Why this ride
Out of Gyodong, one way: 238 km, roughly 4 h 24 in the saddle. It crosses from North Korea into South Korea - carry ID and check the toll rules.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Pocheon Lake and Forest · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 238 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 24
- 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: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Photo stop near Gyodong
Planning note
Photo stop near Gyodong is where the day begins. Next is Pocheon Lake and Forest checkpoint 8.
2. Kwangmyŏng
Gwangmyeong is a satellite city on the south-western edge of Seoul, a place of high-rise apartment blocks, shopping centres and a high-speed railway station, and it is the finish point for rides that have spent the day in the mountains of Gangwon Province or the lakes and forests north of the capital. Arriving here after Seoraksan, with its granite peaks and Buddhist temples, can feel like a sudden return to the modern world.
Read the complete Kwangmyŏng write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Pocheon Lake and Forest checkpoint 8. That is the ride. Next is Back to Pocheon Lake.
3. Back to Pocheon Lake
Icheon is a quiet, rice-growing city in Gyeonggi Province, to the south-east of Seoul, and a good place to learn how Korea has treated clay for a thousand years. The city is known for its ceramics, and its kilns have produced celadon and white porcelain since the Goryeo and Joseon eras. UNESCO named it a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art in 2010, and the ceramic village of Sagimakgol, with its working kilns, shops and a museum, is a pleasure to walk through. Local potters will often let you try the wheel, and the pieces they make are used on tables across the country.
Read the complete Pocheon Lake 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 238 km.
Leg by leg
Photo stop near Gyodong to Kwangmyŏng
Photo stop near Gyodong → Kwangmyŏng is 141 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.