[One Day Walk] Udo, Another Island Next to Jeju Island... Jeju Olle Trail Course 1-1

To people living on the mainland, Jeju Island is just one island. However, in reality, Jeju Island governs another 62 islands. Udo is the largest island among them. Jeju Olle Trail Course 1-1 follows Udo, allowing you to fully enjoy the beautiful azure sea of Udo.

Udo, with an area of 6.18㎢, was named because it resembles a cow lying on its side. The starting points of Course 1-1, where you can enjoy various sceneries such as sea paths, field paths, green meadows, and Udobong Peak while circling around Udo, are two locations. This is because the boats departing from Seongsanpo Port in Jeju Island arrive at two points on Udo: Haumokdong Port and Cheonjin Port. If you have a particular place you want to see first, you need to choose your boat carefully.

Starting from Cheonjin Port and heading north, the first place you reach is Hongjodangoe Beach. Hongjodangoe refers to red algae, a type of calcareous algae, that has hardened firmly to look like stone. Along with this, the white sandy beach made of shells creates a scenery so blue it is almost surreal. This unique landscape was highly valued and designated as Natural Monument No. 438 in 2004.

The northernmost point of the Udo course is Sebikoji. In the overall landscape of Udo, which looks like a lying cow, if Udobong Peak is considered the cow's head, this place is called the cow's tail and was formerly known as 'Soemi' or 'Soebi' before being renamed Sebi.

Udo Hagosudong Beach
Photo by Lee Chunhee

The next place you encounter is Hagosudong Beach. The wide and clean white sandy beach allows you to enjoy swimming to your heart's content. On summer nights, fishing boats gather and brightly light up the sea in front.

There is a point where the elevation of Course 1-1, which had been walking flat along the coast, suddenly rises. This is Udobong Peak, the highest point on Udo at 132.5 meters above sea level. In the shape of a cow lying on its side raising its head, it is considered the head part of Udo and is also called Somorio-reum, Seommori, or Dodubong. After descending Udobong Peak and returning to the port where you started, today's course ends.

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