CoursesDay trip
Course 5: Sobaeksan National Park, Darian Valley and Cheondong Tourist Area Forest Retreat Course
- Stops
- 7
- Straight-line total
- 32.5 km
- Start → end
- Sobaeksan National Park (North) → Namcheongyegok Valley
How to get to Course 5: Sobaeksan National Park, Darian Valley and Cheondong Tourist Area Forest Retreat Course
The longest leg is from Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory to Sobaeksan Recreational Forest, 14.0 km in a straight line.
7 stops in order
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1Sobaeksan National Park (North)next stop 7.5 km
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Sobaeksan Mountain · Valleys · Nature Retreats · Gagok-myeon
- Hours
- Always open
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Not listed
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2Darian Valleynext stop 170 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Sobaeksan Mountain · Valleys · Nature Retreats · Danyang-eup
- Hours
- Always open
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Not listed
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3Danyang Darian Tourist Areanext stop 980 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed) Sobaeksan Mountain · Valleys · Nature Retreats · Danyang-eup
- Hours
- 12:00–11:00 the next day
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Camping decks 35,000 won–40,000 won more
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4Cheondong Tourist Areanext stop 5.5 km
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Sobaeksan Mountain · Valleys · Nature Retreats · Danyang-eup
- Hours
- Campground Check-in 14:00Check-out 11:00 more
- Closed days
- Every year in winter (December–March)
- Fee
- See the official website for detailed fees and discounts.
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5Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatorynext stop 14.0 km
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed) Sobaeksan Mountain · Valleys · Nature Retreats · Danyang-eup
- Hours
- Observatory daytime tours 13:00–16:00
- Closed days
- [ Observatory daytime tours ] Public holidays
- Fee
- Free
Visit information for Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory
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6Sobaeksan Recreational Forestnext stop 4.3 km
Sobaeksan Mountain · Valleys · Nature Retreats · Yeongchun-myeon
- Hours
- Call for details.
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- See the website for details.
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed) Sobaeksan Mountain · Valleys · Nature Retreats · Yeongchun-myeon
- Hours
- Always open
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Not listed
Getting around without a car
Public transport between stops Google Maps works out the route and the time
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1 Sobaeksan National Park (North) → 2 Darian Valley
straight-line 7.5 km
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4 Cheondong Tourist Area → 5 Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory
straight-line 5.5 km
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5 Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory → 6 Sobaeksan Recreational Forest
straight-line 14.0 km
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6 Sobaeksan Recreational Forest → 7 Namcheongyegok Valley
straight-line 4.3 km
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2 Darian Valley → 3 Danyang Darian Tourist Area
straight-line 170 m
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3 Danyang Darian Tourist Area → 4 Cheondong Tourist Area
straight-line 980 m
Guides: Rainy Days and Indoors
Not listed: travel time per leg, total time
Directions: Google Maps
Course 5: Sobaeksan National Park, Darian Valley and Cheondong Tourist Area Forest Retreat Course: closed days of the stops by weekday
| Place | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Closed days as listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sobaeksan National Park (North) | Open all year | |||||||
| Darian Valley | Open all year | |||||||
| Danyang Darian Tourist Area | Open all year | |||||||
| Cheondong Tourist Area | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory | [ Observatory daytime tours ] Public holidays | |||||||
| Sobaeksan Recreational Forest | Open all year | |||||||
| Namcheongyegok Valley | Open all year |
Closed every weekBlank: not listed as a closed dayNo closed-day data, or the sources differ
Sources
- Course source
- Distances
- 6 of 6 legs measured as straight lines between Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI coordinates