SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Goseong municipal government on South Korea’s eastern coast said Wednesday it will suspend one of the two tour programs for a trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas for 15 days next month in the eastern coastal town. The walking tour program of the first [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Tuesday it will create a coast-to-coast hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates South and North Korea by 2022. The newly envisioned route, tentatively named East-West Crossing Route of DMZ Peace Trail, will be 501 kilometers in length and pass through 10 local autonomous [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The experience of hikers in Seoul is set to become much more fun and interactive as the Seoul government has released Seoul Dulle-gil (서울둘레길), a mobile app that will reward hikers who complete trails along the outskirts of Seoul with digital stamps and certificates. The new GPS-based app, which was [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Hiking is one of the most popular leisure activities in Korea, primarily among older men and women, with almost 50 percent of those in their 50s and above visiting a mountain at least once a month (2015). Yet, the number of young Koreans following in their elders’ footsteps has [...]