Yongin City Undertakes Trail Maintenance Project

Yongin City will conduct maintenance projects on five major hiking trails in the region, including Gubongsan, Buasan, Hambaksan, Seokseongsan, and Hyangsuesan.

The city announced on the 27th that "with a budget of 450 million won next year, we plan to maintain five major hiking trails in Yongin—Gubongsan, Buasan, Hambaksan, Seokseongsan, and Hyangsuesan—so that citizens can enjoy pleasant and safe mountain hiking."

The city will first complete design services for maintenance work including rest facilities, safety facilities, and directional signs on the five trails from the 27th through February of next year, and construction work will commence in March.

The five trails will feature various facilities for convenient citizen use, including rest pavilions and other rest facilities, shelter information boards and directional signs, railings and other protective facilities, cross drainage channels, and convenience facilities.

By section, the city will focus on maintaining seven courses on Gubongsan including Hwangsaewul Agritourism Farm, Yongun Temple, and Duchuang Reservoir; eight courses including the summits of Hambaksan and Buasan; and five courses on Seokseongsan and Hyangsuesan including Hyangrin Mountain, Halmimasong, and Seokseongsan Summit.

A city official stated, "The city has a total of 20 designated hiking trail areas with 35 courses (total length 134km)" and added, "We plan to continuously maintain efficient and substantive hiking trails to create a more pleasant and convenient hiking environment."