Bukhansan Dulle-gil: All 21 Sections for Foreign Hikers
What This Guide Covers — and Why It Exists The Bukhansan Dulle-gil is a 71.5 km walking loop that circles the entire Bukhansan National Park massif, threading through forest, ridge villages, Buddhist temples, and old Seoul neighbourhoods. Most foreign visitors walk one or two sections and call it done. This guide explains all 21 sections, which ones reward the effort most, and — critically — which trailheads are difficult to reach without a car. I have driven clients to nearly every one of these section starts. Some are two-minute walks from a subway exit. Others are down unsigned back roads in Eunpyeong-gu where even Korean day-hikers look slightly lost. Knowing the difference saves you a full morning of frustration before you even put boot to trail. The Shape of the Loop: How the 21 Sections Are Arranged The trail is divided into four broad compass quadrants — south, east, north, and west — all stitched together into a continuous circuit. The Korea National Park Service numbe...