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Namsan Trail

Not recommended if walking is hard: the full 9.1 km Namsan Trail (남산둘레길), a walking loop around Namsan, includes a section with fairly steep slopes. Wheelchair access to the whole trail is not known, but the North Ringway section is gentle and closed to cars.

Walking load: HighThe full trail is 9.1 km and includes a 1,650 m section with fairly steep slopes.
Wheelchair: Not enough data yetWheelchair details cover the North Ringway and Sky Forest Path. Curbs and slopes at the entrances are not known.
Source: Checked online · Oct 2026

Namsan Trail, a paved uphill path with a wooden fence, autumn trees, and many people walking, one pushing a stroller — KTO, KOGL Type 1

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The full loop includes the Nature Ecology Path, which has fairly steep slopes. If hills are hard for you, plan to stay on the North Ringway, which has a gentle slope.

Forest paths beyond the North Ringway turn to dirt, as of November 2024.

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Why it is hidden: The full trail is 9.1 km and includes a 1,650 m section with fairly steep slopes.

Namsan Park

Wheelchair accessibleWalking load: Medium

Namsan Park has long paths, and you can choose the easy North Ringway. The park also has benches and a circular bus to the summit.

Hanyangdoseong Remains Exhibition Hall

Partly accessibleWalking load: Medium

This is another outdoor visit, following city wall remains along a deck with gentle slopes, and the information center has a lounge for a break.

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What we know

Full trail: The full trail is 9.1 km as of February 2026, including the Namsan Sky Forest Path. As of August 2025, the trail was 7.3 km and took about 2 hours 30 minutes.
North Ringway: The North Ringway (북측순환로) is 3,420 m long. It was chosen as an accessible walking path because people such as wheelchair users, stroller users and blind visitors can use it without much help from a companion.
Path surface: The North Ringway is the longest and widest section, and its slope is gentle. Cars and bicycles are not allowed. It had a urethane surface as of November 2024.
Entry points: The North Ringway runs between the rest area by the Namsan Cable Car in the west and the National Theater in the east. An 01A circular bus stop is right beside the east entrance. Older information places accessible parking at the start of the path and says accessible taxis often stop there.
Route: Circular buses 01A and 01B stop at the National Theater and the Namsan Cable Car. The east entrance is a 17-minute walk from Dongguk University Station Exit 6, as of November 2024.
Bus boarding: At the Namsan Yejang stop, wheelchair users press the button and board by the exit door, as of April 2024. Buses run every 6 to 9 minutes (01A) and 15 to 18 minutes (01B), as of April 2024.
Steep section: The Nature Ecology Path (자연생태길) has fairly steep slopes. It is 1,650 m long, from the outdoor botanical garden rest area to Sowol Garden.
Forest paths: Forest paths that continue from the North Ringway change to dirt after the mat and wooden deck stretches, as of November 2024.
Sky Forest Path: The Namsan Sky Forest Path (남산하늘숲길) opened on October 25, 2025, running from Namsan Health Garden to Sowol Garden and joining the North Ringway. This zigzag deck path has slopes within 8%. It is introduced as a route to the summit area for stroller and powered wheelchair users.
Toilets: The trail has accessible toilets, but which ones is not known. Toilets are near the cable car start, Seokhojeong archery range, the sports area near the National Theater entrance, and Pildong Jokgu Court. Older information places an accessible toilet on the North Ringway.
Rest stops: Rest areas include the one at the west start of the North Ringway and the Hoehyeon Jarak rest area. The Sky Forest Path has benches in many spots.
Hours: The trail is open all day, every day of the year, as of October 2026. For questions, call Namsan Park at 02-3783-5900 (+82-2-3783-5900).
Visual support: The North Ringway has tactile paving down the middle, and other walkers are asked to keep right. An audio guidance service is available. Older information also describes a tactile map, Braille signs and audible crossing signals.

Not known yet

Curbs, steps and slopes at the cable car and National Theater entrances, and on the way there from the station elevators
Which toilets are accessible, and their door width and inside space
The steepest point on the North Ringway and how long it lasts
Whether every 01A and 01B bus takes wheelchairs, and how boarding works at the National Theater and cable car stops
Whether there is an entry fee

Getting there

Myeong-dong StationLine 4Street elevator at Exit 1.
Station
Myeong-dong Station toiletInside the gates, B1, by Exit 5. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.
Hoehyeon StationLine 4Street elevator at Exit 1.
Station
Hoehyeon Station toiletInside the gates, B2, by Exit 3. Wheelchair-usable.

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