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Cheonggyesan Hiking Guide 청계산
Cheonggyesan (청계산) is an 873 m mountain in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Best known for valleys and waterfalls.
🚇 Getting there by subway
- Indeogwon Station (인덕원역) — about 6.3 km to the summit (straight line) · mentioned in the official access guide
- Yangjae Station (양재역) — about 7.0 km to the summit (straight line) · mentioned in the official access guide
Distances are straight-line from the station to the summit; the walk to the trailhead is longer. Search the station name plus the mountain name in Naver Map or KakaoMap for walking directions — they work much better than Google Maps in Korea.
🥾 Cheonggyesan hiking trails
- Wonjidong Wonteo Village (원지동 원터마을) → Maebong (매봉) → Wonteo Village (원터마을) 3 h 30 min
- Wonjidong Wonteo Village (원지동 원터마을) → Maebong (매봉) → Yetgol (옛골) 3 h 30 min
- Cheonggyeri Beoseu Jongjeom (청계리 버스 종점) → Cheonggyesa (청계사) → 545bong (545봉) → Guksabong (국사봉) → Chadobyeon (차도변) → Cheonggyeri Beoseu Jongjeom (청계리 버스 종점) 5 h
Times are from the Korea Forest Service and include short breaks. If you are new to hiking, plan for 1.3–1.5× longer. Korean names are in brackets so you can match them to trail signs.
🌅 Sunrise & sunset by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 07:45 | 07:22 | 06:45 | 05:58 | 05:23 | 05:10 | 05:22 | 05:47 | 06:13 | 06:39 | 07:11 | 07:39 |
| Sunset | 17:36 | 18:10 | 18:38 | 19:06 | 19:32 | 19:54 | 19:53 | 19:26 | 18:42 | 17:56 | 17:23 | 17:15 |
Around the 15th of each month, Korea Standard Time. Be off the mountain at least an hour before sunset.
🗺️ Maps
Naver Map · KakaoMap · Google Maps
⛰️ Other mountains nearby
🙇 Hiking etiquette in Korea
- Greet other hikers with a short “annyeonghaseyo” — it’s common on the trail.
- Keep to the marked trail; many areas are closed for nature protection (fines apply in national parks).
- Cooking, smoking and drinking are banned in national parks. Take your trash home.
- Read more: Hiking etiquette in Korea
Data: Korea Forest Service (data.go.kr) · Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors