Dobongsan itineraries

Sinseondae at dawn

Walk in from the subway station, look up at the Jaunbong rock wall from Sinseondae, and finish with tofu bossam. The shortest real granite-peak day you can do inside Seoul.

Uijeongbu up, Dobong down

Day one starts at Uijeongbu's Mangwolsa station, crosses Podae ridge and the rocky Y-gully to Sinseondae, and drops to Dobongsan station. Day two is a light walk through the temples.

Three days on Dobong

Day one is the full traverse from Dobongsan station over Sinseondae and Uiam rock down to Ui-dong. Day two is Mangwolsa and Hoeryongsa on the Uijeongbu side. Day three reaches Songchu and Buam-dong before heading back into Seoul.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — Snow-dusted rock
• 2 — Spring fire-prevention period
• 3 — Thaw-season climbing wall closures
• 4 — Azaleas and first leaves
• 4 — Yangju Hoeamsaji Royal Festival
• 5 — Fresh green
• 7 — Summer streams
• 10 — Autumn colour
• 11 — Uijeongbu Budae-jjigae Festival
• 11 — Autumn fire-prevention period

Souvenirs

• Hiking gloves and poles
• Makgeolli
• Tofu bossam