scenic loop

Located in about 50 km west of Daegu 대구 along the expressway, a typical farming village surrounded with mountains, Gajo 가조 offers fascinating cycling routes around the valley. The calm and peaceful roads with less traffic could be highly recommended, but it should require a little more energy. The road leading to the northern side of the route continues up toward the mountain pass named Hoenamryeong 회남령, followed by a short sharp uphill section.

View of Gajo basin from the southern part of the valley. Headed south along the trail on the riverbank and paused for a while to take a photo of the northern view of the valley.

A winding road along the river flowing into Hapcheon 합천 dam. The cyclists on this section are rewarded along the way with scenic views making cycling a pleasure. 

On the way to Geochang, 거창 along the cycling trail with cherry blossoms in full blooms on the riverbank. Made it all the way back to the starting point and completed the loop back to Gajo via Geochang and Gabuk 가북.

amid fine dust advisory

Took a bike out to cycle clockwise around the Nakdong 낙동 riverside by oneself as usual with wearing a mask in the midst of fine dust advisory issued for Daegu region through weekend. 

                    

The messenger of spring, cherry blossoms and forsythias, finally start to bloom along the road and cycling trail on the bank of the Nakdong river. On the way back home, paused at a mountain pass where a terraced retaining wall reinforced with helical screw piles was built at the road cut slope exposed by road construction.