Daejeon City to Host "2025 Daecheong Lake Obaekri-gil Walking Event"

Courses include 10 km, 4 km (three generations walking together),
and 1.5 km (for seniors and families with infants and young children)

A walking event will be held in collaboration with Kkumssi Family to promote a healthy leisure culture where everyone can walk and enjoy together, using Daecheong Lake Obaekri-gil, one of Daejeon's leading ecological tourism resources, as the stage.

Daejeon Metropolitan City (Mayor Lee Jangwoo) and Daejeon Tourism Organization (President Yoon Sungkuk) will host the "2025 Daecheong Lake Obaekri-gil Walking Event with Kkumssi Family" on October 25, 2025, starting at 9 a.m. at the Daecheong Park Lawn Square and throughout the Daecheong Lake area.

Applications for the Daecheong Lake Obaekri-gil Walking Event can be submitted on the Korea Walking Movement Headquarters website starting September 12. The participation fee is 2,000 won per person, and anyone, regardless of age or gender, can join and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Daecheong Lake Obaekri-gil, where pristine nature and the lake's beauty come together.

The walking courses include ▲10 km, ▲4 km (three generations walking together), ▲and a 1.5 km course for seniors or families with infants and young children.

In response to the recent rise of wellness tourism as a new leisure trend, the organization plans to operate this walking event not just as a simple walking activity, but as a wellness tourism program that combines health, healing, and relaxation.

Participants will be able to have a special experience of healing both body and mind in the clear natural surroundings of Daecheong Lake, and those who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion and a commemorative gift.

President Yoon Sungkuk said, "This walking event is an opportunity to fully experience Daecheong Lake Obaekri-gil, one of Daejeon's premier tourist destinations. I hope that many citizens and tourists will participate, take care of their health, and enjoy a healing time amid the beautiful autumn scenery of Daecheong Lake."

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