Perfect time for cycling! Cycling your way to Gyeongsangbuk-do’s World Heritage sites! 상세내용
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Perfect time for cycling! Cycling your way to Gyeongsangbuk-do’s World Heritage sites!
date2023-08-17 00:00:00
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Perfect time for cycling! Cycling your way to Gyeongsangbuk-do’s World Heritage sites!
- Gyeongsangbuk-do hosting a World Heritage Tour program to support its UNESCO bid for Gaya Tumuli -
- Enjoy the autumn season and ride along all tour courses until October 29 to win a medal -
Gyeongsangbuk-do announced its newest program, the Gyeongsangbuk-do World Heritage Bicycle Tour, featuring seven beautiful cycling roads to celebrate the autumn season. The program takes advantage of the cooler air for cyclists, and ends on October 29.
The program also supports Gyeongsangbuk-do’s bid to register its Gaya Tumuli, which includes the Jisan-dong Tumuli in Goryeong, as a UNESCO World Heritage this September. Home to the largest number of World Heritage sites in Korea, the Provincial Government is looking to take advantage of its attractions and bring in more tourists before the end of the year.
The cycling program is a marketing campaign to promote Gyeongsangbuk-do’s World Heritage to potential inbound travelers and give them a chance to travel, cycle, and take care of their health at the same time.
The program involves seven routes that amount to 475km in total distance. The program takes cyclists to 11 different World Heritage sites scattered across four cities and counties in Gyeongsangbuk-do, including Gyeongju, Andong, Yeongju, and Goryeong (pending).
Gyeongsangbuk-do World Heritage - 7 Best Cycling Routes
① Route 1 Hahoe Village - Hoeryongpo Road (Hahoe Village ~ Byeongsan Seowon ~ Hoeryongpo ~ Samgang Inn ~ Hahoe Village, 82km)
② Route 2 Bongjeongsa Temple - Dosan Seowon Road (Bongjeongsa Temple ~ Yeggi Village ~ Dosan Seowon ~ Bongjeongsa Temple, 65km)
③ Route 3 Sosu Seowon - Museom Village Road (Sosu Seowon ~ Buseoksa Temple ~ Museom Village ~ Sosu Seowon, 86km)
④ Route 4 Daegaya Tumuli Road (Daegaya Museum ~ Daegaya Living Village ~ Gaegyeongpo Park ~ Daegaya Museum, 53km)
⑤ Route 5 Yangdong Village - Oksanseowon Road (Royal Tomb of King Taejong Muyeol ~ Yangdong Village ~ Oksanseowon ~ Royal Tomb of King Taejong Muyeol, 66km)
⑥ Route 6 Bulguksa Temple - Tomb of King Munmu Road (Expo Park ~ Bulguksa Temple ~ Tomb of King Munmu ~ Deokdongho Reservoir ~ Expo Park, 74km)
⑦ Route 7 Gyeongju History Road (Tongiljeon ~ Gyeongju Historic Areas ~ Bomun Complex ~ Deokdongho Reservoir ~ Mountain Fortress ~ Tongiljeon, 49km)
To participate in the event, download the bicycle app Trangle and All That Stamp on your phone, find the Gyeongsangbuk-do World Heritage Bicycle Tour challenge on the coursebook page, and begin your tour.
If you follow the map for each of the seven routes and complete more than 80% of the entire section, you will get a stamp certified in the All That Stamp app.
The first 200 people who complete all seven routes (475 km) will win a medal and a premium bicycle bag as their prize.
Gyeongsangbuk-do will also select 50 people who manage to complete the challenge (random draw) for a chance to go on a luxury cycling trip to Ulleungdo Island this November.
For those who are unable to finish all seven routes, the Province is offering mobile coffee coupons worth either KRW 10,000 (three routes, 300 persons, first-come-first-serve) and KRW 20,000 (five rouges, 150 persons, first-come-first-serve) as well.
For inquiries regarding the program, please contact the Domestic Tourism Team at the Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Organization (call ☎ 054-740-7263).
The Director of Culture, Tourism, and Sports at Gyeongsangbuk-do said, Korea has more than 13 million cyclists, and that number has been skyrocketing since COVID-19. We want to encourage more people to come on a cycling trip across Gyeongsangbuk-do with new travel and tourism products targeting cycling enthusiasts, and at the same time, promote our proud World Heritage sites across the Province.
Meanwhile, Gyeongsangbuk-do continues to seek new ways to become a popular destination for cyclists. In 2021, it announced a list of the top 25 cycling roads across the Province for inbound travelers.
Going forward, Gyeongsangbuk-do plans to develop additional tourism content that combines hobby activities with tourism, which is why the Province wants to expand the top 25 list to a top 50 list, giving cyclists more options to choose from.
