[One Day Walk] A Place for Children's Forest Education... ApSan Footpath

The Apsan Jarak-gil located in Daegu Metropolitan City is a trail stretching from Gosan-gol to Dalbi-gol, designed for anyone to walk comfortably. Unlike traditional hiking trails, it naturally connects existing walking paths and trails along the mountain foothills by maintaining a certain distance from the Apsan Circular Road at a consistent elevation.

Starting from Gosan-gol, you pass through the Metasequoia Road and can find traces of Apsan's past such as Yongdu Toseong, dinosaur footprints, and geological resources (ripple marks and mud cracks). Yongdu Toseong is an earthen fortress resembling a headband, believed to have been built during the Proto-Three Kingdoms period. The dinosaur footprint fossils date back to about 100 million years ago in the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era, when the Apsan area was a vast lake inhabited by herbivorous dinosaurs.

It is an excellent place for children’s mountain education, especially in spring when the forsythia and cherry trees around the Barefoot Walking Trails in Keungol and Gosan-gol bloom, allowing visitors to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery harmonized with the surrounding forest.

Walking along Apsan Jarak-gil, you can see traditional temples related to the origin of King Taejo Wang Geon of the Goryeo Dynasty. Eunjuksa Temple, founded by Monk Yeongjo in 926 (the 3rd year of King Gyeongae of Silla), is named because Wang Geon hid there for three days while escaping after being defeated by Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje. Imhyusa Temple, founded by Yeongjo in 921 (the 5th year of King Gyeongmyeong of Silla), is named because Wang Geon rested and regrouped his troops there after fleeing from Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje.

Along Apsan Jarak-gil, you will accompany various climbing plants, small trees, and large trees. The forest around Apsan Jarak-gil is home to diverse species such as Kochia scoparia, Euonymus, Ligustrum, Lespedeza, Magnolia, Deutzia, Viburnum, Clematis, Pine, Maple, Oak, and Zelkova, making it an excellent site for forest education.

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