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Suraksan Hiking Guide 수락산
Suraksan (수락산) is a 641 m mountain in Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Best known for valleys and waterfalls, rocky ridges.
🚇 Getting there by subway
- Jangam Station (장암역) — about 2.5 km to the summit (straight line)
- Mangwolsa Station (망월사역) — about 3.2 km to the summit (straight line) · mentioned in the official access guide
- Suraksan Station (수락산역) — about 3.3 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.
🥾 Suraksan hiking trails
- Suraksan Station (수락산역) → Mijuapateu (미주아파트) → Siribyangnowon (시립양로원) → Valley (계곡) → Kkalttak Pass (깔딱고개) → Amneung (암릉) → Cheolmobawi (철모바위) → Summit → Cheolmobawi (철모바위) → 540bong (540봉) → Suraksan Station (수락산역) 2 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 | 07:46 | 07:22 | 06:45 | 05:58 | 05:23 | 05:09 | 05:21 | 05:47 | 06:12 | 06:39 | 07:11 | 07:39 |
| Sunset | 17:35 | 18:09 | 18:38 | 19:06 | 19:33 | 19:54 | 19:54 | 19:26 | 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
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