Geologists have confirmed that the Jeokjung-Chogye 적중-초계 Basin near Hapcheon 합천 in the southeastern Korean Peninsula, is the direct geological proof of meteorite impact crater produced 50-thousand years ago. The basin is shaped like bowl, 7 Kilometers in diameter.
Last weekend, drove to the basin and parked at the Chogye township office. Started cycling southwards in the counter-clockwise direction and crossed the southern mountain pass. The ginkgo leaves along the roads turned yellow and the rice field across the basin has been already harvested.
The enclosing mountains are lower in the north and higher in the south. Takeoff area for paragliders is somewhere along the ridge of the southern mountains. The Mita pass 미타재 on the southern ridge is the toughest climb around the basin.
The road leads down into the narrow valley as you pedal down a long descent. Passing through another mountain pass and fields on route, headed for the trail along the Nakdong river. Could find only one rider on the way back to the starting point, Chogye township office. Feel like many cyclists approach off-season as it is getting colder.
