Fourteen days, five walks and five destinations. The walking days are separate rather than linked into one long trail, while the days between them belong to the cities and cultural stops. Each walk is self-guided, with route information prepared in advance.
Before You Set Out
Before each walking day, the route briefing covers the start point, terrain, food options and any weather-related changes. Travellers walk without a guide, but they are not expected to assemble the day from scratch.
Food after the Walk
Several Korean walking routes finish close to local restaurants or food streets, making it easy to move from the trail into a meal. The exact food stop remains flexible rather than being guaranteed as part of every walk.
Breaks along the Coast
The coastal sections pass through areas with cafés and food stops, allowing travellers to build breaks into the route rather than carrying every meal from the start.
A City Forest in Seoul
The first trail is inside Seoul. Namsan's Dulle-gil circles the mountain in the middle of the city — two and a half hours, 243 metres, never more than a few minutes from a metro station. It comes on the third day, which is deliberate. It is where travellers learn how the GPX file works and how far they actually want to go.
Five Hours on the East Sea Coast
Gangneung's Haeparang Trail Course 39 covers 15.8km and is officially graded easy, combining coastal paths, pine forest, lake scenery and cultural stops. The challenge comes more from the distance than from sustained climbing.
The Heritage Mountain Walk
Gyeongju Namsan is the single day with a gradient — 423 metres over 6.3 kilometres. The mountain south of the old Silla capital contains Buddhist sculptures and archaeological remains across the landscape. At around three and a half hours, it is the most demanding walk in the programme.
Temple, Coast and Jeju
The Busan section starts at Haedong Yonggungsa and finishes at Haeundae — nine kilometres, around three hours. Jeju's Olle Route 7 is the longest at 17.6km, following a waymarked basalt coastline. Both walks are self-guided using the supplied route information.
