Sancheong-gun Completes Mukgokgyo Section of Gyeonghogang 100-ri Bicycle Path

Gyeonghogang 100-ri Road Bicycle Path, Danseong-myeon Mukkokgyo Section Photo by Sancheong-gun

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, has completed the second section of the 'Gyeonghogang 100-ri Bicycle Road and Walking Trail Project,' which is being promoted to attract bicycle and walking travelers to the Jirisan and Gyeonghogang areas.

According to Sancheong-gun on the 2nd, the newly established bicycle road section connects local tourist resources such as the 'Seongcheol Monk Pilgrimage Trail,' 'Mokmyeon Cotton Cultivation Site,' 'Seongcheol Park (Mokgok Ecological Forest),' and 'Geoboesa Temple.'

Sancheong-gun expects that the influx of bicycle and walking travelers will help revitalize tourism and boost the local economy.

The approximately 3 km bicycle road section from Sawol-ri, Danseong-myeon to Mokgokgyo Bridge near Seongcheol Park (Mokgok Ecological Forest) is a project promoted by Sancheong-gun after being selected for the '2021 Nakdong River Basin Special Support Contest' in December last year and receiving basin management funds.

This project, which mainly involves constructing a deck-type bicycle road at Mokgokgyo Bridge, invested a total of 1.1 billion KRW, including 800 million KRW from the basin management fund and 300 million KRW from the county budget.

Sancheong-gun's 'Gyeonghogang 100-ri Trail' project spans a total length of 46 km and is designed as a path where travelers can enjoy bicycling and walking while viewing the Gyeonghogang River, renowned as the most scenic spot in the Jirisan area.

The project involves constructing a bicycle and pedestrian road starting from Daegwan Bridge in Gwanjeong-ri, Danseong-myeon, adjacent to Jinju City, following the Gyeonghogang River upstream, passing through Seongsimwon and Sancheong-eup downtown, and continuing to Jusang Village in Geumseo-myeon located above Donguibogam Village.

Sancheong-gun plans to invest about 5.5 billion KRW in the entire 'Gyeonghogang 100-ri Trail' project and aims to complete it by around 2023. The 'Gyeonghogang 100-ri Trail' project will connect with the 'Jinyangho Circular Bicycle Road' being promoted by Jinju City.

Earlier this year, Sancheong-gun completed the first section of the 'Gyeonghogang 100-ri Trail,' a 5 km bicycle road from Daegwan Bridge in Danseong-myeon to the entrance of Sawol-ri, Danseong-myeon.

In November, Jinju City also completed the first phase of the 'Jinyangho Circular Bicycle Road' project, an 8 km section from Omi Village to the Bronze Age Culture Museum. With the opening of the second section of the 'Gyeonghogang 100-ri Trail,' the bicycle path now connects the Jinyangho area in Jinju City to near Geoboesa Temple in Danseong-myeon, Sancheong-gun, where Seongcheol Monk's birthplace is located.

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