'DMZ Pyeonghwa-ui Gil' Ganghwa-gun Route Opens... War Museum to Daeryong Market 61km

From the 20th of this month to December 26th, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, three days a week

DMZ Peace Road Ganghwa-gun Route [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 14th that it will open the 'DMZ Peace Trail' near the Demilitarized Zone in Ganghwa-gun starting from the 20th.

The Ganghwa-gun DMZ Peace Trail, which includes about 1.5 km of walking path along the barbed wire fence, has a total length of 61.1 km and is a course that takes about 4 hours and 30 minutes to visit the Ganghwa War Museum, Ganghwa Peace Observatory, Uidu Post, Daeryong Market, and more.

It will operate twice a day, three days a week (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) until the 26th of next month.

According to the guidelines of the quarantine authorities, only those who have completed vaccination or have a negative PCR test result (within 3 days) can make advance reservations through the 'DMZ Peace Trail' website and the walking and cycling travel app 'Durunubi'.

The DMZ Peace Trail consists of 10 routes spanning 526 km from Ganghwa-gun in Incheon to Goseong-gun in Gangwon Province, and the Ganghwa-gun route is being opened for the first time this time.

The DMZ Peace Trail development project was promoted to utilize the undamaged ecological, historical, and peace resources near the Demilitarized Zone to promote inter-Korean peace and improve living conditions in border areas.

The government previously operated themed routes in Paju, Cheorwon, and Goseong on a trial basis in April 2019, but suspended operations in September of the same year due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) and later the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This time, seven routes except for three routes (Yeoncheon, Cheorwon, Inje) are opened for route maintenance and migratory bird protection. In particular, along with the reopening of the Paju and Goseong routes, five routes including Ganghwa, Gimpo, Goyang, Hwacheon, and Yanggu are introduced for the first time.

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