Manisan itineraries

Stairs up, lunch below

The classic day: the stairs to Chamseongdan and back, then lunch at the trailhead. Round trip is about two and a half hours, so the afternoon is still yours.

Ridge traverse, Jeondeungsa

Climb the gentler Dangun-ro, cross the rock ridge and drop into Hamheo-dongcheon. The second day is for loosening up at Jeondeungsa and a tidal-flat fort.

Sea and temples, 3 days

Climb on day one, wander the east-side temple, valley and tidal fort on day two, and finish at Jeondeungsa. Two nights in a west-coast pension.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — Snow hiking
• 2 — Spring fire-season closures
• 4 — Azalea bloom
• 5 — Fresh-green hiking
• 7 — Hamheo-dongcheon stream
• 10 — Gaecheon Daeje ceremony
• 10 — Ganghwa salted-shrimp festival
• 10 — Autumn hiking and Yellow Sea sunsets
• 11 — Turnip harvest
• 11 — Autumn fire season

Souvenirs

• Ganghwa turnip and turnip kimchi
• Yellow-flesh sweet potato
• Ganghwa ginseng
• Hwamunseok woven mat
• Ginseng bread
• Salted shrimp
• Trail water and snacks