| Introduction
 Hot spring is
groundwater which erupted from the ground naturally or dug and drilled
artificially. Its temperature should be higher than the overage temperature of
the region or groundwater in shallower underground. And in Korea, water above
25 degrees Celsius is considered as hot spring. For reference, it is above 20
degrees in the U.K., Germany, France and 21.5 degrees in the U.S.
Gajo hot spring was
selected as hot spring district from 1987 and with approval from the Ministry
of Transportation in 1993, then it started to be developed. But due to delay in
investment, only Baekdusan Cheonji Hot Spring is open for public at the moment. The water of
Gajo Hot Spring is 26.5 degrees Celsius and itssmooth
and clean alkaline wateris effective for your
skin.
Scale
※ Size :
225,300㎡
※ Major
planned facilities : Accommodation(One Hotel, 52 Motels, One Condominium),
Shopping District(29) Recreational Leisure Facility(1), Cultural Rest Place(2
Hot springs, park, river, greenbelt), Public Facilities (Management Office,
Parking Lot, Roads)
※ Facilities
that are completely built and open : Accommodation (1 Motel), Shopping
District(2 Blocks), Hot Spring(1)
Transportation
※ From
Gimcheon
- