Opportunity to Walk the 'Korea Dullegil' DMZ Section Including the 'Punchbowl' Course
Events Like 'Supsbap' Experience Also Held on Dec 12, 19, and 26
Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Kim Jin-tae) announced on the 4th that the Gangwon Tourism Foundation (CEO Choi Sung-hyun), in cooperation with Yanggu County and Inje County, will hold the ‘Gangwon DMZ Healing Forest Trail Walk’ event every Saturday from the 12th to the 26th.
This event involves walking a part of the Gangwon-do section of the ‘DMZ Peace Trail,’ an east-west crossing route of the ‘Korea Dulle-gil,’ a super long-distance walking travel route connecting 4,530 km along the edges of the Korean Peninsula. The government held the opening ceremony for the entire ‘Korea Dulle-gil’ route on September 23rd at the Unification Observatory in Goseong County.
A view of the Punchbowl Trail in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, one of the DMZ Healing Forest Walking Courses. The event will be held in three sessions. On the 12th, 1,000 participants will start near Seohwa-myeon in Inje County and will also experience a ‘forest meal’ using local specialties. On the 19th, 300 pre-registered participants will join the walk at Duta-yeon, course 26 in Yanggu. On the last day, the 26th, 700 participants will walk the Punch Bowl Trail near the DMZ Native Plant Garden on course 28 in Yanggu and will once again experience the ‘forest meal.’ In addition, various side events such as a local specialty market involving community participation, eco-friendly experience programs, and one-minute caricature drawing will be held.
A scene from the Punchbowl Trail in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, one of the DMZ Healing Forest Trail walking courses. The ‘DMZ Peace Trail’ consists of a total of 35 courses covering 510 km. It offers an opportunity to appreciate the beautiful landscapes of the Korean Peninsula while passing through frontline villages near the civilian control line such as the Labor Party Headquarters and Eulji Observatory, which remind visitors of the realities of the Korean War and division, as well as the DMZ Ecological Peace Park battle sites, plains, rivers, and mountainous terrain.
Detailed information about the event can be found on the official ‘DMZ Healing Forest Trail Walk’ website starting from Saturday, October 5th.
Through this event, the Gangwon Tourism Foundation plans to revitalize the ‘DMZ Peace Trail’ by embodying the values of ‘health’ and ‘regional coexistence.’ They also expect an influx of foreign tourists to the DMZ border area through the healing experience in nature.
Choi Sung-hyun, CEO of the Gangwon Tourism Foundation, stated, “We plan to continuously discover tourist destinations with pristine nature to revitalize border area tourism and create a special travel experience that anyone can visit 365 days a year.”
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