Saturday, June 16, 2012

Drag Your Bike


Bicycling on weekends becomes recently another pleasure in life for the avid cyclists. Going up or down the new cycling path along the river makes us feel like that we are on an adventure. Most parts of the path are flat and accessible to all bike riders, but it has some very steep section near Hapcheon weir 합천보, which starts at the entrance of Musimsa 무심사 temple. Musim means mind free and Sa a Buddhist temple. This section covering a distance of about 3km has been famous for its steep trail among two wheelers since the path was opened.

The road goes up zigzag over a mountain behind the temple, and down on the other side. The path near the top of the mountain offers a beautiful view of river, village, and fields. The road can be so dangerous for those going down, so several warning notices along the path say "Danger", "Slow", or "Drag your bike".