Why this ride
257 km one way from Incheon - plan on about 4 h 21 of riding. The stops in between: near Incheon, Bucheon-si, Scenic stretch near Gwangjeok and near Yangju.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
East Sea Coastal Long Day · short arc
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 257 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 21
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
East Sea Coastal Long Day fuel gate → East Sea Coastal Long Day high p
Slow enough to look. The surface follows the shoreline, so the corners arrive where the water decided, not where an engineer did. Water arrives beside the road and stays for 19 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 16 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Incheon
On 15 September 1950 American and South Korean marines stormed ashore at Wolmido, a small island in Incheon harbour, in one of the boldest amphibious operations of modern war. The landing turned the tide of the Korean War, and a statue of General MacArthur, who planned it, still stands in Jayu Park above the old port. Incheon today is a huge, modern port city of nearly three million people, home to Korea's main international airport, but the old harbour district keeps traces of its past.
Read the complete Incheon write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
East Sea Coastal Long Day is where the day begins. Next is High point near Incheon.
2. High point near Incheon
On 15 September 1950 American and South Korean marines stormed ashore at Wolmido, a small island in Incheon harbour, in one of the boldest amphibious operations of modern war. The landing turned the tide of the Korean War, and a statue of General MacArthur, who planned it, still stands in Jayu Park above the old port. Incheon today is a huge, modern port city of nearly three million people, home to Korea's main international airport, but the old harbour district keeps traces of its past.
Read the complete Incheon write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
High point near Incheon comes up about 16 km into the recorded legs. Next is East Sea Coastal Long Day checkpoint 8.
3. Near Bucheon-si
Seoul does not really end; it merges into one city after another, and Bucheon is one of them, a dense, busy satellite city of around eight hundred and fifty thousand people squeezed between the capital and the port of Incheon. Nearby Gwangmyeong and the southwestern districts of Seoul blend into it, and the whole area is a sea of apartment towers, shopping streets, factories and elevated roads. It is not a beautiful place to finish, but it is a practical one.
Read the complete Near Bucheon-si write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 257 km. Next is Scenic stretch near Gwangjeok.
4. Scenic stretch near Gwangjeok
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Gwangjeok, about halfway. Next is Photo stop near Yangju.
5. Photo stop near Yangju
Yangju lies north of Seoul, beyond the granite ramparts of Bukhansan and Dobongsan, in a landscape of wooded hills, valleys and fast-growing towns. In the Joseon dynasty, this area was close to the capital and important to the royal court, and the ruins of Hoeamsa, a great Buddhist temple patronised by the early Joseon kings, lie at the foot of Cheonbosan. The site has been excavated, and a museum explains the temple's history.
Read the complete Photo stop near Yangju write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Yangju sits at 180 km, about halfway. Next is Seoul / South Korea return.
6. Near Pubal, on the way back
The Namhan river, the southern branch of the Han, curves through the farmland of Gyeonggi province east of Seoul, and this stop lies near it, between Yeoju, Icheon and Yangpyeong. It is a gentle, rural landscape of rice fields, low wooded hills and small towns, and the river runs wide and slow between sandbanks and reed beds.
Read the complete Near Pubal, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Seoul / South Korea return comes up about 213 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Icheon-si.
7. Food stop near Icheon-si
Planning note
Food stop near Icheon-si closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Incheon to High point near Incheon
Fuel stop near Incheon → High point near Incheon is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Incheon to Near Bucheon-si
High point near Incheon → Near Bucheon-si is 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Gwangjeok to Photo stop near Yangju
Scenic stretch near Gwangjeok → Photo stop near Yangju is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Photo stop near Yangju to Near Pubal, on the way back
Photo stop near Yangju → Near Pubal, on the way back is 91 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.