Palgongsan itineraries

Dongbong in a Day

The classic Palgongsan line: up the stream behind Donghwasa, past the rock Buddha at Yeombulam, to Dongbong and back. You finish with braised ribs in Dongin-dong.

Gatbawi and Cable Car

Day one is an hour of stairs to the Buddha in his stone hat; day two is a seven-minute cable car over Daegu. Easy on the knees and the clock.

Eunhaesa to Gunwi

A wide loop around Palgongsan: Eunhaesa in Yeongcheon, a city meal in Daegu, Pagyesa, a stone-wall village and a cave Buddha in Gunwi. Little walking, plenty to see.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — Winter Ridge Snow
• 2 — Spring Fire-Season Trail Closures
• 4 — Palgongsan Cherry Blossom Road
• 4 — Azaleas and Apple Blossom
• 5 — Daegu Yangnyeongsi Herbal Medicine Festival
• 7 — Summer Dawn Hikes
• 10 — Palgongsan Autumn Foliage
• 10 — Gyeongsang Gamyeong Customs Revival
• 10 — Apple Harvest on the Olleh-gil
• 11 — Gatbawi Exam Prayers
• 11 — Autumn Fire-Season Trail Closures

Souvenirs

• Palgongsan apples
• Herbal medicine and tea
• Steamed jjin-gyoseu (flat dumplings)
• Gatbawi prayer items