Handam Coastal Trail
한담해안산책로
The path and Gwakji Gwamul Beach are the two ends of the same walk, which is the fact that decides how to plan them: they are one stop, not two. West-facing, so the sunset end of the day belongs here.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 한담해안산책로
- Address
- 1359 Gwakji-ri, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
- Opening hours
- open at all hours
- Closed
- Open year-round
- Hours notes
- No gate and no admission.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Admission
- Free
- Length
- 1.2 km · One way, from Aewol Port to Gwakji Gwamul Beach.
Visiting rules
- PetsAllowed with conditions
- Lead or harness 2 m or shorter, waste removed immediately; on-site instructions take precedence
- Visit Jeju — Handam Coastal Trail ·
When to go
Spring
Canola, but on its own schedule
Canola flowers in spring. Visit Jeju states that both the timing and the extent of the bloom vary from year to year.
Nearby
Gwakji Gwamul Beach
The designated season is the whole planning problem: outside it the shore is open but unstaffed, and inside it Gwakji is one of the beaches that closes at 19:00 with no evening extension. It is also the far end of the Handam Coastal Trail, so it is rarely worth driving to on its own.
Arte Museum Jeju
An immersive media-art gallery built inside a former speaker factory. It opens every day of the year, and admission closes an hour before the doors do.
9.81 Park Jeju
An Aewol theme park built around gravity racing, with several other attractions beside it. It opens every day of the year, but each activity keeps its own hours — the times below are the park's representative ones.
Hyeopjae Beach
A beach in Hallim-eup on Jeju's west side, on Jeju Olle Trail Course 14. The sand is pale with crushed shell in it, the slope is gentle and the water shallow, and it runs into Geumneung Beach next door, which is why the two are usually called the twin beaches. Biyangdo sits offshore. The publisher lists the site as open at all times, but the bathing season — when it is staffed and supervised — covers only part of the summer, and that distinction is what decides when to come.
Frequently asked questions
Is it the same as Jeju Olle Route 15?
The trail's other name is Gwakgeum Olle-gil. It is a short local coastal path rather than a full Jeju Olle route, and it can be walked on its own in under half an hour.
Should I visit the trail or Gwakji Gwamul Beach?
Both, in one go. They are the two ends of the same 1.2 km path, so treating them as separate destinations costs you driving time for nothing.
Stories about this place
- Three Places to Visit in Aewol, Jeju: Handam Coastal Trail, Gwakji Gwamul Beach and Saebyeol Oreum
Aewol's three best-known outdoor places. The coastal trail and the beach are two ends of the same 1.2 km path, and only the beach has hours at all.
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