How to Get There
The first section of the Hangang Bike Path lives in Seoul. Though sprawling, the metro mecca’s top-tier transportation networks make this cycling route the easiest to access in Korea.
You have four options to transport you and your bike onto the bike path.
Subway
It’s the weekend or national holiday. You’re in Seoul. What’s the best way to the bike paths? Subway.
(Remember, most of the Seoul Metro System’s lines and commuter trains forbid anything larger than a folding bike on weekdays. There are exceptions.)
Start Line
The Hangang Bicycle Path begins on the eastern end of the Ara Bicycle Path.
The nearest subway stop is Banghwa Station (방화역; map) on Seoul’s Subway Line 5. Ride two kilometers to the Ara Hangang Lock Certification Center (아라한강갑문; map), the start line (directions).
You can also jump on the Airport Express (AREX), get off at Gyeyang Station (계양역; map), then cycle eight kilometers down to Ara Hangang Lock (directions). However, the AREX no longer allows full-size bikes aboard its trains unless they are bagged and have dimensions less than 2 meters. Collapsed folding bikes are allowed any time.
Hangang (Seoul) Finish Line
Seoul’s subways don’t reach Chungju City, the Hangang Path’s end. But they touch Hanam City, the end of the Hangang Bike Path in Seoul.
To reach Paldang Bridge, the finish line, hop on Subway Line 5 and ride it to Hanam Geomdansan Station (하남검단산역; map), the end of the line. Pop out Exit 2 and cycle 1.4 kilometers north (directions).
Subway Lines
Many subway lines glance off the Hangang Bicycle Path in Seoul. Here are the four most useful:
- Line 5 (5호선; map) stops at the beginning (방화역; map) and end (하남풍산; map) of the bike paths in Seoul. It also drops by Yeouido (여의도역; map) and Gwangnaru (천호역; map) Hangang Parks.
- Line 9 (9호선; map) follows the Han River’s south side. It stops on Yeouido Island (당산역; map), Express Bus Terminal (고속터미널역; map), and Olympic Park (올림픽공원역; map). Line 9 is folding-bike only, so don’t plan on using it with a full-size bike.
- Line 2 (2호선; map) circles the inner part of the Seoul. Use it to access at Dong Seoul Bus Terminal (강변역; map), Jamsil Sports Complex (종합운동장역; map), Yanghwa Hangang Park (당산역; map), and Mangwon Hangang Park (합정역; map).
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