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.
- Where
- Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 37.6875, 128.7606
Get the Daegwallyeong stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Daegwallyeong. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gangwon volume with your photos and a note.
Near Daegwallyeong
Woljeongsa 16 km
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.
Odaesan National Park 23 km
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.
Seoraksan 55 km
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.
Buseoksa 77 km
A Buddhist temple near the mountain Bonghwangsan in Buseok-myeon, Yeongju, founded in 676 by the scholar-monk Uisang. Its Muryangsujeon hall is among the oldest wooden buildings in Korea, and the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sosu Seowon 86 km
The oldest surviving seowon, or Confucian academy, in Korea. It was founded in 1543 in Yeongju by Chu Sebung and is set in a pine forest. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing of seowon.
Dosan Seowon 107 km
A Confucian academy in Andong, established in 1574 in memory of the scholar Yi Hwang, four years after his death, by some of his disciples. Yi Hwang had retired to this site to teach, and the academy is part of a UNESCO listing of Korean seowon.
Woraksan 108 km
A major mountain of the Sobaek range, whose highest peak, Yeongbong, is 1,094 metres above sea level. It forms part of the boundary between North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang Provinces, and lies in Woraksan National Park.
Namiseom 109 km
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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Questions
Where is Daegwallyeong?
Daegwallyeong is in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Woljeongsa (16 km), Odaesan National Park (23 km), Seoraksan (55 km).
How do I get the Daegwallyeong stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Daegwallyeong and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gangwon volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Daegwallyeong before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gangwon volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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