Why this ride
A 208 km one-way ride from near Yangju, about 3 h 12 of riding. The stops in between: Pubal and near Icheon-si.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
East Sea Coastal Long Day · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 208 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 12
- 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
Seoul / South Korea return → East Sea Coastal Long Day food stop
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 37 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 43 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Seoul / South Korea return.
2. 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 91 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Icheon-si.
3. Food stop near Icheon-si
Planning note
A break here. Next is Back to East Sea Coastal.
4. Back to East Sea Coastal
Incheon is South Korea's third-largest city, with some two and a half million people, a port and an airport that is the country's main gateway, and it sits on a coast with some of the biggest tides in the world, up to nine metres between high and low. At low water the sea retreats for kilometres, leaving a grey, gleaming plain of mud where people walk out to dig for clams.
Read the complete East Sea Coastal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back to East Sea Coastal closes the day.
Leg by leg
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.
Food stop near Icheon-si to Back to East Sea Coastal
Food stop near Icheon-si → Back to East Sea Coastal is 74 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.