National park trail closures to begin November 15…148 sections closed to access for 31 days

148 national park trail sections will be closed for 31 days starting November 15. They are split into 115 full closures and 33 partial closures, and the Jirisan Nogodan Pass–Jangteomok section is also blocked.

Translated from Korean with AI assistance. Read the original. Sources and original publication dates are retained.

668 km. This is the total length of the trail sections where full or partial closures at national parks begin on November 15. Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment press releaseshows that on November 1, the Korea National Park Service announced it will close trails in148 sectionsuntil December 15. It has not yet taken effect.

Korea National Park trail closures: 148 sections, 115 full and 33 partial

Yonhap NewsAccording to it, full closures cover115 sections, 474 kmand partial closures cover 33 sections, 194 km. The Jirisan Nogodan Pass–Jangteomok section has also been included in full closures starting November 15.

Trail section count and length by category

Category	Number of sections	Length (km)	Average length per section (km, length ÷ number of sections)
Full closure	115	474	4.1
Partial closure	33	194	5.9
Total closures	148	668	4.5
Normal use	515	1,373	2.7
Total (simple sum)	663	2,041	3.1

The park service said the remaining 515 sections (1,373 km) can be used normally. Combined, that makes 663 sections and 2,041 km. The closure share is 22.3% by number of sections (148÷663), but by length it is 32.7%(668÷2,041). The average length is also 4.5 km, about 1.7 times the 2.7 km of normal-use sections.

National park trail closures 31 days, wildfire caution period 45 days, 14-day difference in start dates

The dates are also easy to confuse. News1 published articlesays the autumn wildfire caution period runs from November 1 to December 15 a total of 45 days.Trail closures apply only to the last 31 days. The first 14 days are part of the wildfire caution period, but trails are not yet closed. In other words, the measure blocks only trails with high wildfire risk, not the entire park.

SBS report says the park service will strengthen enforcement against illegal acts such as smoking and cooking during the wildfire caution period, and patrol for burning in areas adjacent to forests. Hiking in early November, before closures begin, is also not exempt. The fine amount was not confirmed in this announcement.

Whether normal-use sections are open on a given day should be checked through park service notices. A separate PDF lists 147 sections and 666.410 km, but because the announcement date is unconfirmed and the year and weekday do not match, it was excluded from this article's totals.

Frequently asked questions

Q. From when to when is the national park trail closure period?

From November 15, 2026 to December 15. The autumn wildfire caution period starts earlier, on November 1, and ends on the same day.

Q. Can the Jirisan Nogodan Pass–Jangteomok section be hiked during the closure period?

No. According to the official announcement, this section is included in full closures from November 15 to December 15.

Q. Where can I check closed sections by national park?

You can find park-specific closure information on the Korea National Park Service official website and its official integrated search.

Related official sites

Korea National Park Service official website — check national park visitor information and park service notices
Korea National Park Service integrated search — search park-specific closure information — search closure information by trail for the park you plan to visit

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