Bukhansan
북한산
About
Mountain with 3 granite peaks, a popular destination for hiking & rock climbing in a national park.
Bukhansan's three granite peaks — Baegundae, Insubong, Mangyeongdae — crown the national park that gives northern Seoul its skyline: the hiking-and-climbing destination whose rock faces and ridgelines draw the country's largest mountain crowds. The triple summit writes the sport's menu: Baegundae for the hiker's cable-assisted scramble and panoramic payoff, Insubong for the rock climbers' multi-pitch granite (a Korean climbing landmark in its own right), Mangyeongdae for the ridge purists. The park machinery — subway-fed trailheads, temple valleys, fortress walls — supports every ambition tier. Dawn starts and weekdays counter the famous congestion. Three peaks, one metro card: the vertical republic of Seoul, membership open at any trailhead.