Bangjangsan itineraries
Forest Trail to the Summit
The most straightforward day on Bangjangsan: up the forest road to the summit and back, then bibimbap and a loop of the old town walls in Gochang.
Galjae Ridge and Gochang
Day one is the full 12 km ridge walk from Galjae to the forest. Day two is a gentle wander through Sangwonsa and the fortress town.
Sangwonsa to Damyang
Summit via Sangwonsa on day one, Baekyangsa and the silver grass on day two, then the bamboo groves and bamboo rice of Damyang. Everything within an hour of the mountain.
Festivals & seasons
- 1 — Snow and winter hiking
- 3 — Spring fire-prevention closure
- 4 — Gochang Green Barley Festival
- 5 — Damyang Bamboo Festival
- 5 — Fresh green
- 9 — Seonunsa red spider lilies
- 10 — Silver grass
- 10 — Gochang Moyangseong Festival
- 10 — Jangseong Hwangryonggang Autumn Flower Festival
- 11 — Baekyangsa small-leaf maples
- 11 — Autumn fire-prevention closure
Souvenirs
- Bokbunja juice and wine
- Ssanghwa tea
- Bamboo crafts
- Bamboo-tube rice set
- Water and trail snacks