Baegunsan (Jeongseon) itineraries

Chiljokryeong in a day

An 8 km loop up to Chiljokryeong, where the Dong River bends below your boots. Afterwards you tear into buckwheat pancakes at the Jeongseon market and rest your legs at a window-seat cafe.

Summit, then a Jeongseon night

Climb straight to the summit from Munhui on day one, sleep in a Jeongseon hanok, and ride the boat into Baengnyong Cave the next morning. Hike and cave get a day each, so nothing is rushed.

Fortress, ridge, Yeongwol

Warm up with a fortress and a market on day one, walk the Chiljokryeong ridge early on day two, and finish in Yeongwol where King Danjong was exiled. Walking days alternate with easy ones.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — Snowy rock paths
• 4 — Spring fire-prevention closures
• 4 — Danjong Cultural Festival
• 5 — Fresh oak green
• 7 — Auraji Raft & Makgeolli Festival
• 9 — Mindungsan Silver Reed Festival
• 10 — Jeongseon Arirang Festival
• 10 — Autumn colour and river mist
• 11 — Autumn fire-prevention closures

Souvenirs

• Huanggi (astragalus root)
• Jeongseon mountain greens and gondre
• Native honey
• Injin mugwort
• Buckwheat and sorghum pancakes
• Potatoes and wild bellflower root
• Kudzu noodles