1.Osaek Area 2.Paektamsa Temple Area 3.Sorak-dong

1.Osaek Area

Location :
Osaek-ri, So-myon, Yangyang-gun, Kangwon-do

This mountain is the highest offshoot (with Taech'ongbong Peak, its highest peak of 1,708 meters) from the long range of Taebaeksan mountains which virtually forms the spinal columns of Korean Peninsula, stretching north to south along the east coast. This is also the most beautiful mountain in the South Korea withits many splendid seasonal features; numerous dazzling flowers such as royal azalea blooms in the spring, crystal clear mountain streams in the summer, magnificent autumn-tinted mountain foliage during the Sorak Festival season, and finally snow-veiled winter grandeur are always ready all the year round to invite the tourists to their breathtaking natural wonders. Han-gyeryong Pass and Mishiryong Pass together form a long winding ridge which demarcates the entire park area into Inner Sorak in the West and Outer Sorak in the East. Inner Sorak has many spectacular features like majestic valleys including Paektam Valley, Suryomdong Valley, Paegundong Valley and Kaya Valley. Outer Sorak, on the other hand, became known for its rocks with fantastic shapes and large waterfalls; Ulsanbawi Cliff, Kwongumsong Fortress, Kumganggul Cave, Piryong Waterfall andTowangsong Waterfall are among many sights to visit.

Entrance Fee

(Unit = Won)

Division	Adults	Students/military	Children
Individuals	700	450	200
Groups	700	350	150

Transportations

Local Transportations

1. From Seoul Sangbong Bus Terminal to Osaek
   Take express bus bound for Sokch'o which stops at Osaek. It takes 4 hours and 10 minutes.
2. From Tong Seoul Bus Terminal to Osaek
   Take express bus bound for Yang-yang, Sokch'o or Mulch'i which stops at Oseak. It takes 4 hours and 20 minutes.
3. From Yang-yang Bus Terminal to Osaek Hot Spring
   Local bus departs every 30 minutes and it takes 30 minutes.
4. From Sokch'o Bus Terminal to Osaek
   Intercity bus departs 15 times a day and it takes 40 minutes.

Climbing Courses

1. ticket office-Tokchu Waterfall-Taech'ongbong (6.5 kms, 5hrs)
2. ticket office-Tokchu Waterfall-Kkutpong Peak-Chungch'ong-
   Taech'ongbong (8.4 kms, 5 hrs)
3. ticket office-Osaek Mineral Spring-Kumkangmun Gate- Yongso Waterfall (2 kms, 1 hrs)
4. Hangyeryong Pass-The 1158-meter Hill- Kalrimgil Forked Path - Mt. Mangdaeamsan-Mt. Chombongsan-Osaek Mineral Spring (12 kms, 6 hrs)
5. Osaek-Sorak Waterfall-Taech'ongbong Peak (6 kms, 5 hrs)

Accommodations

(Unit = Won)

Name	Tel	Rates
Green Yard Hotels Nam Seoul Hotels Hyundai Onch'onjang Osaek Onch'onjang Sorak Onch'onjang Manggyongjang Yongch'onjang Winners Onch'onjang	82-396-672-8500 82-396-672-2101 82-396-672-1717 82-396- 672-3635 82-396- 672-2645 82-396- 672-8881 82-396-672-3791 82-396- 672-4111	79,000 -410,000 60,000 -120,000 20,000 - 25,000 20,000 - 25,000 20,000 - 25,000 20,000 - 25,000 20,000 - 25,000 20,000 - 25,000

Private lodgings
Osaek 2-ri has 60 houses providing room and board.
Osaek 1-ri has 25 housesproviding room and board.

Camping area
11,570-square-meter Osaek Camping Zone is available.
It opens from June 1 to December 31. (3,000~6,000 Won a day)

Other information

on transportation and accommodation,
please refer to 'Naksan Provincial Park' from "Kangwon-do, national and provincial parks".

Managemt Offices

Mt. Soraksan National Park Central Management Bureau (Tel. 82-392-34-7700, 7702)
Mt. Soraksan National Park Osaek Bureau (Tel. 82-396-672-2883)

Parking lot : one parking lot at Osaek entrance. (10,912 square meters in width)
Parking fee: 3,000 Won for small car/ 6,00 Won for large car (a day)

2.Paektamsa Temple Area

Location : Inje-gun, Kangwon-do

This mountain is coming from the long range of Taebaeksan mountains which is called as the spinal columns of Korean Peninsula. Mt. Soraksan is the highest one with Taech'ongbong Peak. Han-Y has been talked that it is 1,708 meter high. This mountain has attracted many home and abroad tourists all year around, for it is surely the most beautiful mountains in the South Korea with its many splendid seasonal features. Numerous dazzling flowers like royal azalea blooms in the spring, crystal clear mountain streams in the summer. During the Doark Festival season of the fall, we go there for maginficent autumn-tinted mountain foliage. 　One more, in the winter the snow-covered peaks and natural wonders would halt your breath for a while. Han-gyeryong Pass and Mishiryong Pass are the entrance for Inner Sorak in the West and Outer Sorak in the East.

