Second DMZ Hiking Trail to Open in June 2019
Here is yet another opportunity to hike along the DMZ that is about to open:
The second inter-Korean border trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that demarcates South and North Korea will be opened to civilian hikers next month, officials said Monday.
The central section of the DMZ in Cheorwon, Gangwon, will be opened for the government-initiated DMZ Peace Trail program on June 1, the officials said.
The first DMZ Peace Trail was launched in an eastern coastal section in Goseong, Gangwon, on April 27, drawing hundreds of hikers to its scenic seaside routes over six days each week, with the trail closed on Mondays. Civilian hikers’ access to the Cheorwon DMZ Peace Trail zone was approved by the United Nations Command (UNC) on May 8. (……)Hikers will begin their trek from the Monument for the Baekma (White Horse) Plateau Battle and walk or take a ride along the DMZ southern boundary before arriving at an Arrowhead Hill guard post. It will be the first time since the division of the Korean Peninsula that a guard post within the DMZ will be open to civilians.
Joong Ang Ilbo
On Arrowhead Hill, hikers can also watch the military’s excavation work for war remains, the officials added. As part of efforts to better guarantee visitors’ safety, South Korea recently notified North Korea of the tour program, according to Defense Ministry officials.
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While they’re at it, let’s create a trail through one of the DMZ tunnels. Visitors have to sign a logbook that will also serve as a waiver that the trail is one way. That way on the other side Kim Fatty the Third and his thugs can welcome all the idiots to the workers paradise! “Build it and they will come”