Jecheon itineraries

Jecheon by Train in a Day

A little over an hour from Cheongnyangni on the KTX-Eum. Start with radish-green rice by the station, loop the pines at Uirimji, then head home with red odeng and rice cakes from the market. Two taxi rides, no car needed.

Two Days on Cheongpungho

The cable car, heritage village, cruise and suspension bridge all sit on the lakeshore south of town. Sleep at a lakeside resort and the water is still on the second morning. Best with a car.

Jecheon in Three Days

Day one is downtown and herbs, day two the forests and mountain pass to the west, day three the Woraksan valley and lake cliffs. A different bed each night keeps it fresh.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — Winter Pines at Uirimji
• 4 — Cheongpungho Cherry Blossom Festival
• 7 — Songgye Valley Swimming
• 8 — Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
• 8 — Baktaljae Song Festival
• 9 — Dawn Mist at Biryongdam
• 10 — Jecheon Oriental Medicine Bio Expo
• 10 — Autumn Colour on the Lake and Woraksan

Souvenirs

• Dried hwanggi and danggui roots
• Herbal tea bags
• Deongsil Bunsik rice cakes
• Handmade herbal soap and shampoo
• Wild-grown ginseng
• Dried radish greens