Yongin City-Calvin University Sign MOU for 'Beophwasan Barefoot Trail Development'

Expansion of foot-washing facilities and parking lots along the walking trail

On the 4th, Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced that it signed a 'Business Agreement for the Creation of Beophwasan Barefoot Walking Trail' with Calvin University.

This business agreement aims to expand convenience facilities such as foot washing stations and parking lots on the Beophwasan mid-mountain barefoot walking trail, which the city established last September.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin (left), and Hwang Geon-young, President of Calvin University, are holding up the business agreement for the creation of the barefoot walking trail on Beophwasan Mountain.
[Photo by Yongin City]

Under this agreement, the city will maintain the existing hiking trail section from the main gate entrance of Calvin University to the barefoot walking trail, supplement convenience facilities such as guidance facilities, rest areas, and foot washing stations, and renovate the playground to be used as a parking lot. Calvin University will provide school-owned land necessary for the creation of the barefoot walking trail free of charge.

To this end, the city plans to spend a total of 600 million KRW to complete the detailed design service by March next year and finish construction by June.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, said, "The cooperation between the city and the university to create a barefoot walking trail for citizens will serve as a model case of regional cooperation." Hwang Geon-young, President of Calvin University, also stated, "Creating a good space on campus that citizens and students can use will be a great opportunity to promote the school."

Earlier, last September, Yongin City invested 400 million KRW to create a healing-type walking trail on Beophwasan Road, used by local residents and hikers, where people can comfortably walk barefoot. The city laid loess soil over a 2.6 km section to enhance the effects of barefoot walking while preserving the existing road function, and installed convenience facilities such as one simple foot washing station, one barefoot rest area, three shoe lockers, ten guidance facilities, and drainage systems.

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