Seoul - Seoraksan Ulsanbawi Rock and Biryong Falls Hiking Day Tour - Sinheungsa, Finisher Gift

Hike Ulsanbawi Rock and Biryong Falls in Seoraksan
with an English-speaking guide

This is a day hiking tour in Seoraksan that covers Sinheungsa Temple, Heundeulbawi Rock, Ulsanbawi Rock and Biryong Falls in one day. You can choose an option with a round-trip shuttle from Dongdaemun, Myeongdong or Hongik Univ. Station, or meet directly at Seoraksan Sogongwon Park. An English-speaking hiking guide leads the route, and finishers receive a gift.

Start the day at Sinheungsa Temple

You walk from Sogongwon Park to Sinheungsa Temple and begin the hike there. The temple is said to have been founded in 652 during the Silla period by the monk Jajang. After returning from the climb, you can have tea at the traditional tea house, write a wish on a roof tile or stamp your national park passport.

Pass Heundeulbawi Rock and climb to the Ulsanbawi summit

Halfway up the trail you meet Heundeulbawi, a huge boulder balanced on the mountainside. The last section is a steep climb of deck stairs and iron railings. At the top you can see Sokcho, the East Sea and the granite peaks of Seoraksan.

Walk the forest trail to Biryong Falls

After a lunch break, you follow a gentler forest trail along the valley in the afternoon. After crossing a suspension bridge you reach Biryong Falls deep in the valley, where flat rocks below the falls make a good place to rest.

※ The itinerary may change depending on traffic and weather, and the views also depend on the weather.
※ During the autumn peak season from October 12 to 31, a visit to Biryong Falls may not be possible.
※ Meals are not included.