| Baegundae
Peak 837m/2746' |
July 14, 2006. I took
the subway to Suyu Station of Seoul Line 4. I exited at
#3 and crossed half the road to catch a blue bus #170.
I rode the bus to the end of the line (right after it
u-turns). I took the first road after the u-turn (landmark:
North Face store). This road is flooded with outdoor gear
shops and it leads to Doseonsa Temple and Baegundae's
trailhead. Baegundae is the highest summit of Bukhansan
National Park.
This traverse started with a scramble ascent to Yeongbong
Peak(604m/1982'), an ascent to the main summit Baegundae
Peak(837m/2746'), another scramble to Nojeokbong (716m/2349'),
and a visit to Doseonsa Temple. My overall roundtrip time,
including rest and summit stops was 6:30hrs. |
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| (1) The road
to Baegundae Ticket Booth follows this steam and is relatively
steep.
(2) This area is the park's parking lot. It has convenience
stores, restaurants and gift shops.
I started my ascent at the ticket booth behind this
altar. The entrance to Doseonsa Temple is on the left...
where I finished my traverse. |
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  (1)
If an ant can move a mountain, so can we.
(2) This is Harujae ridge. I left the main trail here and
"hiked" for 200m for my first summit, Yeongbong
Peak (604m/1982').
The final assault to the summit is not a hike. It's a scramble
whether the trail is wet or dry. It's an easy scramble though
mind you, but it's still a scramble. |
  (1)
It took me 40mins to the summit from the ticket booth.
I felt weird being alone on this summit because not only that
this park is supposed to be one of the busiest, but also a
lot of tombs I passed along the way made me uncomfortable.
(2) The park was covered with cloud the whole day. The closest
I could see was my shoes. I had no view.
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(1) I went back to Harujae ridge to regain the main trail. I
passed by what I believe is the Insu Shelter. The trail continues
to the left. (2) This is a police station. It serves as a
rescue station for accidents on the mountain. |
  (1)
The trail after the station follows the gully. It has been raining
lately here so the water in this gully is pretty high and strong.
(2) This is the end of the gully and the ascent to Baegun
Shelter. |
  (1)
The trail continues to Baegundae on the left of the shelter.
Insubong, from the trail below didn't look accessible by hiking
but I asked about the ascent trail anyway and I was directed
to follow the campground trail to the right of the shelter.
(2) 1hr from Yeongbong Peak. Since I had no visual of what's
around me, I have no idea what summit I ascended. It has a
tomb, and a giant "Hershey's Kisses" rock. Insubong
wall is bihind me on this photo.
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| I stayed at this summit
(or it could just be a lookout) for about half an hour hoping
the cloud would clear up. It never happened. I heard a bunch
of people laughing from below me and I thought of asking them
where I was, and to reassure myself that I may have to pass
on Insubong. After understanding a very elaborate rock climbing
gesture, I was convinced that there is no hiking path to the
top of Insubong. I moved on to my next and main target for this
trip, Baegundae Peak. |
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