It was really easy to get there. There is a bus stop (just outside the Intercity Bus Terminal) where we caught bus number 7-1 heading straight to the Seoraksan entrance. We had to pay for the entry, but it was worth every penny!
Firstly, we made our way to the Gwongeunseong Fortress. The access is very easy - you have to take the cable car. I'm not sure this area is in fact accessible in any other way, making cable car nice and easy option. Once we reached the top, it was only around 20min hike each way. The views were spectacular! The hike was quite steep at times, but again worth a little bit of sweat!
Next was the Heundeulbawi Rock. It was around 2.8km hike each way, the route isn't that difficult however is laid down with stone stairs which makes quite a challenge for your knees going up and down. The Heundeulbawi Rock sits on a cliff, which people can daringly rock back and forth - however you need a lot of energy, muscle power and probably a group of people to make it move even so slightly. Easy to figure out that my attempts were fruitless! Once you arrive at Heundeulbawi, there is the Gyejoam Temple, a small, simple, but beautiful temple in the mountains. You can hear monks chanting, which makes the place so much more peaceful and rewarding.
When I say SPA it's easy to imagine 5star location with eveything one can wish for. However Asian SPAs or so called Jjimbjilbang (public bath house) are nothing of that kind. Jjimbjilbang usually have at least 3 massive baths. We had to shower throughly before entering and only then could enjoy the benefits of the hot spings. Cheoksan Jjimbjilbang had exactly 3 baths, 38 degrees, 42,5 degrees and a bath full of freezing cold water. We could also enjoy benefits of the sauna on side, which was a great addition. I forgot to mention that to enter such baths one has to be completely naked. So nude we went in and for this obvious reason no photos attached ;)
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