Places to visit in Gangwon, South Korea
5 places to visit in Gangwon, South Korea, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Namiseom, Seoraksan, Daegwallyeong and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Gangwon volume.
2 Famous places to visit · 3 Hidden gems
Famous places to visit in Gangwon (2)
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Namiseom
A half moon shaped river island in Chuncheon, formed when land was flooded by a dam on the Han. Tree lined lanes and lawns cross it, and it became famous for the television drama Winter Sonata.
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Seoraksan
The highest mountain of the Taebaek range in Gangwon Province, rising to 1,708 metres. Its national park has granite peaks, waterfalls and temples, and a cable car climbs to a viewpoint above the valley.
Hidden gems in Gangwon (3)
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Daegwallyeong
A mountain pass 832 metres high in the Taebaek Mountains, running between Pyeongchang and Gangneung in Gangwon Province. It was an important historical route linking the Yeongseo and Yeongdong regions, and is known today for wind turbines and sheep pasture.
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Odaesan National Park
A cluster of mountains and a national park in eastern Gangwon Province, where Gangneung, Pyeongchang and Hongcheon meet. Its five peaks give the name Odae, and its forested valleys hold the Woljeongsa and Sangwonsa temples and old hiking trails.
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Woljeongsa
A Buddhist temple on the slopes of Odaesan in Pyeongchang County, founded in 643 by the Silla monk Jajang. It was destroyed during the Korean War and rebuilt in the 1960s, and it is reached by a long path through a fir forest.
Collecting in Gangwon
What are the best places to visit in Gangwon?
LOQAH lists 5 places in Gangwon. The best known include Namiseom, Seoraksan, Daegwallyeong, Odaesan National Park and Woljeongsa. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Gangwon?
5, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Gangwon?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Gangwon before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Gangwon and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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