Gwongeum-seong

Seoraksan National Park


These remains of a fortress are thought to date to the 13th century. The easiest and quickest way to get here is to take the cable car.


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Nearby Seoraksan National Park attractions

1. Geumganggul

0.93 MILES

This cave hollowed into the rock of Seorak-san offers worthwhile views of the valley. The 23 sq m cave was once used as a place to worship the stone…

2. Bronze Jwabul Statue

1.18 MILES

On the approach to Sinheung-sa you will pass this huge 10m-tall bronze seated Buddha statue.

3. Biryong Pokpo

1.21 MILES

This long, thin 40m-high waterfall in Seorak-san National Park gushes into a picturesque pool and and is a 2km climb up from the Seoraksan National Park…

4. Sinheung-sa

1.25 MILES

This temple complex that has stood on this site since AD 652 but has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. At the entrance are the Four Heavenly Kings …

5. Yukdam Pokpo

1.4 MILES

Yukdam Pokpo is a series of six waterfalls and a pond.

7. Heundeul Bawi

2.41 MILES

This massive 16-tonne boulder is balanced on the edge of a rocky ledge and can be rocked to and fro by a small group of people. It’s a lookout on the way…

8. Gyejo-am

2.42 MILES

A hermitage en route to Ulsan Bawi, Gyejo-am is a human-made cave where you can sometimes hear Buddhist monks chanting just before reaching the boulder of…