| Sinseondae
Peak (Dobongsan) |
July
16, 2006. I started my ascent
at 1:30pm from Mangwol Ticket Booth. To get there, I took
Seoul Line 1 to Mangwolsa Station. I walked south to a
first intersection (below the subway tracks) and I turned
right. I followed this road all the way to a signed fork
(below the Seoul Ring Expressway). I took the right fork
to the ticket booth.
This traverse includes a visit to Manwolsa Temple, an
ascent to Chukso Peak (649m/2129'), a scramble to Sinseondae
Peak via Podae Ridge and a visit to Cheonchuksa Temple
via Dobongsan Station Route. My overall traverse time,
including rest and summit stops was 3:30hrs. |
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The person on
Manwolsa ticket booth warned me about the possibility
of rain on the mountain. She also said "Podae Ridge
trail is the most dangerous access to Jaunbong (highest
peak) especially in the rain, so be careful". Not
quite the words but I understood what she said. I wondered
how she defines "dangerous" though.
These are photos from the stream which follows the trail. |
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  This
is Manwolsa Temple, 45mins from the ticket booth. Before this
temple, there's an alternate route to Jaunbong which would cut
the distance for a little over 1km. Although tempting, I still
stuck to my plan and continued to Podae Ridge. |
  (1)
This is Chukso Peak from Podae Ridge. It's only a couple of
minutes away from the ridge and about 15mins from Manwolsa
Temple.
(2) Jaunbong Peak is on left of center.
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Here's the ridge to Jaunbong Peak. Some trails would go on boulders,
some would be in the forest.
(1) I met this lady on Manwolsa Temple. She didn't look like
she could climb up a ladder but she proved herself to be tough. |
  She
also warned me about the danger on the ridge.
The trail on Podae Ridge soon became more and more interesting.
I was beginning to understand how they mean "danger".
See more on the
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