Galmaetgil course with many dessert
cafes and excellent coastal scenery
Section
Galmaetgil Route 1-2
Route
Gijang-gunOffice~WoosinNeovilleApt. ~Bongdaesan Mountain ~ Waljeon~ Daebyeon port ~ Orangdae
~ Haedong Yonggungsa Temple ~ Songjeong Port
(15.2km, 5hrs)
Recommended for
MZ generation, etc.
Feature
Enjoy a relaxing time of a cup of coffee and a bite of
dessert at a beach cafe
Walking tour course overlooking Osiria (Orangdae +
Sirangdae Cliffs)
Scenery and restaurants of SongjeongBeach that welcome trekkers when they are a little tired from walking
Story
Every April, Daebyeon Port hosts its anchovy festival,
and you can visit Orangdae Cliff, where the legend of
Yeonorang and Saeonyeo dwells, and Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, known asSacred place to the Goddess Buddha.
The tale of ‘Yeonorang and Saeonyeo ’ in : Yeonorang, who went to the
sea to pick up seaweed, is carried on a rock and taken
to Japan. Saeonyeo, who was waiting for her husband,
came to the sea in search of her husband and went to
Japan. When the couple disappeared, the sun and
moon losttheirlightinSilla, and in orderto find light,Silla
tried to bring Yeonorang and Saeonyeo, but only
returned with the silk they handed over. When a
sacrifice wasmade to the sky with this silk,the sun and
moon regained their light.
Transportation
Donghae Line Gijang Station → Move to the starting
point of the course (Gijang-gun Office) (5 minutes on
foot)
View Point
Orangdae Cliff, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Food
Cafes on the beach, Yeonhwa-ri Jeonbok-juk
(abalone rice porridge), Gijang Jipbul Gomjangeo (grilled
eel with straw fire)
