Pebble beach on the sea off Ulsan | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

Gangdong Mongdol Beach, also called Jeongja Beach, is a beach located in Sanha-dong, Buk-gu, with many rounded pebbles gathered. It can be reached by driving about 20 minutes north along the coastal road from Jujeon. To the north of Gangdong Mongdol Beach are the Gangdong Hwaam columnar joints and it continues to Sinmyeong Beach. It is a rare pebble beach on the East Coast where the sound of pebbles crashing by the waves is quite loud. The advantage of a pebble beach is that it is easy to walk and avoids the hassle of sandy feet after water activities. The beach environment, restrooms, drinking fountains, and washing areas are well maintained, making it suitable for camping. Around the beach, there are apartment complexes, cafes, and shops, providing complete convenience facilities.

Gangdong Seawater Hot Spring supplies natural seawater from the sea in front of the pavilion, which is directly settled and boiled at over 100℃, resulting in high salinity and excellent sterilization effects. The interior consists of an iodine bath, cold seawater bath, hot seawater bath, and warm bath. Before entering the seawater bath, you must first shower and sufficiently warm your body in the Cheongmaekbanseok, herbal mist (sauna) bath, or Finnish-style dry sauna. In the seawater bath, fully immersing your body for about 5-15 minutes and repeating twice will completely remove waste products from the body. The ocean view seen from inside the bath is also nice, and the seawater hot spring is well-known for its quality, making it famous as a place frequently visited by people with illnesses.

울산의 바다를 끼고 있는 주전에서 출발하여 잘 포장된 해안도로를 타고 20분 정도 북쪽으로 올라가면 강동 정자포구가 나온다. 마을 어귀에 들어서면 입심좋은 아낙들과 매운탕거리나 횟거리를 흥정하는 사람들의 정겨운 풍경과 살아서 파닥거리는 싱싱한 해산물을 눈동냥하여 다니다보면 사람사는 풍경도 재미있지만 이곳 특유의 멸치회 별미를 맛볼 수 있는 기회를 제공하여 주기도 한다.

Hwaam Columnar Joints are relics distributed along the Hwaam (Kkotbawi) beach area in Hwaam Village, Buk-gu, formed about 20 million years ago in the Neogene Period of the Cenozoic Era when basalt lava erupted and cooled, creating cooling joints by thermal contraction. The most distinctive feature of Gangdong Hwaam Columnar Joints is that the cross-section of the column has a flower pattern, and the columns develop in various forms and directions such as horizontal, vertical, and inclined. It is the oldest lava columnar joint on the East Coast, possessing high academic value, and its columns formed at various angles make the landscape beautiful. Stairs are installed throughout the columnar joints, allowing close observation and touch. These columnar joints resemble large piles of timber, some several tens of meters long, with a diagonal length of about 50 cm in the cross-section of a single column.