Why this ride
From Suwon it runs 246 km to Suwon; allow about 3 h 57 of riding. The stops in between: Donggureung Cluster, Seosan Getbol and back through Donggureung Cluster.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Yungneung Cluster and Seosan Getbol
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 246 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 57
- 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. Yungneung Cluster
Yungneung belongs to a tradition that most visitors to Korea never see: the royal tombs of the Joseon dynasty, forty of them scattered across the country and listed by UNESCO in 2009. This cluster lies south of Seoul near Hwaseong, a short way from Suwon, and it holds the tomb of Crown Prince Sado and, nearby, that of his son, King Jeongjo. Sado is the tragic figure of the dynasty. In 1762 his father, King Yeongjo, had him sealed inside a rice chest, where he died after eight days, after years of tension at court.
Read the complete Yungneung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Yungneung 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Donggureung Cluster comes up about 68 km into the recorded legs. Next is Seosan Getbol.
3. 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
about 122 km into the recorded legs you reach Seosan Getbol. Next is back through Donggureung Cluster.
4. back through Donggureung Cluster
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Donggureung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Donggureung Cluster, late in the day. Next is Yungneung Cluster.
5. Yungneung Cluster
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Yungneung Cluster write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Yungneung Cluster. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Yungneung Cluster to Donggureung Cluster
Yungneung Cluster → Donggureung Cluster is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Donggureung Cluster to Seosan Getbol
Donggureung Cluster → Seosan Getbol is 54 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Seosan Getbol to back through Donggureung Cluster
Seosan Getbol → back through Donggureung Cluster is 55 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Donggureung Cluster to Yungneung Cluster
back through Donggureung Cluster → Yungneung Cluster is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.