Goseokjeong Pavilion고석정

At a glance

The rock that gives Goseokjeong its name is far older than the lava plain around it. Goseok, a lone granite pillar about 15 m tall in the Hantan River gorge, formed deep underground around 110 million years ago; lava from eruptions roughly 540,000 to 120,000 years ago later buried it, and the river uncovered it again while carving a fresh course through the lava plateau. Because the site shows both the older ground and the lava on top of it, it's an important place to learn how Cheorwon's landscape formed. A pavilion of the same name stands nearby, and the name is often used for the whole gorge.

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Goseokjeong Pavilion · 4 tours & tickets

1. KlookHantan River UNESCO winter day tourA winter day tour from Seoul along the frozen Hantan River, visiting Jiktang Falls, Songdaeso, Eunhasu Bridge and Goseokjeong.Book
2. KlookCheorwon canyon day tourA day tour from Seoul to Cheorwon with the 3.6 km Hantan River cliff-side trail and Goseokjeong.Book
3. Trip.comKorea UNESCO Global Geopark tourA guided day tour from Seoul to the Hantangang UNESCO Global Geopark with a 3.6 km basalt-cliff trail and a visit to Goseokjeong Pavilion.Book
4. Trip.comWinter: Hantan River, Soisan & GoseokjeongA winter day tour from Seoul to Cheorwon: the frozen Hantan River trail, the Soisan monorail and Goseokjeong Pavilion.Book

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  The Hantan River Jusangjeolli Cliff Trail is close by, and Klook's Cheorwon canyon tour covers both in one day.

Nearby

Hantan River Jusangjeolli Cliff TrailA 3.6 km walkway bolted to the sheer basalt cliffs of the Hantan River gorge, 20–30 m above the water, in a UNESCO Global Geopark.The 2nd Tunnel, CheorwonA North Korean infiltration tunnel found near the DMZ in Cheorwon in 1975, with 500 m open to visitors on Cheorwon County's DMZ peace tour.Pocheon Hantan River Sky BridgeA 200 m footbridge hung about 50 m above the Hantan River gorge in Pocheon, and the start of a 6 km walk past basalt cliffs.Bidulginang WaterfallA waterfall hidden in a basalt gorge in the Hantan River UNESCO Global Geopark, ringed by river-cut caves and columnar rock.