Mountain · Gyeonggi
Soyosan
소요산
Soyosan (587.5 m), Dongducheon: the little Diamond Mountains of Gyeonggi, with Wonhyo Falls, reached by subway.
Place details
- Region
- Gyeonggi
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 동두천시 · 포천시
- Summit height
- 587.5 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 230
Getting there
One official trailhead is listed below with a public transport planner: choose a trailhead, then start from your location or a station.
Trailheads you can reach by public transport
This is the official trailhead named for Soyosan, with a public transport planner to reach it.
- Soyosan Station 소요산역
About Soyosan
Soyosan is not large, but quartz rock ridges stand out like screens and walls along its crest, so it is called the little Diamond Mountains of Gyeonggi. It became a national tourist site in 1981.
Its main peak is Uisangdae. Cheongnyang and Wonhyo falls lie in the lower valley, and the monk Wonhyo is said to have trained on these rocks; Nahandae, Seonnyeotang and Biryong Falls follow along the ridge loop.
Soyosan station on the subway line is the start.
Worth seeing
- Wonhyo Falls 원효폭포Below the rocks where Wonhyo trained.
- Uisangdae 의상대The main peak.
Written from the Korea Forest Service guide 꼭 한번 가 볼 우리 100대 명산, p. 230.