Korea Dulle Trail

Korea Dulle Trail (Korean: 코리아둘레길) is a long-distance trail that spans 4,500 km (2,800 mi) that goes around the exterior of South Korea. The trail is subdivided into four sub-trails: Haeparang Trail, Namparang Trail, Seoharang Trail, and the DMZ Peace Trail.^[1][2] Each of these trails is subdivided into routes.^[2] People who complete each of the trails are reportedly given souvenirs.^[3]

Interest in such trails began around 2007, during the Lee Myung-bak administration. Haeparang Trail was the first to be developed; it began development in 2010. It informally opened in 2012 and officially opened in May 2016. In June 2016, the Park Geun-hye administration added more trails that would circle the entirety of the country. Work began on the trails in earnest in January 2017. After the Moon Jae-in administration took over in 2017, the project was scrutinized and reportedly almost scrapped. It continued, eventually resulting in the opening of Namparang on October 31, 2020.^[3] The trail is reportedly managed and funded mainly by the federal government.^[3]