Uiwang City Opens 'Ohjeon-ro Family Park Yellow Loess Path'

[Suwon Ilbo= Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Uiwang City held the opening ceremony for the 'Ohjeon-ro Family Park Yellow Loess Path' on the 13th at Ohjeon-ro Family Park (185 Ohjeon-ro), with Mayor Kim Seong-je of Uiwang City, city council members, provincial assembly members, and approximately 150 local residents in attendance.

Attendees celebrated the newly constructed public health facility and participated in a meaningful barefoot walking experience on the loess path.

The Ohjeon-ro Family Park Yellow Loess Path measures 84 meters in total length and was created by converting a portion of the existing park's walking trail. Its key feature is providing a healing and leisure space where visitors can enjoy nature beyond a simple pedestrian pathway.

In particular, ancillary facilities such as a loess ball court and foot-washing station, as well as cooling fog and fan systems, have been installed to allow citizens to comfortably use the facility even during hot summer months.

Mayor Kim Seong-je stated, "Ohjeon-dong has been a region lacking parks and green spaces, and the Ohjeon-ro Family Park Yellow Loess Path will become a new healing space for local residents. We will continue to do our best to expand green areas within residential zones and create spaces where people can recover their health in nature."

Meanwhile, with the creation of this loess path, a total of 20 barefoot walking trails are now operated throughout the city. As the barefoot walking trails have been activated beyond simple pedestrian pathways to serve as spaces where citizens can recover contact with nature in an urban environment, the city plans to continue efforts to expand nature-friendly infrastructure going forward.