How to Get There
The Seomjingang Bike Path is the toughest to access with your bike. Passing only two mid-to-small-sized cities, a supermarket/bus terminal marks the closest entry point and a highway rest stop forms the nearest exit.
Here are your transportation options:
Intercity Bus
The Seomjingang Bike Path lacks major intercity bus terminals near its start and finish lines. And route-choked intercity bus terminals living in people-leaking districts populate its midsection.
However, short of a personal car, intercity buses remain the best option to access the cycling path with your bike.
The Start
The Seomjingang Dam Certification Center (섬진강댐 인증센터; map) is the Seomjingang Bike Path’s start line. It dwells near the bottom Imsil County (임실군; map).
To reach it by intercity bus, you have two less-than-ideal options.
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