kept on walking slopped ridge road for 20 minutes and found so spectacular view of Bukhansan Summit as see at the photo which is at middle of the picture and Mankyungdae Peak at right and remotely Insubong situating between these two peaks. I also saw peculiar rocks at Nawolbong Peaks and Yeonghyeolbong Peak and Jeungchuibong peak slightly down below as see at the photo. I was continuously heading to Nahanbong Peak about half an hour more and reached Nahanbong Peak where I could somewhat closely see 715 bong and Munsubong which was sometimes hard course climbing over so steep and slippery rock under full support of safety steel rope and anchor. I struggled on these hard and difficult roads for about 40 minutes and touched down Munsubong Peak (727m Altitude) and shot nice picture of around spectacular peaks and weird rocks. I down hilled as soon as I finished shots at Munsubong Peak and got down to Cheongsudong Amun Junction after about a quarter minutes and confirmed branching road to 4.2km to the Samcheon Information Center at left. I turned left at the junction and walking down through steep downhill road for about 15 minutes and met junction between 1.5km to Bibong at straight and 3.5km to Samcheon Information Center at right and turned left and continuously descending on steep rocky road for about 40 minutes and reached landmark stating as 2.4km to Samcheon Information Center at straight. I found and felt road conditions were worse and tougher than before and even sometime hard to find correct road because bigger rock and fallen leaves covering the road. I was walking down through these raod more carefully and sometime checked and checked again. When I almost struggled on these tough and hard road for some more half an hour and returned to three way Junction, 1.9km to Samcheon Information Center at left and 900m to Buamdong Amun at right, where I passed this junction this morning on my way heading to the Buamdong Amun. I turned left at the junction and carried on the same rocky sloped road at or along with the stream for half an more and returned Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot after six and half an hour hiking including one hour break.

Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot

Samcheonsa Maae Yeorae Ipsang Standing Buddha Engraving on Big Rock

Maae Yoerae Ipsang Standing Buddha

First Landmark; 2.4km to Bibong Peak and 2.8km to Daenammun at straight

Landmark; 2.3km to Daenammun at right and 900m to Buamdong Amun at left

Buwangdong Amun

Buwangdong Amun Junction; ; 1.5km to Daenammun at right and 2.8km to Samcheon Information Center

Peculiar rocks at Nawolbong Peaks

Yeonghyeolbong Peak and Jeungchuibong peak slightly down at Nawolbong Peak

Series of Jeungchuibong Peak, Yonghyeolbong Peak and Yongchulbong Peak at Nawolbong Peak

Munsubong Peak (727m Altitude) at Nahanbong Peak

Odd Rocks Around Munsubong Peak

Spectacular View of Bukhansan Summit at middle of the Picture, Mankyungdae Peak at right and remotely Insubong situating between these two peaks

715 Bong Peak (715m Altitude); 400m to Daenammun (Great South Gate)

Nawolbong peak and Nahanbong Peak Viewing at Munsubong Peak

Spectacular Peaks and Weird Rocks

727m Altitude Munsubong Peak

Choengsudong Amun Junction; 4.2km to Samcheon Information Center at Left

Junction Mark; 3.5km to Samcheon Information Center

Junction Mark; 1.9km to Samcheon Information Center at left and 900m to Buamdong Amun at right

Returned Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot after six and half an hour hiking including one hour Break

2019년 1월 9일 수요일

Updating Different Jeungchuibong Course Hike to 2018-04-22 Seoul Bukhansan Mountain Nahanbong Hike – Baekhwasa Temple Course

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.

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.