북한산 큰숲, 은평 Eunpyeong-gu

Introduction

Bukhansan Trail is a flat lowland trail, which was built by connecting and renovating the existing byways to guarantee the convenience of the people. Stretching 71.5 km. the 45.7-km section, which encompasses Seoul and Uiryeong-gil, was opened to the public on September 7, 2010 while the remaining 25.8-km section was open on June 30, 2011. Bukhansan Trail consists of 21 sections, each of which offers unique journeys to visitors, including dirt, forest and stream paths, making them feel as if they were intimately connected to the nature.

Bukhansan Trail Section 9: Masil-gil

“Masil” literally means casually going out and visiting neighbors. Masil-gil is close to Eunpyeong New Town, and walking along the trail, visitors can encounter attractions with ecological, historical and cultural values. In addition, Eunpyeong-gu’s nurse trees—zelkova trees and jujube trees—are also grown along the trail. Among them, five large zelkova trees with beautifully stretched branches are 150 years old, and they are 15 m in height and 3.6 m in girth. Just as other villages in Korea, anyone can feel the comfort and ambiance of the commoners’ lives.

Bukhansan Trail Section 10: Naesimyoyeok-gil

Korea’s largest eunuch cemetery is located in this section. In here, visitors can rediscover the roles and lives of eunuches who worked for kings and followed them around like a shadow. The trail also leads to the Site of Yeogiso, the very location where a Korean gisaeng jumped into a pond to take her own life after a long wait for her lover who was summoned to build the Bukhansanseong Fortress. here is 8 m high glass-bottomed Dulle Bridge, where visitors might find themselves feeling dizzy while passing through it.