Haenam-gun 'Full of Spring Energy at the Land's End' Healing on Dalmagodo Trail

Healing Festival of Dalma Trail to be Held on Dalmasan Mountain in Ttangkkeut Village on the 23rd of Next Month

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, will hold the ‘2024 Ttangkkeut Haenam Dalmagodo Healing Festival’ on the 23rd of next month.

According to the county on the 23rd, this year’s festival will be themed ‘Healing in Nature as It Is, Dalmagodo,’ capturing the unique atmosphere of Dalmagodo where the ecology of Ttangkkeut remains intact, and will be organized as an eco-friendly healing festival where nature and people harmonize.

Accordingly, the festival plans to minimize disposable products and waste generated at the venue and offer various healing programs such as Nordic walking that enjoy Dalmagodo itself.

Tourists participating in the recent Ttangkkeut Haenam Dalmagodo Healing Festival are walking through the rocky area of Dalmagodo.
[Photo by Haenam-gun]

The festival will operate diverse programs including a scenic Dalmagodo walking event that begins as fresh greenery starts to appear, forest concerts, busking performances, and the Dalmaga Market selling Haenam specialties.

In particular, the opening ceremony will start the new spring by flying eco-friendly paper airplanes containing seeds, and a tree-planting event commemorating Arbor Day will be held where participants plant trees throughout Dalmagodo.

Dalmagodo is a 17.74 km trail winding around Dalmasan Mountain in Haenam-gun, renowned as a top-class trail with beautiful attractions such as Mihwangsa Temple, a stunning temple in Ttangkkeut Village, thousands of scattered rocks, and panoramic views of the Dadohae Sea.

It is created purely by human effort without heavy machinery to make it the most comfortable walking path, and it carries the stories of the old paths connecting the 12 hermitages of Dalmasan Mountain, earning it the nickname ‘Korea’s Santiago.’

A county official said, “We hope people will take time to heal their body and mind and make a new start on the beautiful Dalmagodo in Ttangkkeut Haenam, where spring arrives first,” adding, “We will thoroughly prepare to ensure the festival held on Korea’s Santiago, Dalmagodo, can be conducted safely.”

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