Hallasan National Park (Seongpanak Trail)

한라산국립공원 성판악탐방안내소

South Korea's highest peak, 1,947 m. Book ahead, start at dawn

⚠ Summit trail needs 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)

You can see it from almost anywhere on Jeju. From Seongpanak it is 9.6 km one way to Baengnokdam, and the first few hours are an easy walk through cedar and bamboo grass. Past the Jindallaebat shelter the stone steps begin, and the moment the trees stop, the wind turns. At the top you look over the crater lake to the whole island and the sea around it. If the summit feels like too much, the Yeongsil or Eorimok trails to Witse Oreum still give you the high moorland.