Inner Sorak has many wonderful valleys including Paektam Valley, Suryomdong Valley, Paegundong Valley and Kaya Valley. 　On the other hand, Outer Sorak is very famous for its rocks with fantastic shapes and large waterfalls, such as Ulsanbawi Cliff, Kwongumsong Fortress, Kumganggul Cave, Piryong Waterfall and Towangsong Waterfall.

Admission

Division	Adults	Students/military	Children
Individuals	800	500	200
Groups	800	400	150

(Unit - Won)

Transportations

Express Bus timetable

From - To	Operating Hours	Running Frequency	Duration
Tongseoul Terminal-Inje Sangbong Terminal-Inje Tongseoul Terminal-Wont'ong Sangbong Terminal-Wont'ong	07:20 - 14:30 06:40 - 18:45 09:20 - 17:10 06:40 - 18:45	2/day 14/day 9/day 20/day	4h 10m 4hrs 4h 10m 4hrs

Local Transportations
Paektamsa Temple area

1. From Seoul Sangbong bus terminal to the entrance of Paektamsa temple :
   Express intercity bus departs every 50 minutes and it takes 4 hours and 30 minutes.
2. From Wont'ong bus terminal to Yongdae-ri (entrance of Paektamsa temple :
   Take express or local bus bound for Tadjin of Kansong. riding is 20 - 25 minutes.

   Changsudae area

3. From Tongseoul to Changsudae :
   Express intercity bus departs 5 times a day and riding is 4 hours and 30minutes.
4. From Seoul Sangbong to Changsudae :
   Express intercity bus departs 9 times a day and riding is 4 hours and 20minutes.
5. From Wont'ong to Osaek :
   Take express bus or local bus bound for Yang-yang and take off at Changsudae. It takes 15-20minutes.

   Informations on Inje-gun area

   How to get Inje-gun from Seoul
   

   • Seoul-National Road 44 (101.9 km)-Hongch'on-(62.3 km)-Inje
   • Seoul-National Road 44 (101.9 km)-Hongch'on-Local Road 451 (54.8 km)-Sangnam-National Road 31(15 km)-Kirin-(38.9 km) -Inje
   • Seoul-National Road 44-Hongch'on-Inje-Wont'ong- continuing in the direction of Yangyang and Sokcho- Yongdae-ri- turning right - switching to counyrt road- arriving at the entry to Paektamsa Temple

(Unit = Won)

Name	Tel	Rates
Royaljang Kyerimjang Shillajang Greenjang Taeinjang	82-365-461-3104 82-365-461-3607 82-365-461-3679 82-365-462-2606 82-365-461-3811´2	20,000 15,000 15,000 18,000 18,000

• Folk festivals
  Hapkang Cultural Festival (supervised by Inje-gun) held at Inje Complex stadium is the mixture of various events including Hapkang ritual ceremony, various cultural events, folk arts festival and sports events. It last for two days; Sep. 9 & 10 (every year).
• Local Products : ch'icory, woodcraft products, mountain vegetables, & medicinal herbs including Eucommia Ulmoides and adlay.
• Local food : Cold Buckwheat Noodles, Ch'ondubu (Home-made bean curd), & Ssogari Hoe (Sliced Raw Pot Mandarin), Maeunt'ang (Pepper Fish Soup), Songo Hoe (Sliced Raw Trout), Todok Kui (Grilled Todok)
• Parking lots

  Two parking lots are available at Changsudae with the total capacity of 340
  cars. Two parking lots are available at Paektamsa Temple with the total capacity of 690 cars.

• Parking Fee : 3,000 Won for a car/ 6,000 Won for a bus (a day)

Major Cultural Properties: Mt. Hangyesan Fortress Site (Tangible Cultural Property No. 17) Hangyesa Temple Site (Tangible Cultural Property No. 50)

Taesung Waterfall Naerinch'on Valley Hach'uri Valley P'ilrye Mineral Spring Sosung Waterfall Shibisonnyot'ang Valley Mishiryong Valley Kowont'ong Valley Kumandong Valley Paektamsa Temple Namjon Valley Soyang Lake Namjon Mineral Spring Ch'udae Valley Pangdong Mineral Spring Shimjokri Valley Misan Valley Kwangjudong Pinery Kaein Mineral Spring

Inje-up, Inje-gun Inje-up Inje-up Inje-up Hangye 3-ri Puk-myon Puk-myon Puk-myon Puk-myon Puk-myon Nam-myon Nam-myon Nam-myon Kirin-myon Kirin-myon Sohwa-myon Sangnam-myon Sangnam-myon Sangnam-myon

