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Hongboksan Hill Climb and Reservoir Descent

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Hongboksan Hill Climb and Reservoir Descent

Name: Hongboksan Hill Climb and Reservoir Descent
Rating: 2

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Location: South Korea

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Hongboksan Hill Climb and Reservoir Descent

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1. Ride Bicycle Shop Dobong loop from 솔밭공원

46.1km

02:08

460m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Sosa Pass Uphill loop from 원흥

80.8km

03:52

770m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Sosa Pass Uphill – Opin Roastery loop from 구파발

68.1km

03:33

950m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Jon

September 12, 2020

From central Seoul this is a bit of a mission to get to, with a long “bike path commute” required to reach it but it’s been on my hit list for some time and didn’t disappoint. This is a fairly tough climb with a Strava segment that rates this a shade over 9% average, starting out with an initial 4% this doesn’t hang around and quickly ramps up to sections of between 10-15%. There is however rarely a vehicle to be seen, so take advantage of an outside line round corners and climb slowly at your own pace.

There’s a small downhill section (take care of loose gravel here and there) before you are alongside a decent sized reservoir that’s regrettably pretty obscured by foliage but this won’t be the case in winter. What follows, is what feels almost like an alpine hill top valley not out of place I suppose but no less unexpectedly beautiful. There are a couple of nice gentle pitches as you progress through this little remote village.

The downhill from here is pretty steep, so caution is recommended with lots of red grippy paint, was a bit damp on my first attempt, so took the foot off a little as it was a shade sketchy for my liking.

A great segment, will definitely try a work it into future rides!

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Distance 5.06 km

Uphill 150 m

Downhill 140 m

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Hongboksan Hill Climb and Reservoir Descent

1. Ride Bicycle Shop Dobong loop from 솔밭공원

2. Sosa Pass Uphill loop from 원흥

3. Sosa Pass Uphill – Opin Roastery loop from 구파발

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