NATURES
IN KOREA

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Real places.
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Sunlit granite towers of Ulsanbawi beneath blue sky and scattered clouds in Seoraksan National Park

Ulsanbawi, Seoraksan National Park. Landscape context; not the Biryong Falls route.

Photograph: kallerna

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Photographed 28 November 2022

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Warm sunlight on the granite peaks and forested ridges of Bukhansan

Bukhansan and Baegundae. A landscape view, not a route map.

Photograph: Olga Lipunova

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Photographed 10 May 2006

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The Seoul City Wall follows Inwangsan ridge toward central Seoul under a clear blue sky

Seoul City Wall and downtown Seoul, viewed from Inwangsan.

Photograph: Seoul Tourism Organization / Seoul Tourism Archive

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Photographed 19 February 2023

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Biryong Falls descends over pale granite into a clear pool framed by green trees in Seoraksan

Biryong Falls, Seoraksan National Park.

Photograph: Olga Lipunova

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Photographed 18 May 2013

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A garden pond, stone edges and a wooden pavilion beneath green trees at Namsan Korean Forest Garden in Seoul

Korean Forest Garden on Namsan’s southern slope. Park context, not the north-side circuit.

Photograph: Republic of Korea / Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service

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Photographed 29 June 2026

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Hikers with backpacks pause among pine trees and granite ridges in Bukhansan National Park

Hikers in Bukhansan National Park. The photograph does not identify the published Baegundae route.

Photograph: Christian Bolz

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Photographed 21 November 2015

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Rocky coastal cliffs at Igidae with Oryukdo islets in the distance, Busan

Igidae’s rocky coastline, with the Oryukdo islets in the distance.

Photograph: travel oriented

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Photographed 4 July 2014

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Hallasan ridges and forested slopes beneath a clear blue sky, viewed east from Eoseungsaengak summit on Jeju

The view east from Eoseungsaengak summit, Jeju. The mountains in the distance are not the endpoint of this trail.

Photograph: Grapesurgeon

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Photographed 16 April 2026

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