1. Paektamsa Temple-Suryomdong Valley-Pongjong-am Hermitage-Taech'ongbong Peak (8.5 kms, 10hrs)
2. Paektamsa Temple-Taesungryong Pass-Changsudae (7.8 kms, 7 hrs)
3. Paektamsa Temple-Huksondong Valley-Taesungryong Valley- Chansudae (9.8 kms, 5 hrs & 15 mins)
4. Changsudae Plateau-Taesungryong Pass-Huksondong Valley- Paektamsa Temple (9.8 kms, 5 hrs & 15 mins)
5. Changsudae -Taesungryong Pass-Shibisonnyot'ang Valley- Namkyo-ri (12.8 kms, 7 hrs & 20 mins)
6. Changsudae -Taesung Waterfall-Taesungryong Pass (2.8 kms, 1 hrs & 40 mins)
7. Yongdae-ri-Paektamsa Temple-Suryomdong Shelter (14 kms, 3 hrs & 20mins)
8. Suryomdong Valley-Ssangryong Waterfall-Pongjong-am Hermitage -Soch'ong-Chungch'ong---Taech'ong (7 kms, 5 hrs & 5 mins)
9. Suryomdong Valley-Oseam Hermitage-Madungryong Pass-Pisondae Plateau-Shinhungsa Temple (12 kms, 6 hrs & 15 mins)
10. Suryomdong Valley-Kayadong Valley-Huiun-gak Villa-Soch'ong -Chungch'ong-Taech'ong (11 kms, 6 hrs & 35 mins)

Camping area 14,850-square-meter Paektam Student Camping Zone is available.
It opens from May to October for the students.
It is free of charge for students of junior-high and senior-high schools from Kangwon-do Province.

1. Mt. Soraksan National Park Central Management Bureau(Tel : 82-392-34-7700, 7702)
2. Mt. Soraksan National Park Paektam Bureau (Tel : 82-365-462-2554)
3. Mt. Soraksan National Park Changsudae Bureau (Tel : 82-365-461-3476)

Location : Sorak-dong, Sokch'o-shi, Kangwon-do

Mt. Soraksan is the highest mountain (its Taech'ongbong Peak is 1,708 meters high) of the T'aebaek Mountain Range, the backbone of the Korean Peninsula. It is also one of the most beautiful mountains in South Korea. Many flowers decorate it in the spring, while the crystal-clear water of its valley attracts tourists in summer.In fall, brilliant autumn leaves create a crescendo of colors, and in winter, the entire mountain area turns into a silver wonderland. The park is divided into Inner Sorak and Outer Sorak by a ridge which connects Han-gyeryong, Taech'ongbong Peak and Mishiryong. Boasting rugged yet breathtaking scenery, Inner Sorak lies west of the ridge. It contains many valleys including Paektam Valley, Suryomdong Valley, Paegundong Valley and Kayadong Valley. Meanwhile, Outer Sorak, which stretches east of the ridge, features many rugged rock formations and cliffs as well as huge waterfalls, including Ch'onbultong Valley, Ulsan Rock, Kwongumsong Fortress, Kumgang Cave, Piryong Waterfall and T'owangsong Waterfall. Cooking and camping hre have been forbidden since Nov. 15th, 1990. The National Park Management Corporation forbids visitors from entering certain areas in order to preserve the park.

(Unit = Won)

Division	Adults	Students	Children
Individuals	1,800	1,000	500
Groups	1,600	800	400

(Won)

From Sokch'o bus terminal to Sorak-dong : Local bus departs every 10 minutes and it takes 30 mins.

Directions

1. Yangyang - Nat'l road No.7 - 11.4km - Naksan - turning left at Mulch'i three-way intersection
   (which is a gateway to Sorak-dong) - 10.9km
   - Parking lot at Sorak-dong
2. Sokch'o - taking Nat'l road No. 7 - 7.6 km
   - turning right at Mulch'i three-way intersection
   - 10.9km - Parking lot at Sorak-dong
3. Sokch'o - 2.2 km - turning right at the three-way intersection
   before Ch'ongch'ogyo bridge - 3.3 km - Ch'oksan Hot Spring
   - turning left - 3.8km - Accommodation Complexe at Sorak-dong

(Unit = Won)

