Oedolgae Sea Stack
외돌개
A rock pillar about twenty metres high standing alone off the Seogwipo shore, left behind when the softer rock around it wore away; pines grow on top of it. Jeju Olle Trail Course 7 passes here and continues along the coast, so it works naturally as the first or last stop of a walking day rather than as somewhere to drive to and leave. Two stories attach to it: one in which General Choe Yeong of late Goryeo dressed the rock as a commander to frighten off an enemy, and one about an old woman who turned to stone waiting for her husband to come back from the sea.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 외돌개
- Address
- 791 Seohong-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju
- Opening hours
- open at all hours
- Closed
- Open year-round
- Height
- 20 m · Its height above the sea, given by the publisher as about 20 m.
What to see
Coastal cliffs and caves
The surrounding sea cliffs and caves form a distinctive coastal landscape.
General Rock
The name ‘General Rock’ comes from a tale in which General Choe Yeong disguised Oedolgae as a general to defeat the remaining Yuan forces in late Goryeo.
Halmang Rock
The name ‘Halmang Rock’ is also linked to a legend of an elderly woman who became stone while waiting for her husband to return from the sea.
Coastal cliffs and caves selected
Visiting rules
- PetsAllowed with conditions
- Dogs of any size are admitted. The Animal Protection Act requires the lead or harness to be kept within two metres, and waste bags are compulsory.
- Visit Jeju — Oedolgae (address 791 Seohong-dong; a rock pillar standing about 20 m above the sea; what is left of a lava field eroded by the waves; the sea cliffs and sea caves around it; the point where Jeju Olle Trail Course 7 passes; the name Janggunbawi from the General Choe Yeong story, and the waiting-woman story. It is listed as Scenic Site No. 79, its visitor note reads open at all times, every day of the year, dogs of any size admitted, leads or harnesses kept within two metres under the Animal Protection Act, and waste bags required; accessibility is marked 'very difficult'.) ·
- AccessibilityAllowed with conditions
- Visit Jeju marks this site 'very difficult' to reach.
- Visit Jeju — Oedolgae (address 791 Seohong-dong; a rock pillar standing about 20 m above the sea; what is left of a lava field eroded by the waves; the sea cliffs and sea caves around it; the point where Jeju Olle Trail Course 7 passes; the name Janggunbawi from the General Choe Yeong story, and the waiting-woman story. It is listed as Scenic Site No. 79, its visitor note reads open at all times, every day of the year, dogs of any size admitted, leads or harnesses kept within two metres under the Animal Protection Act, and waste bags required; accessibility is marked 'very difficult'.) ·
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Stories about this place
- A Half-Day on Seogwipo's South Shore: Waterfall, Coastline and Transport
A half-day plan for three sights on Seogwipo's south coast, covering the order that works best, when to reach the waterfall before last admission, how to catch the bridge lit up, and how to shorten or reverse the route.
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Where these facts come from
- Visit Jeju — Oedolgae (address 791 Seohong-dong; a rock pillar standing about 20 m above the sea; what is left of a lava field eroded by the waves; the sea cliffs and sea caves around it; the point where Jeju Olle Trail Course 7 passes; the name Janggunbawi from the General Choe Yeong story, and the waiting-woman story. It is listed as Scenic Site No. 79, its visitor note reads open at all times, every day of the year, dogs of any size admitted, leads or harnesses kept within two metres under the Animal Protection Act, and waste bags required; accessibility is marked 'very difficult'.) ·
- OpenStreetMap — 외돌개, the sea stack itself ·