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Seoul City Wall Baegak Section: Hiking Above Cheong Wa Dae

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The Section of Seoul City Wall Most Visitors Never Walk 🚐 Want to walk this trail with a private driver? Off Map Korea drives small groups (2-6) to Korea's hidden paths. From ₩280,000/day · See packages → Most foreign visitors who walk Seoul City Wall stick to the Naksan or Inwangsan sections — easy to reach by subway, no paperwork required, cafΓ©s nearby. That's fine. But if you want the ridge that actually looms over the old presidential compound at Cheong Wa Dae (μ²­μ™€λŒ€), the one where soldiers in full uniform once patrolled alongside tourists, you need to walk the Baegak section. And you need to bring your passport. I've driven clients up to the Changui-dong entrance more times than I can count. Every time, at least one person forgets their ID. Every time, they're turned back. This post exists so that doesn't happen to you. Why Baegak Is Different from the Rest of the Wall Seoul City Wall (ν•œμ–‘λ„μ„±, Hanyangdoseong) traces a 18.6 km loop around the historic c...