Name	Tel.	Rate
Sorak Park Hotel New Sorak Hotel Soraksan Hotel Hanguk Condominiums Sorak Plaza Condominiums Sorak Samsong Condominiums Sorak New World Condominiums Hyundai Family Town Condominiums Sorak Resort Leisure Condominiums Taemyong Sorak Condominiums Highla Valley Condominiums Highla Beach Condominiums Hyundai Sorak Condominiums Sorim Motel Songbosan Garden Motel Korea Motel Motel Haedong Sorak Crystal Pine Hill	82-392-636-7711 636-7131 636-7101 636-7661 635-7711 635-5800 31-9631 635-9070 635-8040 635-8311 33-0100 31-7601 635-9300 634-7171 634-7401 636-7474 636-7282 636-7791 636-7626 636-7391	68,000-120,000 68,000-120,000 68,000-120,000 86,000 71,500 79,200 77,000 88,000 75,000 69,000-160,000 77,000-137,500 77,000-137,500 80,000-120,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000

Camp site

• One camp site in the Sorak-dong C Area (96,190 m2) is open throughout the year.
• Camping fee : 3,000 won - 6,000 won

1. Sorakdong - Bisondae - Yangpok - Taech'ongbong (11.5 km, 8h 30m)
2. Sorakdong - Bisondae - Madungryung - Paekdamsa (16 km, 12 hrs.)
3. Sorakdong - Kwongumsong - Hwachaebong - Taech'ongbong (7.2 km, 3 hrs.)
4. Paekdamsa Temple - Suryumdong - Bongjongam - Taech'ongbong (8.5 km, 10 hrs.)
5. Paekdamsa Temple - Taesungryung - Changsudae (7.8 km, 7 hrs.)
6. Osaek - Sorak Waterfall - Taech'ongbong (6 km, 5 hrs.)
7. Namgyo-ri - 12 Sonnyot'ang - Taesungnyong - Changsudae (11.8 km, 8h 30m)

1. Alps Ski Resort (5 km)
2. Songjiho Beach (15 km)
3. Naksan Beach (10 km), Sorak Beach (9 km)

Tourist spots

• Ulsanbawi Rock
• Hundulbawi Rock
• Pirong Waterfall
• T'owangsong Waterfall
• Shinhungsa Temple
• Kyejoam Hermitage
• Kwonkumsong Fortress
• Sokch'o Beach
• Yonggumjong
• Yongnangho Lake
• Ch'oksan Hot Spring
• Pogwangsa Temple

Direction

1. Seoul - Nat'l road No.44, 174km - Wont'ong - Hangyeryong - 50km - Yangyang - Nat'l road No.7, 20km - Sokch'o

2. North from Kangnung - 73km - Chumunjin - Yangyang - Sokch'o

3. Inje - taking Nat'l road 46 to Mishiryong Pass at Hangye three way intersection - 16.2km - Yondae three-way intersection - turning right - taking road No.466 - 13.6km - Mishiryong - 10 km - Sorak Plaza Resortel - 5km - Sokch'o

Division	From-To	Hours	Frequency	Duration
Express Bus	Seoul Express-Sokch'o Tongseoul -Sokch'o	06:30-18:40 07:00-18:30	30 mins. 2 hrs.30 mins.	5 hrs. 4 hrs.
Express Intercity Bus	Tongseoul -Sokch'o Seoul Sangbong-Sokch'o	07:10-17:10 06:00-18:00	11/day 26/day	5 hrs. 5 hrs.
Airline	Kimp'o -Sokch'o	08:05-17:30	7/day	40 mins.

Information on tour & Transportation Sokch'o-shi Information Office : 82-392-31-010

(Unit = Won)

Name	Tel.	Rate
Sokch'o Beach Hotel Yong-in Hanyang Sujong Nakch'on Ihwa Tongnim Subok Taehan Taesong Samjong Taeyong Bethel Shilla Ch'onwoo Tonggyong	82-392-31-8700 31-4538 33-5221 33-5201 33-2090 33-3404 33-4201 33-5077 33-5302 33-5361 33-5432 33-0811 33-8181 32-1805 32-4038 31-6444	60,200-181,500 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000

Camp site

One camp site in the Sorak-dong C Area (96,190 m2) is open throughout the year.
Camping fee : 3,000 won - 6,000 won

One in Sokch'o Beach (11,899С) is open from 10th July to 20th August
Camping fee : 1,000 won - 2,000 won

Specialties : Wild edible greens, mushroom
Local Foods : Potato pancake, Acorn-starch-paste,
Pibimbab (cooked rice mixed with vegetables)
Folk festivals : Sorakche Festival (early October, Sokch'o-shi)
Paking : 4 parking lots (capacity of 1,400 cars)
Parking fee : Car 3,000 won, Bus 6,000 won (a day)
Car 6,000 won, Bus 12,000 won (over night)

1. Management Office (Tel: 82-392-636-7700, 7702)
2. Paektamsa area (Tel: 82-365-462-2554)
3. Osaek area (Tel: 82-396-672-2883)
4. Changsudae area (Tel: 82-365-461-3476)
5. Mt.Soraksan information office (Tel: 82-392-636-8115)