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Yangcheon District to hold family hiking event on Oct. 31
Yangcheon District in Seoul will hold its family hiking event on Jiyangsan on Oct.
31.
The route has been extended from 4.5 kilometres to about 5 kilometres and is expected to take around two hours.
It starts at Yangcheon Middle School and passes Kkachiwul Tunnel, a turning point at Gukgibong and Yangcheon Urban Agriculture Park before ending at a forest experience centre.
Yangcheon residents can apply online from Oct.
19 at 10 a.m.
Places are limited to 1,000 people, offered in application order.
At the finish, participants can enjoy busking and take photos at a designated photo spot.
The hike is part of a wider network of six Yangcheon walking routes covering 26.2 kilometres around the district.
Yangcheon District will hold its 2026 family hiking event on Oct. 31 in Seoul’s Jiyangsan area.
The route will cover about 5 kilometers, up from 4.5 kilometers in previous years.
The hike will take about two hours and end at the Jiyangsan Sunrise Village children’s forest experience center.
Residents can apply online from 10 a.m. on Oct. 19, with places limited to 1,000 people on a first-come, first-served basis.
The district said the event is intended to let families and neighbors enjoy the autumn scenery and stay healthy.
- Who
- Yangcheon District is organizing the event for residents.
- What
- The 2026 Yangcheon Family Hiking Event, a group hike of about 5 kilometers.
- When
- Oct. 31, 2026. Applications open at 10 a.m. on Oct. 19.
- Where
- The Jiyangsan area in Yangcheon District, Seoul.
- Why
- The district said the event will let families and neighbors enjoy the autumn scenery and stay healthy.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Yangcheon District announced that it would hold the hiking event on Oct. 31.
Online applications are scheduled to open for residents.
The family hiking event is scheduled to take place in the Jiyangsan area.
- Route length
- About 5 km, increased from 4.5 km
- Hike duration
- About 2 hours
- Application limit
- 1,000 people, on a first-come, first-served basis
- Route start
- Yangcheon Middle School sports field
- Route end
- Jiyangsan Sunrise Village children’s forest experience center
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What people are saying
I hope it will be a time for families and neighbors to walk together, take care of their health, and fully enjoy the deepening autumn scenery.