Geumcheon-gu Creates 'Forest Trails Safe for Night Use'... Guro-gu to Open 'Gaewoongsan, Jatjeol Park, Neunggolsan' Children's Forest Experience Centers in March

[Seoul District News] Geumcheon-gu Establishes Bidirectional Management System for Hoam Neulsolgil and Geumcheon Sports Park Deck Paths to Monitor Facility Status in Real Time and Control Lighting Times... Guro-gu Utilizes Existing Terrain Features in Gocheok and Gaebong-dong to Provide Various Play and Experience Facilities

A bidirectional management system for parks and other facilities has been established in the Hoam Neulsolgil section.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) has introduced a two-way park lighting management system at Hoam Neulsogil and Geumcheon Sports Park to ensure residents can safely use the parks at night.

The newly introduced two-way management system was installed along the Hoam Neulsogil trail (1.78 km), which connects Hoapsa Temple to Heungsan Badminton Court, and the deck path (1.12 km) in Geumcheon Sports Park, connecting Geumcheon Reservoir to Doksan Badminton Gymnasium.

The two-way park lighting management system uses wireless communication between transmitters and receivers inside distribution boxes, servers, and on-site workers' smartphones and computers to monitor in real-time for lighting malfunctions such as partial lighting failures or circuit breaker faults.

Additionally, with remote control functionality enabling lights to be turned on and off, the system allows selective control of lighting times by season and time of day, which is expected to contribute to energy savings.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, stated, “With the introduction of the two-way park lighting management system, the repair process, which previously relied on resident reports, has been simplified, allowing for systematic management of facilities.”

Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) will operate the Neunggolsan, Gaewoongsan, and Jatjeol Park Forest Experience Centers for young children.

On the 8th, Guro-gu announced, “To provide urban children with opportunities to freely play in the forest and connect with nature through their five senses, three forest experience centers for young children in Gocheok and Gaebong-dong will open in March.”

Guro-gu created various play and experience facilities by excluding artificial structures and maximizing the use of existing terrain and natural materials.

The Gaewoongsan Forest Experience Center (San 53-3, Gaebong-dong) covers a total area of 10,000㎡ and includes a wooden playground, forest classroom, sand play area, and rest zones. It also features wooden chairs and tables made from recycled wood, a suspension bridge, tightrope facilities, as well as shelters and comprehensive information boards for children's safety.

The Jatjeol Park Forest Experience Center (45-2, Gaebong-dong), located within Onsu Urban Nature Park, spans 11,000㎡. It offers themed play spaces such as a wooden craft yard, tree house, and Indian hut. Experience facilities like log crossing and rope climbing, learning spaces for group classes, and rest facilities are also installed.

The Neunggolsan Forest Experience Center (San 8, Gocheok-dong) covers 10,000㎡ and is equipped with a log train playground, log hurdles, climbing facilities, stepping and balancing activities, storytelling areas, pit houses, and leaf tables. Shelters and safe rest facilities are also provided to prepare for emergency situations.

In addition, ahead of the spring opening of the forest experience centers, Guro-gu is recruiting a total of 60 daycare centers and kindergartens to participate in the forest experience programs by the 11th of this month.

Each forest experience center can accommodate 20 institutions, with up to 25 participants per institution. The usage period runs from March to December, operating weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each experience site will have professional forest instructors for young children to ensure safe and enjoyable activities. However, schedules may change depending on the COVID-19 situation.

A Guro-gu official said, “Given the many restrictions on outdoor activities due to COVID-19, this will be a great opportunity to connect with nature,” and added, “We hope children will have a healthy and happy time through this forest experience program.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.