Seoraksan Biseondae and Ulsanbawi Course

For these two routes, we passed through gate and leave our car to the furthest parking area. The fee to pass the gate is roughly 2000-3000 won per person. ( I don’t remember the exact amount.)

There is a big Buddharupa at the beginning, and the tiny rock behind the tree is the place we go today.

  

There is old writings on the rock by the water, which was written in Joseon dynast. Three peaks forms the Biseondae. They are looking small, but these are huge when it gets close.

This view is seen from the Geumganggul cave, which is in the rocks of the mountain above 600 m from see level.

On way down, we see a lot of wild mushrooms. But we are not sure which one can be edible or not. Always it is best to avoid harvest and take unknown mushrooms. At the junction we came at the beginning, we take the other way and heading to Ulsanbawi. I went here in high school field trip, but I just went to Heundeulbawi, which is about 2/3 of entire route to Ulsanbawi.

The most of this route has stairs with wood and stone, and very steep in some sections. The view from the Ulsanbawi is spectacular.

Seoraksan Namgyori Course

HikJDistance: 8.6 Km

Duration: 4:30

Trailhead: Jangsudae Ranger Station

I went this mountain last year, and this time I took different route. This Namgyori course is easier than the course I did. Because this is one-way route, we needed park one car at the Namgyori park, and drove another car at Jangsudae Ranger Station. It is 8.6 Km long, and there is a major junction at 2.7 km.

Not too long from the trailhead, we was able to see DaeSeung Waterfall due to  recent rain. Usually there is no water stream here, and we are so lucky to see it.

2.7 Km from the trailhead, we are at DaeSeungryeoung and so windy. We stop here to take lunch break, then continue to Namgyori.

Like other trails in Korea, most of section are shaded and very comfortable even on sunny days.

There are so many waterfalls with different sizes and shapes. If you like waterfall, this is the route you should go.