Verified mountains & peaks in Seoul — descriptions, map and practical info.
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Gwanaksan is a 632 m granite mountain rising on Seoul's southern edge, and you can start hiking straight from a subway station. At the summit, Yeonjudae, a small hermitage clings to the top of a sheer cliff – one of the most dramatic sight…
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Behind Daehangno, a low hill follows the Seoul City Wall up to its crest: this is Naksan (about 125 m), laid out as Naksan Park. From the wall you look across downtown Seoul to Namsan, and the hill is best known for its night view, when th…
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Spanning Seoul's Dobong District and the cities of Uijeongbu and Yangju in Gyeonggi Province, Dobongsan is a mountain you can start climbing almost straight off the subway. Next to its highest peak, Jaunbong (739.5 m), the blade-like rock…
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Bugaksan is a granite peak about 342 m high rising directly behind Gyeongbokgung Palace and the former presidential compound, Cheong Wa Dae. In the Joseon period it was called Baegaksan, and as the guardian mountain on the northern side of…
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Bukhansan is the granite mountain that rings the northern edge of Seoul and the highest mountain in the city. Its top peak, Baegundae (836.5 m), rises next to Insubong (810.5 m) and Mangyeongdae, and the jagged skyline is visible from almo…
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Achasan is a low granite mountain on the border between Gwangjin District in Seoul and the city of Guri. Its height is given as anywhere from 285 to 296 m depending on the source, but from the ridge you look out over the Han River and the…
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Ansan is a modest hill about 296 m high in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. A Joseon-era beacon tower has been restored on the summit, and the Ansan Jarak-gil, a loop of about 7 km around the hillside, is famous as a step-free forest trail. You can wa…
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Inwangsan is a 338 m rocky mountain rising west of Gyeongbokgung Palace. The Seoul City Wall runs along its ridge, and from the top you can see the palace, Bugaksan, Namsan and the whole of downtown Seoul. Reachable straight from the subwa…