Why this ride
A 384 km round trip from Buyeo - roughly 5 h 16 in the saddle. The stops in between: Getbol, Muan Hamhaeman Getbol and back through Getbol. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jeongnimsa Temple Site and Muan Hamhaeman Getbol
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 384 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 16
- 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. Jeongnimsa Temple Site
Buyeo was the last capital of Baekje, one of the three ancient kingdoms of Korea, and it feels like the sort of town that remembers it. Baekje moved its court here in 538 and held it until it fell to an alliance of Silla and Tang China in 660, and the little river town on the Geum river has been quietly proud of that heritage ever since. The temple site of Jeongnimsa is at the heart of it, and what is left is a grassy rectangle with the foundations of the halls, a stone pagoda and a Buddha figure under a roof.
Read the complete Jeongnimsa Temple Site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jeongnimsa Temple Site is where the day begins. Next is Getbol.
2. Getbol
On Korea's west coast the sea goes out a very long way. The Yellow Sea has big tides, and when they drop they expose huge plains of mud, the getbol, glistening and grey and full of life. The Korean tidal flats were inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2021, covering stretches from Seocheon in the north to Gochang, Shinan and Boseong-Suncheon in the south, and they are among the most important feeding grounds on Earth for migratory shorebirds travelling between Siberia and Australia. Crabs, mudskippers, worms and shellfish swarm in the mud, and people have harvested them for centuries.
Read the complete Getbol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Getbol comes up about 93 km into the recorded legs. Next is Muan Hamhaeman Getbol.
3. Muan Hamhaeman Getbol
The southwest coast of Korea is a maze of bays, peninsulas and islands, and when the tide goes out, it reveals immense mudflats, the getbol, stretching to the horizon. Hamhae Bay, in Muan county, is one of the finest examples, a sheltered bay where the tides deposit fine mud rich in nutrients, supporting an extraordinary variety of life: crabs, shellfish, worms, mudskippers and octopus, and the birds that feed on them. The Korean tidal flats were listed by UNESCO in 2021, recognising their importance for migratory birds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, including endangered species like the spoon-billed sandpiper and the black-faced spoonbill.
Read the complete Muan Hamhaeman Getbol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 192 km into the recorded legs you reach Muan Hamhaeman Getbol. Next is back through Getbol.
4. back through Getbol
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Getbol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Getbol, late in the day. Next is Jeongnimsa Temple Site.
5. Jeongnimsa Temple Site
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jeongnimsa Temple Site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Jeongnimsa Temple Site. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Jeongnimsa Temple Site to Getbol
Jeongnimsa Temple Site → Getbol is 93 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Getbol to Muan Hamhaeman Getbol
Getbol → Muan Hamhaeman Getbol is 99 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Muan Hamhaeman Getbol to back through Getbol
Muan Hamhaeman Getbol → back through Getbol is 100 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Getbol to Jeongnimsa Temple Site
back through Getbol → Jeongnimsa Temple Site is 91 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.