[One Day Walk] Yeoncheon Course 12 Crossing the Godaesan Ridge on the Way to Geumgangsan

16.3km from Sintanri Station to Naesanri Samboswimteo Front

Course 12 of the Gyeonggi Dullegil is a 16.3 km trail that stretches from Sintanri Station to the front of Naisan-ri Samboshelter. It takes 6 hours and 45 minutes to walk this path. It is a very difficult trail that follows mountain paths.

You can walk this trail by taking a regular bus from Yeoncheon Public Bus Terminal to Sintanri Station stop. Sintanri Station was the terminus of the Gyeongwon Line railway until Baekmagoe Station opened in November 2012. It began operations in 1913, was annexed to North Korea in 1945, and was recaptured in 1951. The name Sintanri comes from the nearby Godaesan Mountain, where charcoal made using abundant forest resources was famous, and it was called "new charcoal hut (Sintan)".

Godaesan Mountain (832m) stands tall on the way to Geumgangsan. It is located on the border between Sinseo-myeon, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do, and Cheorwon-eup, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do. This mountain is the hiking spot closest to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), attracting many hikers. From the summit, you can see the Cheorwon Plain in the North and Baekmagojiji, a fierce battleground during the Korean War, all at a glance.

This trail traverses the ridges of Godaesan. At the entrance of Godaesan Natural Recreation Forest, you can enter a forest road. The forest road, which runs between 300m and 500m above sea level, was built for transporting forest products. Along the forest road, the trees create a cool tunnel to walk through. Godaesan Natural Recreation Forest is considered the best place for those who camp and hike. If you camp here, you can see stars pouring down from the night sky. In Godaesan, where wide dirt paths and dense forest trails continue, when you reach a clearing with an open view, you can capture refreshing scenery in your photos.

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