Bike Jeungpyeong to Sejong
The last section of the Ocheon Bicycle Path follows mountain streams from Jeungpyeong County (증평군; map) to Saejong City (세종시; map) in the country’s mid-west.
The route slithers through waving reeds and waterside parks before washing out onto Saejong City, Korea’s built-from-scratch second capital. Highlights include the buried ruins of an ancient fortress, an expansive traditional market, a lotus pond park, and cable-stayed bridges leaping over the cycling path.
Downtown Jeungpyeong to Munam Ecological Park
From downtown Jeungpyeong, cruise along Miho Stream through the northern edge of a provincial capital. Along the way, pass the grassy remains of an ancient fortress.
Cheongju City
Shoot out of downtown Jeungpyeong County and follow the Bogang Stream for a few kilometers until you roll into the city limits of Cheongju City, (청주시; map), the capital of North Chungcheong Province and home to 733,000.
Linked to Seoul by expressway, high-speed rail, and Cheongju International Airport (청주국제공항; map), the city has shifted from its agrarian roots to an economy led by electronics, pharmaceuticals, and ceramics.
Culture and history remain close by: the UNESCO-listed Jikji—the world’s oldest extant metal-type book—was printed here. And the repurposed Cheongju branch of the National Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art occupies a former cigarette factory.
Miho Stream
Hop across a wide expanse onto the Miho Sream (미호천; map; Minhocheon), the Ocheon Bike Path’s final stream.
The largest of the route’s five streams, Miho stretches across the top of North Chungcheong Province, winding through agricultural plains and urban centers before emptying into the Geum River. Its size makes it a resource for irrigation and drinking water in the region.
Pass by neatly packed rectangular patches of farmland and cattle barns. You might catch a plane overhead, landing at the nearby Cheongju International Airport across the stream.
At Palgyeol Bridge (팔결교; map), turn left and head to the south banks of Miho Stream (road view).
Cycle southeast along farm roads where you’ll spot cars parked beside the trail, their owners perched under canopies beside the stream, lines cast into the water.
After three kilometers, look inland and find a wide field with what looks like grass mounds arranged in a rectangle. They form the remains of the Jeongbukdong Toseong Fortress, an Ocheon Bike Path highlight.
Jeongbukdong Toseong Fortress is a square-shaped earthen fortification located in the flat plains near the confluence of the Miho and Musim Streams in Cheongju City.
Designated as Historic Site No. 415 in 1999, it is one of Korea’s best-preserved earthen fortresses and provides insights into early Korean construction techniques.
Dating back to the 2nd or 3rd century CE, the fortress is thought to have been built during the Baekje or Unified Silla periods. Its 675-meter circumference and walls, rising up to 5.5 meters, were constructed using the panchuk method, a technique involving alternating layers of compacted clay and sand for durability.
Musim Cheon Bridge Certification Center
From Jeongbukdong Toseong Fortress, ride another two kilometers until you meet Musim Stream (무심천; map; Musimcheon), a small waterway that meanders into Miho Stream.
Cross Musim Cheon Bridge (무심천교; map) and find the fourth stamp booth on the Ocheon Bike Path: the Musim Cheon Bridge Certification Center (무심천교 인증센터; map).
- Bike Passport Page 21
- Certification Center: ❌
- Passport store: ❌
Munam Ecological Park
The Musim Cheon Bridge Certification Center sits on the edge of Munam Ecological Park (문암생태공원; map).
This park was once Cheongju’s municipal landfill. But after a decade of stabilization, the site reopened in 2010 as an urban nature park divided into three zones, with recreation gateball fields, boardwalks sailing over wetland ponds, and a small arboretum.
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