Hiking in Korea

It was a nice week end with Professor and Lab mats to have hiking in the beautiful greenery of SURISAN and near about. Surisan Hiking track is about 4 and half Km one side full with awesome scenery. Korea is celebrating mountain day and that's why our lab decided to have hiking like every year.Alumni of our lab also joined us in this event and made it a memorable Hiking trip. We had lunch together and have so much fun .

Because hiking is such a popular sport, Korea has many hiking clubs that offer weekly group outings for its members. Because most members work Monday to Saturday, Sunday is the biggest day for hiking. Unless you like crowds, avoid the mountains on Sundays! This is especially true during the autumn, when the entire country goes to admire the changing colors of the leaves.

Although most of the over 1,700 trails are well marked, many have several branch paths leading off in various other directions. Over the years, hiking club members have marked many trails by placing small, colorful ribbons in tree branches. The USO operates an English speaking hiking club which has organized hikes on most weekends.

One reason hiking is so popular in Korea is that it can be enjoyed very cheaply. Many of the trails are free, or only cost a few hundred won. When getting started, you can get by with tennis shoes, shorts, and a shirt. However, if you plan to do any serious hiking, you should spend some money and get some good clothing and equipment. However, given that most items are made locally, you can outfit yourself quite cheaply.