Introduction

Maewoldae means a precipitous pocky cliff (alias, Seonam) of 40-meter-high located on the mountaintop, 595m above the sea level at the mountain edge of Mt. Bokgye where Maewoldang Kimsiseup, one of live 6 loyal subjects and 8 martyrs who abandoned their official posts by resenting Prince Suyang¡¯s throne usurpation and went into retirement to this mountain area.

According to the legend, the tradition has been handed down that the 9 scholars engraved a baduk board to a rock and played baduk with planning restoration of Danjong, later, people called this rock Maewoldae by naming after the title of Kimsiseup, and there is Maewoldae waterfall at about 1 km to the east from the top of Maewoldae, which is a famous place to offer magnificent views all around the 4 seasons.

- Access to Maewoldae

< Public transportation >

Suyuri -(non-stop bus)-Wasuri -(local bus)-entrance of Maewoldae (2h30m taken)

< Owner driven >

Basic route: Seoul- (national road No.43)-Wasuri- (gun road No.224)- Maewoldae (2h10m taken)

Roundabout route: Seoul -(national road No.43)-Pocheon (national road No.47)-Wasuri -(national road No.224)- Maewoldae (2h 20m taken)