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GYEONGBUK · PLAN VISUALLY

Gyeongbuk places & hiking trails

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Naeyeonsan gorge

Hiking

Naeyeonsan

내연산

Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Pohang, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
711.3 m
Start
Hyangro Bridge, Haok-ri
Gateway
Pohang
Photo source

Raki_Man · CC BY 3.0 · Photo source

Hiking

Daeyasan

대야산

Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Mungyeong, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
931 m
Start
Beolbawi village entrance
Gateway
Mungyeong
Seonginbong forest

Hiking

Seonginbong (Ulleungdo)

성인봉

Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Pohang / Gangneung → Ulleungdo, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
986.5 m
Start
Daewonsa-side trailhead
Gateway
Pohang / Gangneung → Ulleungdo
Photo source

Lcarrion88 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source

Sobaeksan in autumn

Hiking

Sobaeksan

소백산

Chungbuk · Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Yeongju / Danyang, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
1,439.7 m
Start
Huibangsa entrance
Gateway
Yeongju / Danyang
Photo source

Seonghyeon5836 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source

Songnisan in autumn

Hiking

Songnisan

속리산

Chungbuk · Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Boeun, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
1,058.4 m
Start
Beopjusa visitor area
Gateway
Boeun
Photo source

bertconcepts · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source

Hiking

Eungbongsan

응봉산

Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Uljin, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
999.7 m
Start
Deokgu hot spring area
Gateway
Uljin
Daejeonsa Temple with Giam cliffs

Hiking

Juwangsan

주왕산

Gyeongbuk

Juwangsan National Park: a mapped 5.4 km Yongchu Gorge return walk, optional Juwangam and Juwanggul branch, 11 real photographs, transport, stays, food and equipment.

Elevation
722.1 m
Start
Daejeonsa entrance
Gateway
Cheongsong
Photo source

Trainholic · Photo source

Hiking

Juheulsan

주흘산

Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Mungyeong, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
1,108.4 m
Start
Mungyeong Saejae first gate
Gateway
Mungyeong
Cheongnyangsan landscape

Hiking

Cheongnyangsan

청량산

Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Bonghwa, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
869.7 m
Start
Cheongnyang village
Gateway
Bonghwa
Photo source

Robert at w:Picasa · CC BY 3.0 · Photo source

Palgongsan cable car

Hiking

Palgongsan

팔공산

Daegu · Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Daegu, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
1,192.3 m
Start
Pagyesa entrance
Gateway
Daegu
Photo source

Choi2451 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source

Hiking

Hwangaksan

황악산

Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Gimcheon, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
1,111.4 m
Start
Jikjisa entrance
Gateway
Gimcheon

Hiking

Hwangjangsan

황장산

Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Mungyeong, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
1,078.9 m
Start
Ansaengdal entrance
Gateway
Mungyeong

Hiking

Huiyangsan

희양산

Chungbuk · Gyeongbuk

Plan a mountain visit around Goesan / Mungyeong, with the named starting point, route reference, travel from Seoul and seasonal guidance below.

Elevation
996.4 m
Start
Eunti village
Gateway
Goesan / Mungyeong
Hwangnam-ppang, photographed in February 2011.

K-Food

Hwangnam-ppang

Gyeongbuk

Gyeongju’s small golden pastries have a thin outer layer and a generous red-bean filling. They make an easy sweet stop while exploring the city’s historic centre.

Where
Gyeongju
Flavour
Gently sweet and earthy, with a thin baked shell and a dense, soft bean centre.
Photo source

ecodallaluna / Wikimedia Commons · Photo source

Hunting in a Goguryeo tomb mural

Korean History

Goguryeo, Baekje & Silla

Gyeongbuk · Chungnam · Jeonbuk

Three neighbouring kingdoms developed distinct courts, beliefs and artistic traditions. They were contemporaries, not successive dynasties.

Period
1st century BCE–7th century CE
Explore
Timeline · Photographs · Heritage places
Photo source

Unknown ancient artist; reproduction photographer unrecorded · Public domain — PD-Art / PD-old-70 (Wikimedia Commons designation) · Photo source

Bulguksa Temple entrance

Korean History

Later Silla & Balhae

Gyeongbuk

A southern kingdom and a northern state developed alongside one another after Goguryeo’s fall.

Period
Later Silla 668–935 · Balhae 698–926
Explore
Timeline · Photographs · Heritage places
Photo source

Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source

About this collection

The attraction collection includes the Korea Tourism Organization’s 2025–2026 selection. Suggested stays come from our existing editorial itineraries. Unknown stays remain unclassified. Confirm current admission, transport and access in the linked guide.

Official 2025–2026 Korea 100 selection · Day-by-day city itineraries · Mountain guide collection

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