Gwangju Seo-gu to Host 'Barefoot Walking Festival' at Geumdangsan on the 28th

Published 26 Oct.2023 13:52(KST)

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, will hold the ‘Barefoot (路) to Seo-gu! Walking Festival’ at 11 a.m. on the 28th at Geumdangsan Trail.

According to Seo-gu on the 26th, this event was promoted to commemorate the creation of the first section of the Geumdangsan Barefoot Road (路) (Artificial Waterfall to Byeokjinseowon, round trip 1.4 km) and to foster a healthy city Seo-gu through the spread of barefoot walking culture.

Barefoot on Geumdangsan. <br>Photo by Seogu

Barefoot on Geumdangsan.
Photo by Seogu

Seo-gu plans to deploy an ambulance and medical support team on site for safe event operation, and volunteers will guide participants to evacuate in an orderly and safe manner in case of emergencies.

Residents who wish to participate in the barefoot walking event can register in front of the artificial waterfall at Geumdangsan from 10:30 a.m. on the day and walk the established barefoot road together. Those who complete the course will receive a small souvenir.

Along with the walking event, Seo-gu will operate the ‘Seo-gu Barefoot Road (路) Walking Challenge’ using the WalkOn (walking app) from the 28th through November to encourage residents to use the Seo-gu Barefoot Road and practice barefoot walking.

Shim Hyo-jeong, Director of Health Promotion at Seo-gu, said, “We hope that through this walking event, residents will take an interest in barefoot walking and make it a good habit. We will continue to do our best to promote various walking events to activate walking practice in daily life.”

Meanwhile, Seo-gu has created barefoot roads in Sangmu Citizen’s Park, Kumho, Ssanghak, Nongsung, Matgoeul Children’s Park, and Dongcheon-dong buffer green spaces, and plans to create barefoot roads with unique characteristics in all 18 neighborhoods in the future.