Hiking Korea, Best way to enjoy this mountainous nation.

Hiking Korea is very extreme way of enjoy Korea. But also very unique and adventure experiences.

See the map above. As you can see, nearly 80% of Korean land is mountainous. It means, There are plenty of opportunity for Hiking Korea.

National parks for Hiking Korea

Korea has 21 national parks. All National parks are excellent enough for hiking Korea.

If you want to check detail information of national parks, click here for official page.

However, 3 national parks are very loved for hiking Korea. Mt. Soraksan, Jirisan and Deogyusan. Also all these 3 mountains have lodges.

Other mountains don’t have lodges.

Check them on the map below. Click icons if you want to know details.

There are reasons why 3 national parks are loved for hiking.

First : Well arranged trail for hiking Korea. There are 0.1% of possibilities of losing your way during hiking.

Second : Lodges are available. So you can sleep lodges on high valley of national parks. It will be extra ordinary experience.

Third : Mountain Jirisan and Seoraksan are famous for their extremely beautiful sights during hiking Korea.

How to get to national parks? 

Getting to national parks are not really easy. Because you need to transfer transit 2~3 times to get entrance of national parks.

What can I do for hiking by myself?

Hiking by yourself is really not difficult if you are fully ready with plan and gears.

1. Plan schedule carefully : If you have plan for hiking, You need to make perfect schedule, so you can sleep in lodge instead of sleeping at spot you don’t know where. Also hiking over night is not recommended. It will be very dangerous until you are experienced hiker.
2. Transportation : Just remember, Best way is using public transportation. But always carefully check with bus or train schedule. You can ride on taxi. But They will charge you a lot.
3. Mountain gear : National parks are real nature. And you will experience not expected things. So prepare gears for hiking. Mostly people dies for hypothermia during spring and fall not winter. Because during winter, people are ready for cold weather. Climate in Mountain can be extremely changeable.

Hiking Korea Tour

Hiking Korea by yourself is not really difficult. But It may looks difficult for you to do it.

Hiking in mountain or doing any adventure in middle of nature is always little risky.

So many travelers are looking for tour agency for hiking tour. But There are no such professional hiking Korea tour agencies.

WCP adventure make hiking tour for our members. You can hike in Jirisan, Seoraksan or any other mountains you want to hike.

Join us if you have plan for hiking Korea. Click here for register