Busan Geumjeongsan Buk-gu Area 'Rest Year System' Entry Ban... Hiking Trails and Dulle-gil Remain Open

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Geumjeongsan Rest Year System.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Geumjeongsan Mountain in downtown Busan will enter a rest year system and be closed to mountain entry starting in April, mainly in the Buk-gu area, but downtown hiking trails and the Dulle-gil trail will remain accessible.

Busan City (Acting Mayor Lee Byung-jin) announced on the 22nd that following the end of the second zone rest year system on March 31, it will designate and announce a mountain entry restricted area for the third zone of Geumjeongsan from April 1 until March 31, 2026, for five years.

Geumjeongsan implements a rest year system for forest protection to maintain natural scenery and conserve the natural environment in accordance with Article 15 of the Forest Protection Act and Article 13 of the Enforcement Rules of the same Act.

The designated areas include ▲940 land parcels covering 981 hectares in Mandeok 1-dong, Deokcheon 1-dong, Hwamyung 1 and 2-dong in Buk-gu ▲282 land parcels covering 308 hectares in Geumseong-dong, Jangjeon 1 and 2-dong in Geumjeong-gu ▲255 land parcels covering 111 hectares in Oncheon 1 and 2-dong in Dongnae-gu, totaling 1,477 land parcels and 1,400 hectares.

In principle, entry into the restricted areas for the rest year system is prohibited except for forest projects, investigations, and research. However, since the zone is in an urban area, 13 main hiking trails totaling 30.7 km, 15 km of Dulle-gil trails, and facilities closely related to citizens’ daily lives such as temples, mineral springs, sports facilities, and entry for cultivation are exceptionally allowed.

For other areas, entry will be controlled through installation of access control lines and signs, and public announcements on city and district/county websites to inform citizens. Busan City plans to intensively manage the restricted areas by deploying an integrated management team for Geumjeongsan and collaborating with relevant administrative agencies.

Acting Mayor Lee Byung-jin of Busan said, “The Geumjeongsan rest year system, which began in 1996, has had great effects on increasing biodiversity and restoring damaged forest environments,” and added, “We hope that people will voluntarily participate in the entry restrictions outside the open areas to help restore the forest environment and preserve and manage a healthy ecosystem.”

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