Day trips
Day Trips from Gangneung
Day trips from Gangneung, picked by real distance from verified coordinates — every guide below passed the same checks as the rest of the site.
Sokcho 52 km away
attraction Seoraksan National Park: Sokcho Travel Guide (4.5★)
Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho is Korea's third-highest mountain range, famed for granite peaks, waterfalls and autumn foliage that peaks in mid-to-late October. 4.5★ (1,254 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Seoraksan Cable Car: Sokcho Travel Guide
The Seoraksan Cable Car whisks visitors from the base station near Sogongwon Park up to Gwongeumseong Fortress ridge on Mt. Gwonggeumseong (about 705m) in roughly 6 minutes, saving hours of steep hiking.
hidden gem Sokcho Lighthouse: Travel Guide (4.3★)
Sokcho Lighthouse stands on a rocky hill in Yeongnang-dong, Sokcho, at the top of a steep staircase. 4.3★ (871 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
restaurant Manseok Dakgangjeong(deep-fried and braised chicken): Where to Eat in Sokcho
Manseok Dakgangjeong is a Sokcho institution for dakgangjeong — bite-sized fried chicken tossed in a sweet-spicy-garlicky glaze — served near Sokcho's Cheongchoho lake area.
Chuncheon 102 km away
attraction Chuncheon National Museum: Travel Guide (4.5★)
Chuncheon National Museum, on Useok-ro in Chuncheon's Geunhwa-dong area, is a free, well-regarded regional museum covering Gangwon-do's prehistoric to Joseon-era history. 4.5★ (1,577 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Nami Island: Chuncheon Travel Guide
Nami Island is a half-moon-shaped park in the Han River about an hour east of Seoul, reached by ferry (or zip-line) from Gapyeong Station — not Chuncheon proper, though it's grouped under Gangwon-do trips.
hidden gem Gangchon Rail Park: Chuncheon Travel Guide
Gangchon Rail Park, in Sindong-myeon just outside Chuncheon, lets you pedal four-seat rail bikes along a converted train line through tunnels and over a river-view trestle bridge — a roughly 40–50 minute ride covering about 8km one-way (with a shuttle back).
restaurant 1.5 Dakgalbi: Where to Eat in Chuncheon
1.5 Dakgalbi is a well-known dakgalbi restaurant at 77 Human-ro in Chuncheon, the city considered the birthplace of this spicy stir-fried chicken dish.