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Gyeongnidan Street

Not recommended if walking is hard, as travel accounts describe the street as a steep hill. Wheelchair users can get onto the street with no step, but no accessible toilet on the street is known. Gyeongnidan Street is the road toward Grand Hyatt Seoul and the side alleys around it.

Walking load
HighTravel accounts say the road is steep and gets steeper further in.
Wheelchair
Partly accessibleThe entry has no step, but travel accounts describe the street as steep. No accessible toilet on the street is known.
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Gyeongnidan Street sloping down past a cream-colored building with graffiti, overhead wires, a crosswalk and a traffic mirror
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Wheelchair accessibleWalking load: Medium

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Korean Forest Garden

Wheelchair accessibleWalking load: Medium

This is also an outdoor walk on nearby hilly ground, about 800 m in a straight line, but its slopes are fairly low and it has many seats.

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Getting in

Entry
You can get onto the street by wheelchair with no step. The exact entry point is not known. This does not mean the whole street or its shops have no steps.
Route
One travel guide says Noksapyeong Station Exit 2 is a 5–10 minute walk away. Another travel guide says the way from that exit climbs a little. This exit has no street elevator.
Parking
Use a paid lot nearby.

Inside

Slope
Parts of the street slope and curve. One travel guide says it is a steep hill, with a steady climb that is not long. Another travel guide says it gets steeper the further in you go.
Length
The main street is about 937 m long, from the Armed Forces Financial Management Corps (국군재정관리단) gate toward Grand Hyatt Seoul. This does not include the side alleys.
After dark
The edge between sidewalk and road has been hard to see after dark. As of May 14, 2026, solar markers lined about 940 m of the road. Whether they work now is not known.
Toilets
No accessible toilet on the street is known. One travel guide says small shops on streets like this often have no toilet, or a very small one.

Also useful

Hours
The street is open 24 hours a day, all year, as of October 2026. This covers the street only, not its shops.
Cost
One travel guide says walking the street is free.
Crowds
Sources differ on how busy it is. One travel guide says it is fairly quiet, even on weekends. In May 2026, it had lively foot traffic. Busy hours are not known.
Map search
Gyeongnidan Street is an informal name. One travel guide says map apps show the central road as Hoenamu-ro (회나무로).
Contact
For travel questions in English, call 1330. Yongsan District Office (용산구청) is at 02-2199-6114 (+82-2-2199-6114). English support at this office is not known.

Not known yet

  • Sidewalk width, surface and curb ramps along the street
  • How steep the hill is, where it is steepest, and whether you can go up alone in a wheelchair
  • The route from the elevator exit at Noksapyeong Station to the start of the street
  • Step-free entrances at cafes and restaurants along the street
  • Benches or other places to rest, and accessible parking spaces

Getting there

  • Noksapyeong StationLine 6Street elevator at Exit 3.
    Station
  • Noksapyeong Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exits 1 and 2. Wheelchair-usable.
  • Itaewon StationLine 6Street elevator at Exit 2.
    Station
  • Itaewon Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exit 3. Wheelchair-usable.

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