Tuesday May 21st I joined my vecino equally she led a “Seoul International Women’s Association” hike upwards Namsan Mountain to North Seoul Tower. SIWA is a peachy organization comprised of Korean and expat English linguistic communication speakers from all over the Earth that bring together together for activities, classes, java together with culture. About 10 women attended the hike from places such equally Germany, Belgium, Korea together with America.
North Seoul tower was built inward 1969 together with opened to the world inward 1980. The tower is a peachy landmark inward Seoul together with measures 777ft inward height. It is 1,574 feet to a higher house ocean level. At the top of the tower almost the entire metropolis is visible. There are restaurants together with gift shops on the Blue Planet flooring equally good equally several other international together with Korean restaurants scattered throughout the green together with walking trails. The 3rd flooring of the tower contains an observation room, souvenir shop, museum together with much more.
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| Restaurant located on North Circular Walking Trail |
There are a multifariousness of hiking routes that you lot tin receive got upwards to Seoul tower. The trails are to a greater extent than frequently than non elementary together with most incorporate padded walkways. There is a cable motorcar together with several buses that piece of job out from a platform inward Hoehyeon-dong together with kicking the bucket upwards to the tower. The buses that kicking the bucket upwards Namsan are Namsan 02, 03 & 05. (Buses volition driblet you lot off a few dozen meters from the base of operations of the tower. Individuals must walk a brusque but relatively steep path upwards to the tower.)
We began our hike inward the botanical gardens located only exterior of the Grand Hyatt Hotel inward Itaewon. This beautiful fiddling green is only a ten-minute walk from my house. The botanical gardens receive got been located inward this spot for years. In 2008, running together with walking paths were added to the facility. Rumor has it that these parks were added prior to a see from President Obama who frequently stays inward the Grand Hyatt together with enjoys running. No ane actually knows if he has always utilized these peachy paths!
Once inward the park, our tour guide showed us a English printed sign showing the trail caput for North Seoul Tower. We decided to receive got a straight road upwards to the tower together with produce a gradual circle road dorsum down. The road was beautiful together with went through the woods. Along the path at that topographic point were lounge chairs together with picnic tables for people to utilize. The trail took nigh xxx minutes to hit the base of operations of the tower going upwards at a leisurely pace. Along the trail at that topographic point were several marked advantage points to persuasion unlike locations inward Seoul.
Once at the base of operations of the tower you lot tin see a viewing platform. You volition also honor the thousands of locks that business the bushes together with scrap at the top of the tower. Korean couples, who are engaged, come upwards to the tower, prior to getting married, to “lock their love” together with commit to ane another. The many locks of diverse colors, are a actually neat site to see.
On our agency downwardly from the tower, nosotros followed a trail that injure about Namsan Mountain. This is known at the North Circle Route. On this item trail at that topographic point are many marked points that you lot tin intermission off from the gradual loop to acquire to locations throughout the city. There are also many peachy marked viewpoints. The path is a peachy house for running gradually upwards or downwardly loma equally it is covered alongside shock-absorbing material. There is a due north together with due south round down walking trail about Namsan Mountain. The North is the best for jogging because at that topographic point is really express vehicle traffic. When walking at a leisurely pace, both routes receive got nigh 2 to 3 hours inward entirety. They are only about seven kilometers inward length.
Here are some other peachy routes courtesy of the Korean Tourism Official Website for hiking Namsan.
Nature Route:
Namsan's nature road starts at Hangangjin Station (Subway Line 6), passes past times the upper side of Bogwang Reservoir together with through the Wildflower Park. The entire road takes 3 hours on pes together with is highly recommended for its beautiful pino trees together with abundance of flowers.
☞ Course: Hangangjin Station (Subway Line 6), Exit 1 ⇒ Bogwang Reservoir Walking Trail ⇒ Sowolgil Road ⇒ Pedestrian span inward front end of Hyatt Hotel ⇒ Wildflower Park, Paldo Pine Tree Groves, Arboretum ⇒ Subokcheon Spring Walking Trail ⇒ South Circular Road ⇒ South Photo Island ⇒ Gamnocheon Spring Walking Trail ⇒ Jangchung Sports Association 3-way intersection ⇒ North Circular Road
History & Culture Route:
This 3-hour course of didactics starts at Dongguk University (Subway Line 3) together with runs along Jangchung Park, the Seoul Fortress Exploration Route, together with Bongsudae. Cultural facilities such equally the Seoul Animation Center together with the Namsan Arts Center tin endure flora along the agency equally good equally Samsoon's stairway from the hitting Korean drama My Name is Kim Samsoon.
☞ Course: Dongguk University Station (Subway Line 3), Exit half-dozen ⇒ Jangchung Park ⇒ National Theater ⇒ South Circular Road ⇒ Seoul Fortress Exploration Route ⇒ Palgak Square ⇒ South Circular Road ⇒ Namsan Library ⇒ Central Square ⇒ Samsoon's Stairway ⇒ Seoul Animation Center ⇒ Namsan Arts Center ⇒ Seoul Youth Hostel ⇒ Namsangol Hanok Village
If you lot are interested inward learning to a greater extent than nigh Seoul International Women’s Association or would similar to kicking the bucket a fellow member delight see their website: http://siwapage.com/
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