Why this ride
163 km from Seongnam-si to Seongnam-si, about 3 h 34 of riding. On the way it passes Donggureung Cluster, Olleung Cluster, Gwangneung Cluster\t and back through Olleung Cluster.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Heolleung Cluster and Gwangneung Cluster\t
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 163 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 34
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Heolleung Cluster
In the south of Seoul, wedged between highways, apartment towers and the Daemosan hills, a forest of oak and pine hides two royal tombs of the Joseon dynasty. Heolleung is the tomb of King Taejong, the third king of Joseon, who ruled in the early fifteenth century, and his queen Wongyeong, and nearby lies Inneung, the tomb of King Sunjo and his queen from the nineteenth century. Together they form one of the clusters of the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, listed by UNESCO in 2009.
Read the complete Heolleung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Heolleung Cluster is where the day begins. Next is Donggureung Cluster.
2. Donggureung Cluster
Nine kings and ten queens of the Joseon dynasty lie at Donggureung, in the city of Guri, just north-east of Seoul. The name means the Eastern Nine Tombs, and it is the largest royal burial ground of the dynasty, which ruled Korea for over five centuries from 1392 to 1910. The tombs are spread across a wooded hillside, each a grassy mound surrounded by stone figures of officials and animals, set according to the rules of geomancy with a mountain behind and water in front.
Read the complete Donggureung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Donggureung Cluster comes up 26 km in. Next is Olleung Cluster.
3. Olleung Cluster
Seoul's royal tombs are not all in the city centre, and the ones on this stretch lie in the green country just to the north-west, in a belt of forest, farmland and expanding suburbs that stretches towards the border. The cluster on our list is one of several groups of Joseon dynasty burial mounds, and the nearest sizeable town is Uijeongbu, nearly half a million people, with Goyang just beyond it.
Read the complete Olleung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
52 km in you reach Olleung Cluster. Next is Gwangneung Cluster\t.
4. Gwangneung Cluster\t
Gwangneung is the tomb of King Sejo of Joseon and his queen, Jeonghui, and it sits inside one of the best-preserved forests in Korea, north-east of Seoul between Namyangju and Pocheon. Sejo seized the throne in 1455 from his young nephew Danjong, who was later exiled and killed, and he spent much of his reign strengthening royal power. In death, though, he asked for modesty: he ordered that his tomb be built without the usual stone burial chamber and without some of the stone ornaments, to save the people labour and expense. The two mounds lie on separate ridges, with a shrine between them.
Read the complete Gwangneung Cluster\t write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Gwangneung Cluster\t, about halfway. Next is back through Olleung Cluster.
5. back through Olleung Cluster
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Olleung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Olleung Cluster sits at 103 km, about halfway. Next is back through Donggureung Cluster.
6. back through Donggureung Cluster
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Donggureung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Donggureung Cluster comes up 129 km in. Next is Heolleung Cluster.
7. Heolleung Cluster
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Heolleung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Heolleung Cluster closes the day.
Leg by leg
Heolleung Cluster to Donggureung Cluster
Heolleung Cluster → Donggureung Cluster is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Donggureung Cluster to Olleung Cluster
Donggureung Cluster → Olleung Cluster is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Olleung Cluster to Gwangneung Cluster\t
Olleung Cluster → Gwangneung Cluster\t is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Gwangneung Cluster\t to back through Olleung Cluster
Gwangneung Cluster\t → back through Olleung Cluster is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Olleung Cluster to back through Donggureung Cluster
back through Olleung Cluster → back through Donggureung Cluster is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Donggureung Cluster to Heolleung Cluster
back through Donggureung Cluster → Heolleung Cluster is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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