katelyngeselle - Mar 9, 2024 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2024
Unique, beautiful winter hike
We went up Seongpanak and down Gwaneumsa. Very slippery on the way down, crampons of some sort are extremely recommended, as well as a trekking pole. Completely socked in until about 1:10 (summit closes at 1:30 and you have to head down). Then opened up and was beautiful!! Very busy trail even in the middle of winter. Took us 9 hours round trip. Bring snacks and water, nowhere to get more. Toilets at several points. Harder hike than I expected, but definitely doable and so worth it!
JKJ12 - Oct 22, 2019 4:53 am Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2019
Amazing day trip
It’s an easy walk. It was pretty windy and too many clouds to see the view. Weather conditions changed rapidly, but still a nice walk. We did it in 6 hours to the summit and back.
Amazing this mountain has only one previous entry in the summit log! It is a very popular peak and a country highpoint no less. There must have been at least a thousand people (mostly Koreans) when I visited one weekend in November.
I hiked the Eorimok trail on Saturday. The next day I also hiked the Seongpanak trail.
highpointa - Jun 18, 2013 11:23 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2010
Mountain swimming
Got to Jeju island in the midst of a typhoon. Constant heavy downpour made the walk up Halla feel like watersports. I've never experienced so much rain in my lifetime.
katelyngeselle - Mar 9, 2024 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2024
Unique, beautiful winter hikeWe went up Seongpanak and down Gwaneumsa. Very slippery on the way down, crampons of some sort are extremely recommended, as well as a trekking pole. Completely socked in until about 1:10 (summit closes at 1:30 and you have to head down). Then opened up and was beautiful!! Very busy trail even in the middle of winter. Took us 9 hours round trip. Bring snacks and water, nowhere to get more. Toilets at several points. Harder hike than I expected, but definitely doable and so worth it!
JKJ12 - Oct 22, 2019 4:53 am Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2019
Amazing day tripIt’s an easy walk. It was pretty windy and too many clouds to see the view. Weather conditions changed rapidly, but still a nice walk. We did it in 6 hours to the summit and back.
atavist - Nov 13, 2016 9:06 pm
cloudy November dayAmazing this mountain has only one previous entry in the summit log! It is a very popular peak and a country highpoint no less. There must have been at least a thousand people (mostly Koreans) when I visited one weekend in November.
I hiked the Eorimok trail on Saturday. The next day I also hiked the Seongpanak trail.
highpointa - Jun 18, 2013 11:23 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2010
Mountain swimmingGot to Jeju island in the midst of a typhoon. Constant heavy downpour made the walk up Halla feel like watersports. I've never experienced so much rain in my lifetime.