Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
Hongjecheon Stream: Sacheongyo Bridge to Hongjimun Gate
A streamside path follows Hongjecheon from Sacheongyo Bridge, about 100 m from Gajwa Station Exit 4, up to Hongjimun Gate. On the way it passes a 25 m artificial waterfall with a music fountain and banks of forsythia.
Before you go
- Start: nearest subway
- Gajwa Station (Gyeongui–Jungang Line) · about 180 m
- Finish: nearest subway
- None within a short walk
- Best time
- Spring, when forsythia lines the banks
- Good to know
- Strollers, wheelchairs and leashed dogs welcome; the path links to the Ansan and Bukhansan ridge trails.
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The route
- StartSacheongyo Bridge
- Stop 1Yeonga-gyo Bridge
- Stop 2Hongnam-gyo Bridge
- Stop 3Hongyeon 2-gyo Bridge
- Stop 4Hongje Waterfall
- FinishHongjimun Gate
Route lines come from OpenStreetMap walking directions between the named stops (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Distance and time are calculated, not measured on foot. osol has not walked these routes to check them; follow local signs.
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