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"Rain (up to 15.0mm/h) is forecasted, so please watch out for slippery trails."
Situated in the tranquil heartland of Korea, Deoksungsan Mountain (495.2m) is best visited during early summer in May when fresh vegetation brings delightful scents. Walking up the gentle dirt trails leads to an open vista. Indulging in shrimp and mushroom hot pot alongside crispy pan-fried minnows afterward captures the genuine hospitality of the region.
”It was selected in consideration of the fact that the scenery combined with strangely shaped rocks is so beautiful that local residents call it a salt river, and that it was designated as a provincial park (1973). It is famous for Sudeoksa Temple, which was founded by Beopji Ji in the first year of Baekje's 29th King Beopje (599), the rock-carved Buddha, which is Treasure No. 355, and Deoksan Hot Springs.
The general hiking course follows the 1,020 stone steps that lead from next to the main hall of Sudeoksa Temple to Jeonghyesa Temple. It may be meaningful for Buddhist believers who practice a thousand bows, but it would be good for hikers who have to climb mountains all their lives to go back to protect their knee joints. First, climb towards Gyeonseongam Hermitage. When you separate from the stone wall of the hermitage, you will enter a forest road on the right. At the end, a Buddhist pagoda and Haitai statue stand in a quiet vacant lot. From the vacant lot, it is a steep ridge. When I look back, I see Sudeoksa Temple for the first time. And soon you meet the stone stairway leading up from Sudeoksa Temple. From then on, you have no choice but to climb up the stone stairs. We pass Mangong Pagoda, pass Jeonghyesa Temple, and stand at the top along the path that people have walked up and down until it becomes shiny and shiny. The path down the mountain is gentle and has many side roads, so it is easy to take a wrong turn. Head exactly northeast from the summit marker. If you see a red “Beware of Forest Fire” flag in the middle, you are successful.
The starting point is Yesan and Hongseong. City buses to Sudeoksa Temple run 20 times in Yesan and 19 times in Hongseong. According to the budget, there are 7 express buses from East Seoul Terminal and 17 from Nambu Terminal. In Daejeon, express buses run 24 times and direct buses run every 25 minutes, and there are buses from Incheon, Cheongju, and Anyang to cities other than Chungcheongnam-do. To Hongseong, it goes 6 times from Dong Seoul Terminal and 8 times each from Gangnam Terminal and Nambu Terminal. In Daejeon, express buses run every 50 minutes and run 18 times directly. In cities other than Chungcheongnam-do, there are buses from Incheon, Cheongju, Ansan, Seongnam, and Gunsan. There are 5 Saemaeul trains and 12 Mugunghwa trains on the Janghang Line. Seohaean Expressway Haemi IC → National Road No. 45 toward Sudeoksa Temple → National Highway No. 13 from Nabondogae towards Hongseong → National Highway No. 40 from Oera-ri towards Deoksan