Why this ride
A 122 km round trip from Goyang-si - roughly 2 h 25 in the saddle. On the way it passes Seosan Getbol, Seosamreung Cluster and back through Seosan Getbol.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jangneung Cluster and Seosamreung Cluster
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 122 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 25
- 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. Jangneung Cluster
The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea for over five hundred years, and its kings and queens were buried in carefully chosen spots around the capital, in tombs designed according to Confucian ritual and the principles of geomancy, with a hill behind, water in front and mountains framing the view. In 2009, forty of these tombs were listed by UNESCO as the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Jangneung, in Gimpo, just west of Seoul, is the tomb of Wonjong, the father of King Injo, who was elevated to royal rank after his death. It is a quiet, wooded place, with a grassy burial mound, stone statues of officials and animals, and a T-shaped shrine where ancestral rites were held.
Read the complete Jangneung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jangneung Cluster is where the day begins. Next is Seosan Getbol.
2. Seosan Getbol
Korea's west coast has some of the largest tides on earth. Twice a day the Yellow Sea pulls back for kilometres, exposing vast shining mud flats, the getbol, laced with channels and alive with crabs, mudskippers, worms and shellfish. UNESCO has listed a series of these Korean tidal flats for their extraordinary biodiversity and for the millions of migratory shorebirds that stop here to feed on their way between Siberia and Australia.
Read the complete Seosan Getbol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Seosan Getbol comes up about 23 km into the recorded legs. Next is Seosamreung Cluster.
3. Seosamreung Cluster
The kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty, who ruled Korea for more than five hundred years until 1910, chose their graves with enormous care. Geomancers studied hills, water and wind to find sites with the right energy, and the royal tombs were laid out with burial mounds, stone guardians, ceremonial halls and long processional paths. Forty of these tombs are listed together by UNESCO as the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, and Seosamreung, the three western tombs in Goyang just north-west of Seoul, is one of the clusters.
Read the complete Seosamreung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 61 km into the recorded legs you reach Seosamreung Cluster. Next is back through Seosan Getbol.
4. back through Seosan Getbol
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Seosan Getbol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Seosan Getbol, late in the day. Next is Jangneung Cluster.
5. Jangneung Cluster
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jangneung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Jangneung Cluster. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Jangneung Cluster to Seosan Getbol
Jangneung Cluster → Seosan Getbol is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Seosan Getbol to Seosamreung Cluster
Seosan Getbol → Seosamreung Cluster is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Seosamreung Cluster to back through Seosan Getbol
Seosamreung Cluster → back through Seosan Getbol is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Seosan Getbol to Jangneung Cluster
back through Seosan Getbol → Jangneung Cluster is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.