So this past weekend I did something I had been wanting to do for awhile but never got around to it. What was it you are wondering? I am sure you can guess by the title of the post but its rail biking in Korea.

This is not normal biking as you might have guessed by the name alone. They have built a special car like vehicle that can be used on what I am assuming are old railroad tracks and not new ones. The term biking comes into play because of the fact that you have to pedal.

While Korea has several rail biking places the one that I went to this past weekend was located at Gimyujeong Station just outside of Seoul. It was actually a pretty cool little town and the “Rail Park” was a cool little place to walk around. They had a giant wall that was made to look like book stacks, a little cafe area, a pretty sweet fountain and an arcade.



Other places recommend you purchasing your tickets online before you get there but since it was overcast the day I went and it happened to rain during my ride I did not have any issues with showing up the day of. However, I would still recommend purchasing online because you can get a little bit of a discount and you won’t have to worry about making the long trek from wherever you are located just to be told they are all booked up for the day.



The ride makes for some amazing views and even though you are peddling it is still very easy. They have both two person and four person rail bikes.



I actually took a video of the entire ride which you can watch below. The whole ride was about an hour but don’t worry I sped up and edited the video to be about 5 minutes with some nice cheesy music to go along with it.

I have put together a brief list of the various different rail bikes in Korea and I am going to try and ride all of them.

Daecheon Railbike (대천레일바이크)

33-1 Daecheon 4(sa)-dong, Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

http://blog.naver.com/railbikedc/40203717656

http://blog.naver.com/railbikedc/40194792661



33-1 Daecheon 4(sa)-dong, Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea http://blog.naver.com/railbikedc/40203717656 http://blog.naver.com/railbikedc/40194792661 Asan Railbike (아산레일바이크)

142-1 Sineon-ri, Dogo-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

http://www.아산레일바이크.com

142-1 Sineon-ri, Dogo-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea http://www.아산레일바이크.com Gangchong Rail Park (강촌레일바이크)

323-2, Jeung-ri, Sindong-myeon, Chuncheon-si, 강원도 South Korea

www.railpark.co.kr

323-2, Jeung-ri, Sindong-myeon, Chuncheon-si, 강원도 South Korea www.railpark.co.kr High1 Choo Choo Park (하이원추추파크)

227-5 Simpo-ri, Dogye-eup, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea

www.choochoopark.com

227-5 Simpo-ri, Dogye-eup, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea www.choochoopark.com Jeongseon Rail Bike (정선레일바이크)

290-4, Gujeol-ri, Yeoryang-myeon, Jeongseon-gun, 강원도, South Korea

www.railbike.co.kr

290-4, Gujeol-ri, Yeoryang-myeon, Jeongseon-gun, 강원도, South Korea www.railbike.co.kr Samcheok Ocean Railbike (삼척해양레일바이크)

146-10 Gungchon-ri, Geundeok-myeon, Samcheok-si, 강원도 South Korea

http://www.oceanrailbike.com/

146-10 Gungchon-ri, Geundeok-myeon, Samcheok-si, 강원도 South Korea http://www.oceanrailbike.com/ Wonju Rail Park (간현원주레일파크)

870-6 Ganhyeon-ri, Jijeong-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea

http://www.wjrailpark.com/

870-6 Ganhyeon-ri, Jijeong-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea http://www.wjrailpark.com/ Yangpyeong Rail Bike (양평레일바이크)

126-5 Samsung-ri, Yongmun-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

www.yprailbike.com

126-5 Samsung-ri, Yongmun-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea www.yprailbike.com Mungyeong Rail Bike (철로자전거)

126-1 Sinhyeon-ri, Maseong-myeon, Mungyeong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

www.mgrailbike.or.kr

126-1 Sinhyeon-ri, Maseong-myeon, Mungyeong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea www.mgrailbike.or.kr Jeju Rail Bike (제주레일바이크)

4639 Jongdal-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea

http://www.jejurailpark.com/

4639 Jongdal-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea http://www.jejurailpark.com/ Seomjin River Train Village (섬진강레일바이크)

45-1 Chimgok-ri, Ogok-myeon, Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

http://www.gstrain.co.kr/

45-1 Chimgok-ri, Ogok-myeon, Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea http://www.gstrain.co.kr/ Yeosu Ocean Railbike (여수레일바이크)

141-2 Manheung-dong, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

www.여수레일바이크.com

Have any of you been on a rail bike?

Cheers!

Spencer

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