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Chungnyeongsan Mountain (축령산)

Chungnyeongsan Mountain (축령산)

14.3 Km    101552     2024-02-06

299 Chungnyeongsan-ro, Sudong-myeon, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do

Chungnyeongsan Mountain is historically significant, with its connection to King Taejo Yi Seonggye, the founder of the Joseon dynasty. To the west, it boasts the lush Chungnyeongsan Recreational Forest, home to dense sixty-year-old nut pine trees, while to the east lies the Garden of Morning Calm. Standing at an elevation of 879 meters, the mountain offers three hiking trails. The summit provides an exceptional view, particularly in autumn, when it becomes a prime spot for enjoying the colorful foliage.

Genghis Khan Yetgohyang (징기즈칸 옛고향)

Genghis Khan Yetgohyang (징기즈칸 옛고향)

14.3 Km    27667     2024-02-27

1626 Biryong-ro, Sudong-myeon, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
031-592-8801

Genghis Khan Yetgohyang is a restaurant that serves Mongolian-style lamb dishes along with Korean dishes. Their signature dish, Khan jeongsik (Mongolian-style set menu), features suyuk (boiled lamb slices), galbi, mandu, and hotteok (griddlecake with sugar filling), all of which are also available as individual items. They also offer Korean dishes like sanchae bibimbap (wild vegetable bibimbap) and haemul pajeon (seafood and green onion pancake) for those who prefer alternatives to lamb. Additionally, they run a café as well.

Dongducheon Recreational Forest (동두천 자연휴양림)

Dongducheon Recreational Forest (동두천 자연휴양림)

15.1 Km    0     2024-02-16

1 Tapdonggasan-ro, Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Dongducheon Recreational Forest is a national forest park that opened in 2020. It offers various accommodation options such as Forest House, Forest Condo, and a campground. Reservations can be made through their website. There are diverse amenities including a recreation room called Momople for playing board games, blocks, and reading, a forest trail, a playground, and more. Forest experience programs vary by period and can be signed up for at the visitor center, based on availability and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Kalbongsan Recreational Forest (칼봉산자연휴양림)

Kalbongsan Recreational Forest (칼봉산자연휴양림)

15.1 Km    39593     2021-03-26

454, Gyeongbanan-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-8078-8061

Kalbongsan Recreational Forest is located between Gyeongbangyegok Valley, famous for Surakpokpo Falls, and Yongchugyegok Valley, famous for Yongchupokpo Falls. The forest is a popular summer vacation spot for families due to the pure natural environment. Kalbongsan Mountain also provides many trekking paths.

Banktree Garden (은행나무가든)

Banktree Garden (은행나무가든)

15.2 Km    18838     2024-02-27

212-5 Chungnyeongsan-ro, Sudong-myeon, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
031-553-8200

Banktree Garden, a meat specialty restaurant in Namyangju, offers a variety of meat dishes including pork, chicken, and duck. Their signature dishes are hwangto gama samgyeopsal (clay-baked pork belly), which is pork belly grilled in an clay kiln, and neungi ori hanbang baeksuk (whole duck soup with shingled hedgehog and medicinal herbs), a slow-cooked duck dish prepared in a broth infused with fifteen different medicinal herbs.

Chi-ong Art Center [Korea Quality] / 취옹예술관 [한국관광 품질인증]

Chi-ong Art Center [Korea Quality] / 취옹예술관 [한국관광 품질인증]

15.3 Km    18213     2023-09-01

300 , Sumogwon-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-585-8649

The Chi-ong Art Museum is a cultural space spreading up the slope of Cheongnyeongsan Mountain in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do. The site incorporates an art gallery, meeting rooms, a Korean restaurant and hanok lodgings. Inside the lofty gate is a spacious yard, pavilion and pond, and a wooden veranda and tea room at the top. Visitors can experience a traditional tea ceremony, cloth dyeing, and mask making, rice cake and tofu makingl and boudoir handicrafts. With no TV or Internet, this is a place of peace and quiet.

Yongchugyegok Valley (용추계곡)

Yongchugyegok Valley (용추계곡)

15.7 Km    0     2024-02-14

223 San, Seungan-ri, Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Located in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, this picturesque valley takes its source from the 900-meter high Kalbongsan Mountain, winding around Ongnyeobong Peak. Stretching over 24 km, it is home to nine remarkable sights, earning it the nicknames "Nine Okgye Valleys" and "Nine Yongchu Valleys." Blanketed by pine nut forests, the valley’s clear waters flow past rocky walls and ridges, forming natural pools along its course. A notable highlight is the 5-meter tall Yongchupokpo Falls about 6 kilometers upstream, accompanied by a legend of a dragon’s ascent to heaven; a deep groove in the adjacent sloping rock is believed to be the dragon’s resting spot. Flanked by Yumyeongsan, Jungmisan, and Eobisan Mountains, the valley offers an excellent short hiking route for a half-day excursion.

Lighting Festival at The Garden of Morning Calm (오색별빛정원전)

Lighting Festival at The Garden of Morning Calm (오색별빛정원전)

15.9 Km    195050     2022-12-14

432, Sumogwon-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-1544-6703

Held at the Garden of Morning Calm, the Lighting Festival was the first light festival in Korea to combine the natural surroundings with lights, covering 330 thousand square meters. Held from December to March, the environmental-friendly LED lights shine throughout the garden.

The Garden of Morning Calm (아침고요수목원)

16.0 Km    425297     2024-02-15

432 Sumogwon-ro, Sang-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-1544-6703

The Garden of Morning Calm, nestled against the splendid backdrop of Chungnyeongsan Mountain, is a horticultural haven that blends the essence of Korean beauty with a diversity of themed gardens. Designed by Professor Han Sang-kyeong from Sahmyook University, this arboretum, which opened in May 1996, offers a tranquil retreat with forest paths and a dense pine nut grove for those escaping the bustle of the city. Its twenty thematic gardens are interwoven with well-kept grassy expanses, vibrant flower displays, and inviting nature trails. Among these, the Sunken Garden stands out, artfully representing the Korean Peninsula and its stunning landscapes using a rich array of blooming flowers, capturing the admiration of those who visit. Beyond this, the arboretum is home to an impressive collection of plant life, featuring more than 5,000 different species, including more than 300 varieties native to Baekdusan Mountain.

Wild Flower Exhibition of The Garden of Morning Calm (아침고요 야생화전시회)

Wild Flower Exhibition of The Garden of Morning Calm (아침고요 야생화전시회)

16.0 Km    20872     2021-04-09

432, Sumogwon-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-1544-6703

The Garden of Morning Calm's Wild Flower Exhibition showcases wild flowers that signal the start of the spring season. The unassuming beauty of wildflowers are a simple sure sign of the time between winter and spring. The event aims to protect and promote wildflowers which are often ignored or unknown.