Comments on: Places in Korea: Woraksan National Park http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:30:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-237040 GI Korea Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:24:01 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-237040 Sorry but I cannot remember the exact bus number. There is only one bus terminal in the middle of Chunju where all the buses arrive where you can transfer to the bus that takes you to Deokjusa. The bus schedule is in Korean, so if you cannot read Korean you will need to write down where you want to go in Korean and match it to what is on the schedule and then jump on your desired bus. Sorry but I cannot remember the exact bus number. There is only one bus terminal in the middle of Chunju where all the buses arrive where you can transfer to the bus that takes you to Deokjusa. The bus schedule is in Korean, so if you cannot read Korean you will need to write down where you want to go in Korean and match it to what is on the schedule and then jump on your desired bus.

]]> By: Jillian Gibson http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-236940 Jillian Gibson Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:47:49 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-236940 I read and enjoyed your post and would like to go camping and stay in Deokju and do the summit hike as you mentioned. Can you give more detailed information on getting there. I know you mentioned taking a bus, from which bus station and do you remember the number? I'm new to Korea and hope to do a lot of hiking and camping, thanks for your help! I read and enjoyed your post and would like to go camping and stay in Deokju and do the summit hike as you mentioned. Can you give more detailed information on getting there. I know you mentioned taking a bus, from which bus station and do you remember the number? I’m new to Korea and hope to do a lot of hiking and camping, thanks for your help!

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-134065 GI Korea Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:30:22 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-134065 Brian, You are right and I fixed it. I actually had Chungju spelled correctly earlier in the post but started getting sloppy towards the end. Good thing I have English teachers reading this blog to keep me straight. :wink: I like the Danyang area as well. If you are into caving there are a couple of pretty nice caves to check out around Danyang. You actually take a boat across Chungju Lake to Danyang which is a really nice trip. There is a lot of nice walks in there area and Soebaksan mountain is just down the road as well which is a nice place to go hiking. Brian,

You are right and I fixed it. I actually had Chungju spelled correctly earlier in the post but started getting sloppy towards the end. Good thing I have English teachers reading this blog to keep me straight. :wink:

I like the Danyang area as well. If you are into caving there are a couple of pretty nice caves to check out around Danyang. You actually take a boat across Chungju Lake to Danyang which is a really nice trip. There is a lot of nice walks in there area and Soebaksan mountain is just down the road as well which is a nice place to go hiking.

]]> By: Brian http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-133946 Brian Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:33:31 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-133946 Just want to be a little pendantic: it's "Chungju," not "Chunju." There's a lot of confusion with names, especially since "Cheongju" and "Chungju" are so close, and with Jinju and Jeonju also in-country. I guess the old spelling of Cheongju would be Chungju, too.. I didn't read this entry until now, but I did see it and I thought of it as I passed by Woraksan National Park today. I spent the last two days in Danyang county, northeast of the park. It's also an exceedingly beautiful area, and the bus ride from Chungju to Danyang is remarkable. Interesting, too, because I had never given this part of the country any thought until I visited. Just want to be a little pendantic: it’s “Chungju,” not “Chunju.” There’s a lot of confusion with names, especially since “Cheongju” and “Chungju” are so close, and with Jinju and Jeonju also in-country. I guess the old spelling of Cheongju would be Chungju, too..

I didn’t read this entry until now, but I did see it and I thought of it as I passed by Woraksan National Park today. I spent the last two days in Danyang county, northeast of the park. It’s also an exceedingly beautiful area, and the bus ride from Chungju to Danyang is remarkable. Interesting, too, because I had never given this part of the country any thought until I visited.

]]> By: wrenchbender http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-131198 wrenchbender Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:47:35 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/16/places-in-korea-woraksan-national-park/#comment-131198 I love riding thru Waraksan on my bike. At the east end of the park hwy 59 runs south and is one of the funnest roads in the country to blast, haul ass and flog your steel horse like a mad man. I love riding thru Waraksan on my bike. At the east end of the park hwy 59 runs south and is one of the funnest roads in the country to blast, haul ass and flog your steel horse like a mad man.

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