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Unaksan

운악산

Unaksan (934.7 m), Gapyeong: the little Diamond Mountains of Gyeonggi, sheer cliffs around Mangyeongdae and Hyeondeungsa.

Unaksan's tall Mireuk rock pillar and pines lit by morning sun above a sea of cloud and layered blue ridges
Mireuk Rock on Unaksan above a morning sea of cloud. Photo: ⓒ한국관광콘텐츠랩-장민옥

Place details

Region
Gyeonggi
Type of place
Mountain
Locality in the source
가평군 · 포천시
Summit height
934.7 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 266

Getting there

3 official trailheads are 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

Unaksan has more than one way in. These are official trailheads named by the managing authority. Choose one for the way up and, if you cross the mountain, another for the way down.

Shaded relief of Unaksan with its official trailheads numbered and the summit marked Unaksan summit 934.7 m123
Terrain from Copernicus DEM GLO-90 (© DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA). Trailhead and summit positions © OpenStreetMap contributors; summit height from the Korea Forest Service guide. Not a hiking map: trails are not drawn. Select a number to plan a trip to that trailhead.
  1. Unaksan entrance, Hyeondeungsa side (Gapyeong) 운악산 입구 · 현등사 매표소 (가평)
  2. Unjusa and Unaksan rest area (Pocheon courses 1 and 2) 운주사 · 운악산 휴게소 (포천 1·2코스)
  3. Daewonsa Temple (Pocheon course 3) 대원사 (포천 3코스)
Trailheads checked .

About Unaksan

Unaksan stands between Gapyeong and Pocheon, one of the five great rock peaks of Gyeonggi. Its strange cliffs and peaks earned it the names Gyeonggi Geumgang and Little Diamond Mountains.

It is a bone mountain, its bare rock covered by little soil. The east peak, also called Cheonghakdae, is slightly higher than the west peak; Mangyeongdae, near the west peak, has the best view.

Sheer cliffs rise from every peak, with valleys and falls between.

Worth seeing

  • Mangyeongdae 만경대The best viewpoint on the mountain.
  • Hyeondeungsa 현등사A temple at the start of the climb.

Written from the Korea Forest Service guide 꼭 한번 가 볼 우리 100대 명산, p. 266.

Sources

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