Here's a quick introduction to a good resource for cyclists who want to explore more of "real" Korea and enjoy riding along some of Korea's beautiful coastlines.
Naver Encyclopedia (네이버 지식백과) has a special listing section called "Marine Tourism Info Portal: Seaside Bicycle Routes" (해양관광정보포털 바다여행 : 자전거길 편) that has a lot of useful information for courses you can take to ride your bike along several key coastal areas. The articles include highlights of what you can see along the way and maps (both route maps and elevation gain maps). Pretty handy if you enjoy this kind of thing.
Although all the information is in Korean, it is all pretty clear via Chrome's automatic translations, so I'm going to just share some screenshots of those resulting translations so you can get an idea of what the site has.
The main table of contents for the list is here:
해양관광정보포털 바다여행 : 자전거길 편 : 네이버 지식백과
https://terms.naver.com/list.naver?cid=51306&categoryId=51306&so=st4.asc&viewType=&categoryType=
Here's a view of what it looks like by default:
But here it is auto-translated:
Just for a sample, let's take a look at the Siheung-Ansan route:
It starts with an informative overview in several paragraphs of the nature of the route. Here's a little taste, again in auto-translated English:
When you leave Wolgot Port, the starting point, a construction zone appears immediately, but there is space for bicycles, so you can ride all the way to Okgu Park without difficulty. From the entrance to Oido, you can use the embankment to enjoy riding while admiring the open sea, red lighthouse, and friendly fish market scenery. At the end of Oido is the Sihwa Lake Memorial Park, and from here the 12.4 km long Sihwa Seawall connecting Ansan University Station begins. Although it was noisy due to environmental issues, I enjoyed running on the Sihwa Seawall, where migratory birds had begun to fly in again.
It then moves to a highlight of milestones along the course and a brief description of each:
Then an elevation map, and some contact info for locations of interest along the way in case you need more activity than just cycling the scenery:
Finally, each course includes a detailed map illustrating the route plus some additional photos highlighting some aspects of the course:
The gallery shows in a lightbox, where you can zoom into the map.
If you're serious, it's probably more ideal for you though to use a right-click enabler extension in order to save the full size of the map image.
Nice to have another resource like this easily available.
Here's a full list of what routes currently had entries, in Chrome-translated English and the original Korean:
| Marine Tourism Information Portal Sea Travel | 해양관광정보포털 바다여행 |
| Ganghwa Island Ganghwa Bridge ~ Gimpo Choji Bridge | 강화도 강화대교~김포 초지대교 |
| Gimpo Choji Bridge~Incheon Sorae Port | 김포 초지대교~인천 소래포구 |
| Siheung Wolgot Port ~ Ansan Tando Port | 시흥 월곶항~안산 탄도항 |
| Hwaseong Jeongok Port ~ Pyeongtaek Gwongwan Village | 화성 전곡항~평택 권관마을 |
| Asan Asan Seawall ~ Dangjin Daeho Seawall | 아산 아산방조제~당진 대호방조제 |
| Seosan Samgilpo Port ~ Seosan Gudo Port | 서산 삼길포항~서산 구도항 |
| Taean Donari~Taean Cheonripo Arboretum | 태안 도내리~태안 천리포수목원 |
| Taean Mallipo~Taean Anmyeon Bridge | 태안 만리포~태안 안면대교 |
