Uljin itineraries

Cave, pavilion and Jukbyeon sea

Start with the blue pools inside Seongnyugul, take in the whole horizon from Mangyangjeong, then head north to Jukbyeon for the science museum, the heart-shaped cove and a bowl of fish soup. With a car this covers the middle of Uljin in one day.

Hupo crab and Deokgu springs

Day one is the pine-grove pavilion in the south and steamed crab at Hupo harbour, then a hot soak deep in a valley. Day two you hike to the spring's source and drive west through Bulyeong Valley, which doubles as the road home to Seoul.

From Samcheok's sea to the pine forest

Come down route 7 with a stop at Jangho harbour in Samcheok, barbecue at a Jukbyeon pension, then day two takes you from the Deokgu spring through Bulyeong Valley to a night among red pines. Finish with a red-crab spread in Hupo. Three days sweeping Uljin north to south.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — New Year sunrise at Mangyangjeong and Wolsongjeong
• 2 — Uljin Snow Crab and Red Crab Festival
• 5 — Geumgang Pine Trail season opens
• 6 — Pyeonghae Dano Festival
• 7 — Gusan and Bongpyeong beaches open
• 8 — Cooling off in Seongnyugul Cave
• 9 — Uljin pine mushroom season
• 10 — Uljin Geumgang Pine Mushroom Festival
• 10 — Jukbyeon Harbour Seafood Festival
• 11 — Autumn colour in Bulyeong and Deokgu valleys
• 12 — Snow crab season begins
• 12 — Winter at Deokgu and Baegam springs

Souvenirs

• Uljin snow crab and red crab
• Uljin pine mushrooms
• Wild rock seaweed
• Semi-dried flounder and squid
• Hupo soy-marinated red crab
• Le Cafe Mali brownies and macarons