Recently, my son and I made the trek to South Korea and rode the famed 4 Rivers Bike Trail. 400 miles in 6 days. I made a video!
Brief facts:
- We rented bikes in Seoul, one-way, our luggage forwarded to destination
- A sister bike shop in Busan shipped them back to Seoul
- We rented gravel bikes. Road bikes would have been fine too
- The roads: incredibly well maintained. 400 miles, we did it in 6 days
- Online booking for hotels and bike motels, many options, distances
- It is helpful to have a son who can speak Korean, translation apps also help
- Dedicated bike path 90% of the way: , 10% on roads with great bike lanes
- Convenience stores every few miles with gourmet instant ramen for lunch
- Also convenience stores for gimbap: wrapped rice rolls for breakfast
- Every stop, we checked into hotel, then wandered town for dinner
- Bring a plastic baggie with spoonfuls of detergent for sink-washing laundry
- My trick: roll your wet clothes into a bath towel, stand on it, then hang-dry
- 27 stamp stations along the way: collect all of them!
- If you collect them all (echoes of Pokemon), you get a certificate!
- Achievement-oriented people know what I’m talking about
- Thanks to my wife for logistics, traveling with us, meeting us along the way
- I am grateful for this beautiful country, this ride, cycling with my son
- If you are a cyclist, the 4 Rivers Bike Trail, Korea is a bucket list candidate!
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