Trip Statistics Distance : 121km Ride time : 5hrs 56min Daily Budget Food : 14,000 원 Lodging : Free – Camping Route : HWY 7 a.k.a AH6 with a slight detour on the 20 It’s OK to be lazy….. sometimes. After the day I had yesterday I was in no rush whatsoever to leave the [...]

Trip Statistics Distance : 131km Ride time : 8hrs 19min Daily Budget Food : 24,000 원 Lodging : 40,000 원 Route : 595 -> 88 -> 36 Hills and Corners that never end. What started as a pleasant early morning ride through Namcheon valley (남천계곡) with one goal in mind (to make it to the [...]

Trip Statistics Distance : 97km Ride time : 6hrs 12min Daily Budget Food : 24,000 원 Lodging : FREE (camped) Route : 517 -> 36 -> 5 -> 59 -> 522/595 It’s always harder to get up on the second day of a ride, especially knowing that I would be riding all day again by [...]

Trip Statistics Distance : 133km Ride time : 6hrs 12min Daily Expenses Food : 31,000 원 Lodging : 50,000 원 Route : Bundang -> 45 -> 42 -> 17 -> 38 (east) -> 3 Finally the day had come, a chance to ride a fully loaded bike and tour around Korea. Gone are the days [...]

It’s early Saturday morning, the weather is overcast and I am about to start my first solo bike tour around South Korea (what am I thinking). I thought I’d post some before trip stats before I leave. Gear Weight Front Panniers : 2.9kg & 3.4kg Rear Panniers : 2.8kg & 3.2kg Rear Top Bag : [...]

It’s the end of August and I am lucky enough to have a week off work, so I thought that this would a good time to go on and extended ride around South Korea and test out all the new gear that has been arriving over the past few weeks. This will be my first [...]

Just got back from a weekend cycling with Tom and Cave over the mountains of Saraksan. Definitely a fun ride despite the rain in the afternoon. More about this trip later but for now I have just added information on how to create cycle routes using google earth to be used with hand-held GPS devices. [...]

Distance: 92.23km Average: 20km/hr Actual Cycle Time: 4:36 Weather: Sunny, cloudy Issues: Kath – 2 flats, Kath bought new tires The final day! We knew we had about 90kms to go before Bundang, and David and I still had another 60 to go after that, so we got up early and found some coffee and [...]

Distance: 118km Average: 20.9km/hr Actual Cycle Time: 5:38 Weather: Sunny,hot Issues: Kath – 1 flat We woke up nice and early, feeling the effects of the previous evening’s celebration. For the Koreans, it was the Chuseok holiday, the day they remembered their ancestors and spent time with their families. For us, it was time to [...]

Distance: 72.41km Average: 18.3km/hr Actual Cycle Time: 3:57 Weather: Sunny / Overcast Issues: Kath – 1 flat tire On Monday morning, we managed to get going earlier than normal, although I began the day with a flat tire! We decided our destination would be the coastal resort of Anmyeoung-do, where Jared and Katie had spent [...]

Distance: 86.27km Average: 20.6km/hr Actual Cycle Time: 4:10 Weather: Overcast Issues: Jared – 2 flats, Kath – 2 flats, Jared bought new tires We woke up early, and made our way to a small corner store, where we had a small breakfast and some coffee. The weather was cool and a little drier than the [...]

Distance: 73.71km Average: 18.6km/hr Actual Cycle Time: 3:56 Weather: Rainy / Windy Issues: Jared had 3 flats and a blown tube We woke early in Bundang, eager and ready to hit the road. After packing and chatting, checking the route, updating emails, and changing Facebook profiles, the morning had disappeared. A quick stop for some [...]

The cycle adventure begins! Written by Katherine Du Plessis Our plan – 5 days of cycling from Bundang. (East Seoul) to the West coast of Korea. Our goal; between 100 and 150 km’s per day. Jared created a beautiful route that took us through farm roads, countryside, all the way to the coast, and then [...]

Still not comfortable leaving the confines of the Han River bike paths for long stretches, but want a decent length bike ride that doesn’t involve retracing your steps then this is the route for you. Most of the 100 km route is spent on the Tancheon and Han river bike paths. You will have to [...]

Route Description: Nice easy route along the Han River from Bundang to Ilsan. A small portion of the ride was done on roads at the Ilsan end. Distance: 113 km (return) GPS Map & Download file: