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Olympic Park

You can enter Olympic Park by wheelchair and get around part of it on level walkways, but the grounds are large and one route has a steep hill. It is a sports and culture park built in 1986 to mark the Seoul Asian Games and Olympics.

Wheelchair
Partly accessibleYou can enter with no step, and the park has accessible toilets. Fortress Lane has a steep hill, and no wheelchair way around it is known.
Walking load
MediumThe grounds cover 1.42 km² and distances can be long, but steep Fortress Lane is one optional route, and the park has rest areas.
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Olympic Park grassy hill with a large tree, two people standing nearby, and a few trees on the ridge under a cloudy blue sky
KTO, KOGL Type 1

Getting there

  • Mongchontoseong StationLine 8Street elevator at Exit 4.
    Station
  • Mongchontoseong Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exits 1, 2, and 3. Wheelchair-usable.
  • Hanseong Baekje StationLine 9Street elevators at Exits 1 and 2.
    Station

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

Underground cable work runs from September 29 to December 25, 2026, around the Olympic Swimming Pool, KSPO DOME, and the Soma art museum. Sections close in turn, so call the park before you visit that area.

Information centers open at 09:00, break from 12:00 to 13:00, and close at 19:00, as of October 2026. Plan wheelchair pickup and return within those hours.

Roads and parking near the park can get crowded on weekends and during big events. Take public transport if you can.

Getting in

Entrance
The main entrance has no step and the way in is wide, so you can enter by wheelchair. There may be a low step in front of an information center. It is unclear whether this affects the main entrance. Call the park at 02-410-1114 (+82-2-410-1114 from abroad) to ask.
Route
Exit 3 of Olympic Park Station (Lines 5 and 9) is right in front of the park, but this exit has no street elevator. Use Exit 2 for the street elevator. At Mongchontoseong, the park's suggested Exit 1 is not the street elevator exit.
Parking
The park has 140 accessible spaces. Small cars pay 600 won per 10 minutes, up to 20,000 won a day, as of October 2026.

Inside

Paths
Walkways in the park are built to be level, with gentle slopes in places, but the park map has no marked wheelchair route. Lakeside Lane (호반의 길), a 1,302 m loop, is shorter than the other park routes.
Steep hill
Fortress Lane (토성의 길), a 2,210 m loop around the Baekje-era Mongchontoseong site, has a steep hill known as 'panting hill'. No wheelchair way around it is known. Older information from 2023: signs on the South Gate to North Gate stretch warn of stairs, steep slopes, and slippery spots.
Toilets
The park has accessible toilets with an emergency bell. You can find 14 toilets on the park map, but not which ones are accessible.
Rest spots
The park has four small rest areas, Pocket Rest A to D, on its official map. Their seats, shade, and spacing are not known.
Wheelchairs
Two information centers lend 3 free wheelchairs each for up to 3 hours, if you leave your ID. One is at East Gate 1 (동1문). Sources differ on where the other one is: Peace Plaza (평화의광장) or West Gate 1 (서1문). Call the park at 02-410-1114 (+82-2-410-1114 from abroad) to ask.

Also useful

Hours
The park is open every day, 05:00–22:00 on foot and 06:00–22:00 by car, as of October 2026. Plaza areas stay open until 24:00, and gate opening can change for late-night events.
Admission
General park entry is free, as of October 2026. Shows and exhibitions may charge their own fees.
Power wheelchairs
Personal mobility devices are banned, but power wheelchairs for people with disabilities are allowed. An information center may offer free fast charging for power wheelchair batteries.
Contact
Call the park at 02-410-1114 (+82-2-410-1114 from abroad). The official website has English pages with a park map and visitor information.

Not known yet

  • Exact locations of the accessible toilets
  • Surface, slope, and width of the walkways on each route
  • Whether a foreign passport works as ID for wheelchair rental
  • Distance, crossings, and curbs between the Mongchontoseong elevator exit and the park gate

Sources

The summary, the notes and the lists on this page draw on these sources.

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