Why this ride
A 330 km round trip from Nonsan - roughly 5 h 21 in the saddle. It goes by way of Seocheon Getbol, Gochang Getbol and back through Seocheon Getbol. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Donam-seown and Gochang Getbol
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 330 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 21
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Donam-seown
Donam Seowon is a Confucian academy in the countryside near Nonsan, in South Chungcheong province, and it is one of nine seowon that UNESCO listed together in 2019. Seowon were private academies founded by scholars of the Joseon dynasty, where young men studied the Confucian classics and honoured the memory of great teachers through rituals. Donam was founded in the early seventeenth century to commemorate Kim Jang-saeng, a renowned scholar of rites, and his students, and it played an important role in the intellectual life of the period.
Read the complete Donam-seown write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Donam-seown is where the day begins. Next is Seocheon Getbol.
2. Seocheon Getbol
The tide here goes out so far that the sea simply disappears. The Seocheon getbol, a vast sweep of tidal flats on the west coast of Korea where the Geum river meets the Yellow Sea, is one of four areas listed by UNESCO in 2021 as the Korean Tidal Flats. Twice a day the water withdraws over kilometres of glistening mud and sand, leaving channels, pools and a hum of life: crabs, worms, shellfish and mudskippers, and above all birds.
Read the complete Seocheon Getbol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Seocheon Getbol comes up about 63 km into the recorded legs. Next is Gochang Getbol.
3. Gochang Getbol
At low tide on the coast of Gochang, the sea pulls back so far that it seems to disappear, leaving a vast plain of mud, sand and shell banks glistening in the light. These tidal flats, called getbol in Korean, are among the richest on earth, teeming with crabs, shellfish, worms and the birds that feed on them, including rare migrating shorebirds that stop here on their journeys between Siberia and Australia. Gochang's flats are part of the Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats, listed by UNESCO in 2021.
Read the complete Gochang Getbol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 166 km into the recorded legs you reach Gochang Getbol. Next is back through Seocheon Getbol.
4. back through Seocheon Getbol
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Seocheon Getbol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Seocheon Getbol, late in the day. Next is Donam-seown.
5. Donam-seown
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Donam-seown write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Donam-seown. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Donam-seown to Seocheon Getbol
Donam-seown → Seocheon Getbol is 63 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Seocheon Getbol to Gochang Getbol
Seocheon Getbol → Gochang Getbol is 103 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Gochang Getbol to back through Seocheon Getbol
Gochang Getbol → back through Seocheon Getbol is 102 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Seocheon Getbol to Donam-seown
back through Seocheon Getbol → Donam-seown is 62 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
More motorcycle rides nearby
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