Walk around Seolbongsan and visit the art museum | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

Seolbong Mountain, approximately 394m high, is the guardian mountain of Icheon city. Surrounding the city from the west, it is also called Búaksan, Muhaksan, or Buhaksan. There are five hiking trails all starting and ending at the Seolbong Park parking lot. Course 3 runs from the park entrance → Hoam Mineral Spring → Seolbong Mountain Fortress → summit → Hwadujai → Haksujeong, passing cultural heritage sites such as the Seolbong Mountain Fortress from the Silla era, Yeongwolam built during Goryeo, and Seolbong Seowon. It also passes several prominent rock formations like Kalbawi on the way to the summit, Samhyeongjae Rock, Hoam Valley, and Hoam Mineral Spring. This 6.85km course takes about 120 minutes and is considered an easy trail suitable even for hiking beginners and children. Seolbong Mountain is particularly famous for its azalea clusters that bloom lavishly in spring, attracting many tourists. After hiking, visitors can explore museums, art galleries, and the Seolbong Sculpture Park within Seolbong Park or relax with hot springs at the nearby Anhung Recreation Area in the city. Near the first parking lot by Seolbong Reservoir is the Icheon Comprehensive Tourist Information Center, which provides tourist information when needed. Besides the main Seolbong Park first parking lot, each museum and gallery within the park has a separate parking lot, so you can use the parking closest to your trail. It is about an 8-minute drive from Shindun IC, and approximately 10 minutes by car from Gyeonggang Line Icheon Station or Icheon Bus Terminal. Nearby attractions include Sagimakgol Pottery Village, Yes Park, Icheon Seolbong Oncheon Land, Miranda Hotel Spa Plus, Seongho Lake Lotus Garden, Hantaek Botanical Garden, Jisan Forest Resort Ski Center, Icheon Termeden, and Deokpyeong Dinosaur Arboretum.

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This is a representative Korean set menu restaurant in Icheon where a master Korean cuisine chef personally cooks. Only high-quality Icheon rice, known for its excellent taste, is used. The main side dishes include soy sauce marinated crab, barley dried yellow corvina, grilled short rib patties, and bulgogi, along with various carefully prepared side dishes, making the flavors exquisite. Additionally, the restaurant uses only domestically produced chili powder that is dried in-house to provide guests with a healthy dining experience.

Seolbong Park, a representative park of Icheon, hosts the World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon Ceramic Festival, and Icheon Rice Culture Festival. Within the park, there are cultural facilities such as the Icheon Municipal Museum, Icheon Municipal Woljeon Art Museum, and Icheon Intangible Heritage Transmission Education Center, making it a good place to explore. Additionally, sports facilities like an artificial rock climbing wall and a sledding ground are available. In spring, the fully bloomed cherry blossoms and in autumn, the colorful foliage are beautiful, making it ideal for a walk. The Icheon Comprehensive Tourist Information Center is located near the first parking lot for obtaining tourism information if needed.