| Mt.
Taebaeksan 1567m/5141' |
July 21,
2006. This hike is a traverse from Somunsubong
(1465m/4806'), Munsubong (1517m/4977'), Busoebong (1547m/5075')
and finally to Cheomjedang (1561m/5121'). The highest
summit of this mountain is Janggunbong (1567m/5141') but
we missed out on this one.
Our overall roundtrip time was 5:15hrs including lunch
and stops. |
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| (1) The beginning
of the trail is after passing the Coal
Museum and it points to Munsubong. The weather wasn't
good when we started this hike. It rained the night before
and it was still raining a little bit in the morning.
The stream flooded some of the trails.
(2) There are some water sources on the way, so no
need to bring a heavy bag of water. |
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  (1)
The trail splits at some point (signed). There's an option to
go straight to Munsubong or start the traverse from the eastern-most
summit, Somunsubong (1465m/4806'). It took us 1:30hrs to get
here.
(2) On the ridge we noticed a lot of diggings on the dirt
from these wild pigs. We were actually hoping to see one but
we had no luck. |
  (1)
20mins from Somunsubong to Munsubong (1517m/4977').
(2) These ladies were praying and chanting when we arrived.
They had food and soju. I even thought for a change I would
see Korean women drink soju, but they poured the drink on
the rocks as their offering.
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(1) The ridge hike was pretty gradual... only wet and muddy
in most areas.
(2) This is one of the pride of this mountain, Yew tree.
It lives for years and dies for years. |
  (1)
This area is what I thought was Cheomjedang Peak. There was
an interpretation board beside the altar calling this monument
the "Taebaeksan Cheomjedang".
(2) And this peak is what I thought was Janggunbong (1567m/5141')
which is the highest peak of Mt. Taebaeksan. I was wrong.
This peak is only the Cheomjedang Peak (1561m/5121'). |
It took us 1:15 hours
from Munsubong.
Since that the fog was thick, I didn't notice any higher summits
and I only realised I was wrong when I checked my map at the
foot of the mountain. The story continues...
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