Entry Restrictions on 'Sanak Otobai' and Others on Forest Trails... Enforcement of the Sanlim Hyuyang Act

Pedestrians are walking along the Baekdudaegan Trail through dense trees. Photo by Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A legal framework has been established to restrict the entry of vehicles such as off-road motorcycles on all or part of forest trails.

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 10th that it will amend and enforce the "Forest Culture and Recreation Act" with this content.

The Forest Culture and Recreation Act requires local forest offices and local governments, as forest trail management agencies, to publicly announce the location, section, distance, and prohibition period when designating all or part of a forest trail as a vehicle-restricted trail, and provides grounds for lifting the designation when restrictions are unnecessary.

The vehicles restricted from entry are those defined by the Road Traffic Act (Article 2, Clause 17), including automobiles, construction machinery, motorized bicycles, and bicycles.

The amendment to the Forest Culture and Recreation Act was made to resolve issues such as discomfort caused to forest trail pedestrians and damage to trails due to vehicle entry.

However, forest sports enthusiasts such as mountain bikers can enjoy forest sports activities on forest sports trails or forest sports exclusive areas where vehicle entry restrictions do not apply.

Song Kyung-ho, Director of the Forest Recreation and Hiking Division at the Korea Forest Service, said, "We will strive to resolve inconveniences between pedestrians and forest sports users and provide safe forest trail services."

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