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Inwangsan Hiking Guide 인왕산

Inwangsan (인왕산) is a 340 m mountain in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

🚇 Getting there by subway

• Muakjae Station (무악재역) — about 0.7 km to the summit (straight line)
• Dongnimmun Station (독립문역) — about 1.2 km to the summit (straight line) · mentioned in the official access guide
• Hongje Station (홍제역) — about 1.3 km to the summit (straight line) · mentioned in the official access guide
• Gyeongbokgung Station (경복궁역) — about 1.7 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.

🥾 Inwangsan hiking trails

1. Dongnimmun Station (독립문역) → Seonbawi (선바위) → Summit → Segeomjeong (세검정) 2 h
2. Seonggwagannaeso (성곽안내소) → Bugaksan (북악산) → Jahamun (자하문) → Inwangsan (인왕산) → Dongnimmun Station (독립문역) 3 h 40 min

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

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

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul · 297 mAnsan 안산

Gwanak-gu, Seoul · 632 mGwanaksan 관악산

Gangnam-gu, Seoul · 293 mDaemosan 대모산

Jongno-gu, Seoul · 342 mBugaksan 북악산

Gangbuk-gu, Seoul · 836 mBukhansan 북한산

Nowon-gu, Seoul · 510 mBuramsan 불암산

🙇 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 (인왕산 등산코스)

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