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Yongmunsan Hiking Guide 용문산

Yongmunsan (용문산) is a 1,157 m mountain in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is one of Korea’s 100 Famous Mountains chosen by the Korea Forest Service. Best known for wildflowers, valleys and waterfalls, forest trails, rocky ridges.

Yongmunsan mountain, Korea — Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (attribution, no modification)

1,157 mHeight

HardDifficulty (approx.)

4 h 40 minShortest trail

−6.9°CSummit vs. base

🥾 Yongmunsan hiking trails

Yongmunsa (용문사) → Sangwonsa (상원사) → 1064bong (1064봉) → Gureumjae (구름재) → Baegunbong (백운봉) → Yeonan Village (연안마을) 4 h 40 min
Sanggachon (상가촌) → Yongmunsa (용문사) → Junction (갈림길) → Seongmun (석문) → Mullyejae (문례재) → Galhyeon Village (갈현마을) → Gailli (가일리) 6 h 5 min
Yongmunsa (용문사) → Jungwonsan (중원산) → Danwolbong (단월봉) → Mullyebong (문례봉) → Mullyejae (문례재) → Yongmunsa (용문사) 7 h 25 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.

🪨 Trail surface

Share of surveyed trail points by surface type. Lots of stairs or rock? Bring hiking poles and gloves.

dirt path47%

stairs17%

paved15%

rock ridge10%

rocky scree9%

Surface data: Korea Hiking & Trekking Support Center (data.go.kr)

🌅 Sunrise & sunset by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sunrise	07:43	07:20	06:43	05:56	05:21	05:08	05:20	05:45	06:11	06:37	07:09	07:37
Sunset	17:33	18:08	18:36	19:04	19:31	19:52	19:51	19:24	18:40	17:54	17:20	17:13

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

Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do · 675 mGamaksan 감악산

Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do · 658 mGeomdansan 검단산

Gyeonggi-do · 582 mGwanggyosan 광교산

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

Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi-do · 588 mSoyosan 소요산

Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do · 638 mYebongsan 예봉산

🙇 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 (용문산 등산코스)

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