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Gamaksan Hiking Guide 감악산

Gamaksan (감악산) is a 675 m mountain in Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is one of Korea’s 100 Famous Mountains chosen by the Korea Forest Service. Best known for valleys and waterfalls, rocky ridges.

Gamaksan mountain, Korea — Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 (attribution)

675 mHeight

ModerateDifficulty (approx.)

2 h 55 minShortest trail

−4.0°CSummit vs. base

🥾 Gamaksan hiking trails

Ungye Falls Entrance Parking Lot (운계폭포 입구 주차장) → Beomnyunsa (범륜사) → Mannamui Sup (만남의 숲) → Kkachibong Ridge Junction (까치봉 능선 삼거리) → Kkachibong (까치봉) → Summit → Imkkeokjeongbong (임꺽정봉) → Mannamui Sup (만남의 숲) → Beomnyunsa (범륜사) → Ungye Falls Entrance Parking Lot (운계폭포 입구 주차장) 2 h 55 min
Seolmari (설마리) → Beomnyunsa (범륜사) → Summit → Imkkeokjeongbong (임꺽정봉) → Sinamni (신암리) 3 h 40 min
Sinamni (신암리) → Sinam Reservoir (신암저수지) → Summit → Beomnyunsa (범륜사) → Ungye Falls (운계폭포) → Seolmari (설마리) 4 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	07:47	07:23	06:45	05:58	05:22	05:09	05:21	05:47	06:13	06:39	07:12	07:40
Sunset	17:35	18:09	18:38	19:07	19:34	19:55	19:55	19:27	18:42	17:56	17:22	17:14

Around the 15th of each month, Korea Standard Time. Be off the mountain at least an hour before sunset.

🗺️ Maps

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⛰️ Other mountains nearby

Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi-do · 588 mSoyosan 소요산

Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do · 658 mGeomdansan 검단산

Gyeonggi-do · 582 mGwanggyosan 광교산

Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do · 1,252 mMyeongjisan 명지산

Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do · 638 mYebongsan 예봉산

Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do · 1,157 mYongmunsan 용문산

🙇 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

🇰🇷 한국어로 보기 (감악산 등산코스)

Data: Korea Forest Service (data.go.kr) · 100 Famous Mountains: Korea Forest Service · Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors