Geumjeongsan 4 Gates Challenge Fall 2025 [Difficulty: Super Saiyan]

I present to you the Annual Geumjeongsan Four Gates Challenge!

Details:
Trail: Geumjeongsan Mountain 4 Gates

When: 08h30, 1 November 2025

Meet: Oncheonjang HomePlus Centre in the Quad outside Starbucks

Suggested kit list:
• Comfortable shoes
• Hiking Poles (Strongly suggested if you tend to get sore knees)
• Water/Juice
• Light snack & lunch for the trail
• Camera (optional)
• Sunscreen, Cap, whatever you need to protect yourself from the Sun!
• Change of clothes (optional - for those who like to freshen up a bit...)
• Rain Coat (in case it starts raining on the trail or to protect from the wind)
• Something warm
• Headlamp/ Flashlight (In case we get caught in the dark)
• Some cash for the Post-Hike meal! (Either in the Village or near to Oncheonjang Station!)
• Good attitude

We will meet outside Homeplus in Oncheonjang and take the first bus after 08h30 (DON'T BE LATE). I'd like to try and finish before the sun sets...

We will be hiking to the Four Gates of the Geumjeongsan Fortress!

The hike is about 20km (could be longer if we choose to follow the Fortress wall closely and hit all of the watch towers as well!), and includes a few big ascents and descents.

We will start hiking from the East Gate, hike over to South Gate, the to Paribong, from where we will descend to the West Gate, then climb up to Godangbong (Because why not?) then back down to the North Gate, and then to the East Gate again, where we can either descend into the village for some Pajeon and Makgeolli, or where we can take a bus home...

Trust me you'll want that bus by the end! ;)

It's a great challenge, and worth the early rise! :)

Duration is typically around 8 hours, depending on the group and the speed.

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