| Taean Anmyeon Bridge ~ Taean Dangam Port | 태안 안면대교~태안 당암포구 |
| Seosan Seosan Seawall ~ Hongseong Hongseong Seawall | 서산 서산방조제~홍성 홍성방조제 |
| Boryeong Cheonbuk Oyster Village ~ Boryeong Busa Seawall | 보령 천북 굴마을~보령 부사방조제 |
| Seocheon Chunjangdae ~ Seocheon Geumgang Estuary | 서천 춘장대~서천 금강하구언 |
| Gunsan Geumgang Estuary~Buan Saemangeum Seawall | 군산 금강하구언~부안 새만금방조제 |
| Buan Saemangeum Seawall ~ Buan Upori | 부안 새만금방조제~부안 우포리 |
| Gochang Sindeok-ri ~ Gochang Donga Seawall | 고창 신덕리~고창 동아방조제 |
| Yeonggwang Donga Seawall ~ Yeonggwang Baeksan Bridge | 영광 동아방조제~영광 백산교 |
| Yeonggwang Baeksan Bridge ~ Hampyeong Seokdu Fishing Village Experience Village | 영광 백산교~함평 석두어촌체험마을 |
| Muan Hyeongyeong-myeon ~ Muan Oedeok Village | 무안 현경면~무안 외덕마을 |
| Muan Oedeok Village ~ Muan Bokgu Port | 무안 외덕마을~무안 복구포구 |
| Mokpo Daebak Village~Aphaedo~Mokpo Yeongsan River mouth | 목포 대박마을~압해도~목포 영산강하구언 |
| Yeongam Yeongsan River Estuary~Jindo Bridge | 영암 영산강하구언~진도 진도대교 |
| Jindo Jindodaegyo Bridge ~ Jindo Jindogak Rest Area | 진도 진도대교~진도 진도각휴게소 |
| Haenam Excellent Tourist Site~Haenam Namchang Bridge | 해남 우수영국민관광지~해남 남창교 |
| Wando Wandogyo Bridge ~ Wando Namchang Bridge | 완도 완도교~완도 남창교 |
| Haenam Bukpyeong-myeon ~ Gangjin Maryang Port | 해남 북평면~강진 마량항 |
| Wando Gogeum Bridge ~ Gangjin Habun Village | 완도 고금대교~강진 하분마을 |
| Jangheung Oseonggeum-gil ~ Jangheung Sumun Beach | 장흥 오성금길~장흥 수문해수욕장 |
| Boseong Jeonil-ri ~ Goheung Gayari | 보성 전일리~고흥 가야리 |
| Goheung Dodeok-myeon ~ Goheung Namyeol Village | 고흥 도덕면~고흥 남열마을 |
| Goheung Namyeol Village ~ Goheung Jugam-ri | 고흥 남열마을~고흥 죽암리 |
| Boseong Daepo-ri ~ Suncheon Dubong Bridge | 보성 대포리~순천 두봉교 |
| Sangbong-ri, Yeosu~Gukdong Port, Yeosu | 여수 상봉리~여수 국동항 |
| Yeosu Dolsan Bridge ~ Yeosu Sindeok Beach | 여수 돌산대교~여수 신덕해수욕장 |
| Yeosu Nakpo-dong ~ Gwangyang Seomjin Bridge | 여수 낙포동~광양 섬진대교 |
| Hadong Seomjin Bridge ~ Namhae Changseon Bridge | 하동 섬진대교~남해 창선대교 |
| Sacheon Samcheonpo Bridge ~ Goseong Wolpyeong-ri | 사천 삼천포대교~고성 월평리 |
| Tongyeong Sea Rest Area~Tongyeong Geoje Bridge | 통영 바다휴게소~통영 거제대교 |
| Geoje Geoje Bridge ~ Geoje Okpo Shipyard | 거제 거제대교~거제 옥포조선소 |
| Geoje Okpo Shipyard ~ Goseong Dongjingyo Bridge | 거제 옥포조선소~고성 동진교 |
| Masan Dongjin Bridge ~ Changwon Margin Tunnel | 마산 동진교~창원 마진터널 |
| Jinhae Margin Tunnel ~ Busan Eulsukdo | 진해 마진터널~부산 을숙도 |
| Busan Eulsukdo ~ Busan Songjeong Beach | 부산 을숙도~부산 송정해수욕장 |
| Gijang Airborne Fishing Village Experience Village ~ Cheoyong-ri, Ulju | 기장 공수어촌체험마을~울주 처용리 |
| Ulsan Seongam-dong ~ Ulsan Jeongja Port | 울산 성암동~울산 정자항 |
| Suryeom-ri, Gyeongju~Guryongpo, Pohang | 경주 수렴리~포항 구룡포 |
| Pohang Guryongpo ~ Pohang Yucheon Bridge | 포항 구룡포~포항 유천교 |
| Yeongdeok Bugyeong Port ~ Yeongdeok Geumgok-ri | 영덕 부경항~영덕 금곡리 |
| Uljin Hupo Port ~ Uljin Nagok-ri | 울진 후포항~울진 나곡리 |
| Samcheok Wolcheon Port ~ Samcheok Jeungsan Beach | 삼척 월천항~삼척 증산해수욕장 |
| Donghae Chuam Beach ~ Gangneung Jumunjin Beach | 동해 추암해수욕장~강릉 주문진해수욕장 |
| Yangyang Jigyeong Beach ~ Sokcho Jangsa Fishing Village Experience Village | 양양 지경해수욕장~속초 장사어촌체험마을 |
| Goseong Yongchon-ri ~ Goseong Unification Observatory | 고성 용촌리~고성 통일전망대 |
Hopefully you can find a location near you in this list and enjoy some of the nice fall weather before winter comes.
Stay safe and have fun out there.
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