Geumsusan itineraries

Sanghak loop in a day

A 5 km loop from the car park to the summit and back. The iron stairs top out above a silver Chungju Lake, and a bowl of snail soup waits at the bottom.

Traverse and Danyang

Day one is the 8.5 km traverse from Sanghak over the summit and Mangdeokbong to Yongdam Falls. Day two lets your legs off with Dodamsambong, the sky walk and garlic sundae at the market.

Valley, summit, lake

Day one warms up in the Neunggang Eoreumgol valley, day two climbs the summit, day three circles the lake side with Jeongbangsa and the Oksunbong bridge.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — Rime frost and snowy ridge
• 3 — Spring fire-prevention closure
• 4 — Azaleas
• 4 — Cheongpung Lake cherry blossom festival
• 5 — Danyang Sobaeksan Royal Azalea Festival
• 6 — Fresh green
• 7 — Ice in Eoreumgol
• 8 — Neunggang valley in summer
• 10 — Peak foliage
• 11 — Autumn fire-prevention closure

Souvenirs

• Garlic mandu
• Garlic sundae
• Garlic bread set
• Danyang six-clove garlic
• Garlic malt syrup
• Jecheon medicinal herbs