Gamaksan Suspension Bridge감악산 출렁다리

At a glance

Gamaksan, one of the five sacred peaks of old Gyeonggi, takes its name from rocks said to give off both a black and a blue sheen. At the start of its circuit trail, a mountain suspension bridge with no towers reconnects the Seolma-ri valley where a road cut through it, built to sit lightly in the landscape. Beyond it, the Seolmacheon stream leads to Ungye Falls, which drops almost vertically and is used for ice-climbing practice in winter. Hikers who keep climbing pass a cave below Janggunbong peak where the outlaw Im Kkeok-jeong is said to have hidden, and the summit, close to the border, looks out over the Imjin River to Songaksan in Kaesong.

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Gamaksan Suspension Bridge · 3 tours & tickets

1. KlookDMZ & Gamaksan Bridge tour with defector interviewA full-day DMZ tour from Seoul with a walk on the Gamaksan suspension bridge and an interview with a North Korean defector.Book
2. KKdayDMZ insider tour with suspension bridgeA DMZ day tour with the 3rd Tunnel, a meeting with a North Korean defector and the Gamaksan (or Majang Lake) suspension bridge.Book
3. GetYourGuideDMZ tour + defector Q&AA guided DMZ tour from Seoul with the 3rd Tunnel, the Gamaksan suspension bridge and a Q&A with a North Korean defector.Book

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Tips

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  If you have time after the bridge, follow the Seolmacheon valley to Ungye Falls.

Nearby

Herb IslandA big herb farm and botanical garden in Pocheon that stays open into the evening and is known for its night light festival.Majang Lake Suspension BridgeA 220 m footbridge across Majang Lake in Paju, with a see-through glass section in the middle for those who dare.Imjingak Peace GondolaA gondola from Imjingak across the Imjin River into the civilian control zone toward Camp Greaves, with glass-floored cabins.Imjingak and Pyeonghwa-Nuri ParkPaju's peace park on the Imjin River near the DMZ, with a prewar train, a bombed-out railway bridge and the Mangbaedan altar facing the North.