Chungnam Provincial Park Trails Partially Closed During 'Fire Prevention Period'

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Chungnam Provincial Forest Resources Research Institute announced on the 1st that from May 1st to May 15th, the "Forest Fire Prevention Period," partial restrictions will be imposed on the trails of three provincial parks: Deoksan, Chilgapsan, and Daedunsan.

The restricted trails are 11 routes (24 km) out of 31 trails (77.8 km) in the provincial parks.

The restricted sections by provincial park are ▲ Deoksan Gayasan Gayabong to Helicopter Landing Trail (1.5 km) ▲ Chilgapsan five trails including Hyuyang-ro, Jicheon-ro, Cheonjang-ro, Chilgap-ro, and Dorim-ro (11.2 km) ▲ Daedunsan five trails including Yeongjusa to Wolseongbong and Osan-ri to Yongbawi (11.3 km).

Information on restricted sections and accessible areas can be confirmed through the announcement posted on the provincial website.

Baek Dong-yeol, head of the Provincial Park Division at the Provincial Forest Resources Research Institute, said, "The partial restriction of trails is implemented to minimize the risk of forest fires within the provincial parks and to protect natural resources. During the forest fire prevention period, only the permitted sections are accessible, and even then, carrying fire or similar actions should be avoided."

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