Hike Hallasan Without a Reservation: Eorimok to Witseoreum

Wide Hallasan highland moorland covered in silver grass with white feathery seedheads, mixed low green shrubs in the foreground, a dark conifer treeline on the mid-horizon under deep blue sky with a lens flare at top right

The summit of Hallasan (한라산), the volcanic peak at the center of Jeju Island, sits behind a reservation system. The two trails that reach Baengnokdam (백록담), the crater lake — Seongpanak (성판악) and Gwaneumsa (관음사) — cap daily visitors, and slots fill weeks in advance during peak season. Come without a booking and the ranger … Read more