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Mountains in Seoul — The Chart Beneath the City (Part 5)

16/08/202603/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin

Illustration of hiker standing with arms open atop Baegundae's granite summit, the highest point among the mountains in Seoul.

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series From the Summits of Three Mountains

Three mountains, one river, six hundred years unmoved. The mountains in Seoul weren’t scenery — they were read, then built into, before the first wall rose.

Hiking in Seoul — The City That Climbs (Part 1)

29/08/202601/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin

Illustration of hiker tying her boots on a mountain trail at sunrise, an everyday ritual of hiking in Seoul.

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series From the Summits of Three Mountains

Hiking in Seoul starts before the city wakes. What foreign hikers find isn’t scenery. It’s a rhythm the city was built inside.