Hallasan National Park (Seongpanak Trail)

한라산국립공원 성판악탐방안내소

South Korea's highest peak (1,947 m); book the summit, start at dawn

⚠ Summit trails need booking

Hours

All trails open from 5am. Oct 2026–Mar 2027 entry cut-offs: Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa 11:30am, Eorimok and Yeongsil noon, Donnaeko 10am (closed in weather warnings)

Tickets

Free entry; the Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa summit trails need a (free) advance booking

Address

Seongpanak Visitor Center, 1865 516-ro, Jocheon-eup, Jeju City (start of the summit trail)

It's the mountain you see from everywhere on the island. From Seongpanak it's 9.6 km one way to Baengnokdam, the summit crater: hours of gentle cedar and bamboo-grass forest, then stone steps after the Jindallaebat shelter. The moment you leave the trees the wind picks up, and from the top you look over the crater lake to the whole island ringed by sea. If the summit is too much, the Yeongsil or Eorimok trails to Witse Oreum give you the high moorland without the full climb.