Posts tagged 'Seoraksan'
On 22 September 2026 the Korea Forest Service published its 2026 foliage peak prediction map. Here are the official peak dates mountain by mountain, where the dates that were circulating before that came from, how to work out your own timing from the rule that foliage starts at Seoraksan and moves south 20–25 km a day, and which national park trails need a reservation in foliage season.
A first-timer's guide to Sokcho: there is no train, so how the buses work, which of the two terminals you want, how to reach Seoraksan, and what to do with two days on the north-east coast.
Choosing a base in Sokcho: why the two bus terminals decide this for you, the beach hotels, the Seoraksan resorts at the park gate, quiet Yeongnangho, and what to book for foliage season.
Seoraksan's trails with official distances and times: Ulsanbawi, Biseondae and the Towangseong Falls observatory, plus the cable car price, the entry time limits, and Sokcho's lagoon and lighthouse.
Now, Yeogi