[Harumanbo Harucheonja] "Meet the Baekdusan Tiger While Walking"... Dongseo Trail Section 47 Walking Event

The Korea Forest Service to Hold Walking Event in Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk on the 22nd
Visitors Can Also See Baekdusan Tigers in the Tiger Forest

An event where you can encounter the Baekdusan tiger while walking will be held.

The Korea Forest Service, together with Korail Tourism Development, will hold the ‘East-West Trail Section 47 Walking Event’ near the Tiger Forest in Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongbuk on the 22nd.

Section 47 of the East-West Trail connects from Ojeonyaksutang in Mulya-myeon, passing Bakdallyeong, the entrance to Bakdallyeong forest road, Jusillyeong, Baekdudaegan Arboretum, and the Chunyangmok cluster, ending at Dosim 3-ri village hall. The length is 14.86 km. The walking difficulty is classified as level 4 (difficult) from Ojeonyaksutang to Bakdallyeong, level 3 (moderate) from Bakdallyeong to Jusillyeong, and level 2 (easy) from Jusillyeong to Dosim 3-ri village hall.

Section 47 of the East-West Trail is also known as the ‘Tiger Trail.’ The ‘National Baekdudaegan Arboretum’ located within the section is the largest arboretum in Asia and the second largest in the world, where Baekdusan tigers are bred in the ‘Tiger Forest’ inside the arboretum. It is known that six Baekdusan tigers named ‘Hancheong,’ ‘Uri,’ ‘Mugung,’ ‘Taebeom,’ ‘Han,’ and ‘Do’ live there. The National Baekdudaegan Arboretum is conducting continuous research while creating an environment similar to the natural habitat to conserve the endangered Baekdusan tiger species and maintain their wild nature.

Anyone interested in walking travel can participate in this event. Applications are available on the ‘East-West Trail Section 47 Walking Event’ website. Participants will be provided with two admission tickets to the Baekdudaegan Arboretum, a lunch box, and a small souvenir.

Korail Tourism Development is also separately recruiting 70 participants linked to trips to Bonghwa and Yeongju. They have launched a tour package that includes round-trip train fare and admission fees to nearby tourist attractions along with the East-West Trail event.

The East-West Trail is also being developed as the first trail in Korea where camping is possible. It stretches a total of 849 km from Anmyeondo in Taean-gun, Chungnam to Manghyangjeong in Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk, divided into 55 sections, with completion targeted for 2026. Following the opening of section 55 in Uljin, Gyeongbuk in June last year, section 47 in Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk was opened as the second section in April this year.

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