Gongjaksan itineraries
Gongjakhyeon and back
Summit at 2.7 km, back down before lunch, then a meal beside the stream. For the day you want one of the 100 mountains ticked off and still be home for dinner.
Traverse, then temple
Day one is the full traverse from Gongjakhyeon over the summit and Yaksubong down to Sutasa. Day two loosens the legs with the valley path and the Hongcheon market.
Market, peak, stream
Town market and alpacas first, the summit in the morning on day two, an arboretum on day three. You only really use your legs once.
Festivals & seasons
- 1 — Hongcheon River Ice Festival
- 2 — Spring fire-season closure
- 5 — Royal azaleas on the top
- 7 — Lotus and hydrangea at Sutasa
- 7 — Sutasa stream swimming
- 7 — Hongcheon Corn Festival
- 8 — Hongcheon River Starlight Beer Festival
- 10 — Autumn colour
- 10 — Hongcheon Ginseng and Hanwoo Festival
- 10 — Naemyeon ginkgo forest opening
- 11 — Autumn fire-season closure
- 11 — Hongcheon Apple Festival
Souvenirs
- Hongcheon sticky corn
- Six-year Hongcheon ginseng
- Hongcheon pine nuts
- Buckwheat chongtteok
- Kimchi and banchan
- Mountain greens