If you take a bus from Chungmuro Station or Dongdaemun Station, you can get to Namsan North Sunhwanro Entrance in 10 minutes. Many people love to visit this place as there are various walking trails in Namsan mountain. In this post, we will introduce Namsan Walking Trail No.1 - Forest Trail.
Just follow the "Namsan Dulle-gil" sign and walk towards the Forest Trail. You will soon see a staircase.
Although the staircase is quite long but it is not steep. Do take your time and walk up slowly.
After taking about 600 steps of stairs, you will start to see the view of Seoul city that seems to be far away.
Once you have finished walking up the stairs, you can enjoy the scenery of downtown Seoul from an open space like an observatory. At this observatory, you will be able to see the National Theater of Korea and even the top of other mountains from afar. If you have the time and energy, we recommend you to try out this walking course.
Going back to where you came from, you will see the entrance to Namsan Dulle-gil No.1 - Forest Trail.
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| Namsan Dulle-gil |
If you go straight to the forest trail without going up the stairs, you can see the sign that says South Entrance of Forest Trail on the floor. The Namsan Dulle-gil starts from here, with 9 different walking courses and it ends at North Sunhwanro Entrance. It could take a long time to finish walking all 9 courses, so it is recommended that you just select a few walking courses to do in one day.
According to the sign on the floor, there is a wooden deck on the left, and at the end of the deck is the way into the forest trail.
Unlike other walking trails, you will be walking on the dirt paths between many trees here at Namsan Walking Trail. The air is nice here and the walking paths are not steep, so you can walk freely and comfortably.
Besides that, you will also see a short wooden bridge and may be able to spot squirrels climbing trees along the way.
This is indeed a popular walking trails and many people's favorite attraction because anyone can enjoy themselves in the nature here in Namsan Mountain, located in downtown Seoul.
It takes about 15 minutes to complete the southern walking trail. Then, it leads to the next walking course, Namsan Mineral Spring Rest Area, which offers a beautiful scenery for your to enjoy. If you have more time, you can check out 2 or 3 walking courses.
Each course offers different views for you to enjoy.
Autumn is surely a perfect season to enjoy outdoor activities like walking in a forest walking trails at Namsan! Besides that, you can also enjoy beautiful flowers along the way.
[Information about Namsan Forest Trail]
1. How to get there: At AREX Seoul Station, transfer to Subway Line 4 ▶ Get off at Chungmuro Station Exit 2, take Namsan Sunhwan Shuttle Bus #2 or #5 ▶ Get off at Namsan Sunhwanro North Entrance, Walk 5 mins
2. Address: San 14-21, Jangchungdong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
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