Wollyubong Peak (The Eight Sights of Hancheon)

Korean name: 월류봉

Chungbuk

Wollyubong Peak in Hwanggan-myeon, Yeongdong-gun, is the first of the Eight Sights of Hancheon. The upper Chogangcheon Stream winds beneath its sheer cliffs, creating a scenic view.

About

Wollyubong rises to the northwest of Hwanggan, and the scenery around it is known as the Eight Sights of Hancheon. The eight are Wollyubong, Sagunbong, Sanyangbyeok, Yongyeondae, Naengcheonjeong, Hwaheonak, Cheonghakgul and Beopjoram, and most of them describe different views of Wollyubong.

The name means "the peak where the moon lingers," and the moonlit night scenery is said to be especially lovely. Song Si-yeol (Uam) once stayed here, built a small study hall and pursued his scholarship, and Hancheonjeongsa and the Yeongdong Song Uam memorial stone stand below the peak in his honor.

In spring azaleas and royal azaleas color the area red, and in autumn visitors come for the foliage, hiking and the Wollyubong trail, where the scenery changes along each course.

Key details

Address: 47, Wonchondong 1-gil, Hwanggan-myeon, Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
Opening hours: Open at all times
Closed: Open year-round
Contact: 043-740-3633
Region: Chungbuk

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