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Seoul Trail Route 20: Bukhansan Mountain (Gangbuk)

A medium route from the Hwagyesa Temple entrance past the April 19th National Cemetery and Solbat Park to Bukhansan Ui Station. Its theme is “thinking of the nation at the graves”, with many tombs of historical figures and memorials.

April 19th National Cemetery
April 19th National Cemetery · 2020 · Gruturgi · 2020 · CC BY-SA 2.0 KR

Difficulty · Official Seoul Trail rating

Medium

Official Seoul Trail rating: level 2 of 3

Rating systems differ between pages. An official grade follows the operator’s own scale, so an “easy” route can still take over three hours. Compare routes by walking time and distance as well. Getting to and from stations is described separately in each route.

1. Bukhansan Mountain (Gangbuk) route

From Hwagyesa Temple Entrance to Bukhansan Ui Station: 7.1 km past 7 stops.

Difficulty
Medium
Walking time
About 3 hr 30 min
Distance
7.1 km
Area
Gangbuk-gu
Official route page (Korean) ↗

Official Seoul Trail information · from the start of the route to its end

Route order

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  1. 1Hwagyesa Temple Entrance

    화계사 입구

    Start
  2. 2National Institute for Unification Education

    국립통일교육원

  3. 3April 19th National Cemetery Observatory

    국립4.19민주묘지전망대

  4. 4Solbat Neighborhood Park

    솔밭근린공원

  5. 5Park Eul Bok Embroidery Museum

    박을복자수박물관

  6. 6Ui-dong Meeting Plaza

    우이동 만남의광장

  7. 7Bukhansan Ui Station

    북한산우이역

    Finish

Getting to the start

The official starting point is Hwagye Station (Ui-Sinseol Line) Exit 1. Use the map on the official route page to find the way from the exit to the trail.

NAVER Map ↗

Getting back

The route ends at Bukhansan Ui Station (Ui-Sinseol Line) Exit 1·2 (official information). Route 21 (Bukhansan Mountain (Dobong)) continues from this station.

Good to know

  • Stamp boxes: the Hwagyesa Temple entrance and the start of the Bukhansan Dulle-gil Royal Cemetery-gil. They are outdoors and the ink can dry out, so bring your own ink pad (official advice).
  • As a medium route it includes mountain paths. Wear shoes with good grip and carry water (KoreaClear advice).
  • The April 19th National Cemetery is the resting place of 224 people who died in the April Revolution of 1960 (official information).
  • Solbat Park is a natural pine forest that residents saved when it was about to be cleared for apartments (official information).

About the Seoul Trail

  • The Seoul Trail is a walking trail around Seoul: 21 routes, 156.5 km in total.
  • Parts of a route are sometimes detoured for events or construction. Check the official notices before you go.
  • Stamp books are handed out at Seoul Trail Information Centers and a few other places. They may run out, so call ahead (official advice).
  • Enquiries: Seoul Trail Information Center, +82-2-779-7902 to 7904
Seoul Trail notices (detours, Korean) ↗