I thought it was best to see the sunrise rise sharply above the sharp horizon. I really believed so. Well, I met a nice sunrise where I didn't really expect. In Seoul, where I visited the subway. It was one of the nicest sunrises I've met in the last decade. Prepared for those preparing for the New Year sunrise trip. Sunrise trip to downtown Seoul, leaving by subway.

Maebongsan Park is a neighborhood park built around Maebongsan Mountain that spans Seongdong-gu, Yongsan-gu, and Jung-gu, Seoul. The official name is Maebongsan Mountain in the Eungbong Neighborhood Park. The sunrise point of Maebongsan Park is the octagonal ridge that stands on top of Maebongsan Mountain. Although it is an octagonal pavement on the top of the mountain, only 174m above sea level, Maebongsan Mountain has a gentle slope and well-maintained stairs and trails, making it easy for anyone to climb. From the entrance of Maebongsan Park, you can walk 15 minutes to Palgakjeong Pavilion.

Maebongsan Park Palgakjeong Pavilion is famous as a night view spot among photographers. So if you walked to Maebongsan Park early in the morning, you can miss the beautiful scenery of the dawn. Han River as calm as a lake

Maebongsan Park is easy to visit. When using public transportation, get off at Vertigogae Station (Seoul Subway Line 6) and head up towards Ssamji Park.
address 428-6, Oksu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul question 02-2286-5656 (Seongdong-gu Office Park Greenery Division)

Mt. Acha (295.7m) is an indispensable place to talk about sunrise spots in Seoul. Mt. Acha is located in Gwangjin-gu, the eastern end of Seoul. Gyeonggi-do is bordered by Guri. in Seoul

Acha Sunrise Point is a sunrise square built on the mountainside. It is 1.5km from Mt. The stairs leading up to the camel ridge are a bit steep but are not very difficult. Street lamps are installed in many places, so there is less burden on the dark dawn. Climb the Camel Ridge to see Goguryeo-jeong and climb the short rock section to get to the Sunrise Square. There are two observation decks around the rock. Tip one here. From the direction of progress, the observation deck on the left can see the dawn of the city, and the observation deck on the right can see the sunrise in harmony with the Han River. So if you want to see both of them at the same time? The first answer is right behind Sunrise Square. Climb up to a hill-shaped tower, and you can see the Han River, Gangnam area, and Bukhansan mountain in the front. There are only 30m of altitude difference between the 4th and 1st base of Acha Mountain, so if you find Mt. There is a sunrise observatory with a good view to the right and Daeseongam from the crossroad where the rocky section begins at the sunrise square.

Mt. Acha begins hiking in Mt.Acha Ecological Park, 1.3 km from Achasan Station on Seoul Subway Line 5. There is a parking lot in front of the eco-park, so there is no burden for self-drivers. Parking is free until 8 am. After 8 am, you have to pay 150 won for 5 minutes.
address 3-19, Guui-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul question 02-450-1655 (Acha Mountain Management Office)

If Mt. Acha is the eastern end of Seoul, Sangam-dong Sky Park is the western edge of Seoul. It is located in the west of Seoul's sunrise spots, and the sunrise seen from Sky Park is different from Maebongsan Park or Mt. That is, if the two places mentioned above focus on sunrise rather than downtown,

Sky Park Sunrise Point is the east photo zone. But the heavenly stairs come first. At the end of the zigzag sky staircase, you can see the dawn of the Sangam-dong World Cup Stadium and Seongsan Bridge across the Han River. From the sky stairs to the photo zone east of the sky park

Sky Park is 800m away from the World Cup Stadium Station on Seoul Subway Line 6, and there is plenty of parking space, making it easy to access either by public transportation or self-driving. Sky Park parking lot will be open free until 9 am, and after 9 am, parking fee of 300 won will be charged for 10 minutes based on the passenger car. As it is an unmanned parking lot, only credit and debit cards are accepted.
address 95, Sky Park-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul question 02-304-0085 (Visitor Information Center)

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