Stories, guides, recommendations.
(FYI: I'm writing this in a rush. I will come back to edit it sometime in the next few days) Early this month Ryan and I headed a little northwest of Seoul to Ganghwa-do, Korea's third largest island, to do some riding. We did a loop around Ganghwa Island and also headed out to a... Continue Reading →
Is this the single best road climb in all of Korea? There is a certainly a case to made for it, and today I am leaning toward saying yes, it's the best. Daetjae is a category 1 climb located about 15km east of Samcheok. It starts out by rising up through some countryside residences and... Continue Reading →
A couple weekends ago I spent a few incredible days of riding outside of Namwon. The rides included some big climbing, stunning scenery, and extreme suffering. Namwon is a small city in North Jeolla Province that gives easy access to Jirisan National Park just to the southeast and to several other areas of the Sobaek... Continue Reading →
If you're like me and you love to suffer but at the same time enjoy spending some downtime in a small beach town, this route is for you. Last week my boy John, my friend Jeongwon (last week's first place female finisher at the Seorak Gran Fondo), and I headed to Gangneung on the east... Continue Reading →
Jecheon is a small city in North Chungcheong Province that is famous for its scenery, especially in the areas around the lakes and reservoirs. Last month at the end of cherry blossom season I visited for a 115km ride with a couple friends and enjoyed every moment of it. The route starts at the bus... Continue Reading →
When most people think of a cross-country cycling trip in South Korea they think of the river trail from Seoul to Busan, and that fact is the primary reason I created this site. The only English cycling information about Korea easily findable on the internet is about the river trails, but the river trails are... Continue Reading →
