Ganghwa County Creates 3.8km 'Peace Trail' Connecting Dondae Fortification and DMZ Fence Line

Ganghwa County (County Governor Park Yong-chul) has decided to expand and upgrade the Korea Ring Road DMZ theme route to develop approximately 3.8km as a highlight section.

Ganghwa County was finally selected in the '2027 Korea Ring Road Highlight Section Activation' project promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization.

County Governor Park Yong-chul stated, "Selection in this project competition is a precious opportunity to develop Ganghwa's historical and peace resources into distinctive core tourism content," and added, "We will ensure that northern Ganghwa becomes established as a peace tourism destination where people can walk, stay, and enjoy."

This project will be implemented for the first time next year, and aims to link regional unique tourism resources with walking travel and activate regional tourism through 1-2 day or longer stay-type programs combining accommodation, dining, and experiential activities.

Ganghwa County has secured a total of 400 million won, including 200 million won in national funding and its own project budget, following the project selection.

Ganghwa County was accepted in the competition by presenting a project plan utilizing historical and peace resources in the northern region such as the Peace Observatory, Uidu Dondae Fortification, and the border fence line section, as well as various tourism infrastructure facilities. Accordingly, the county decided to expand and upgrade the Korea Ring Road DMZ theme route to develop approximately 3.8km as a highlight section.

The county plans to utilize various programs showcased at this year's 'DMZ Tourism Festival' while also developing walking travel programs that allow visitors to experience the historical and peace significance through activities such as silent walking, writing peace postcards, and exploring with mission cards.

Additionally, the county plans to operate both day trekking and 1-2 day stay-type tourism products, and will connect the tourism resources in northern Ganghwa with local businesses and accommodation and experiential facilities so that walking travel leads to visits and spending within the region.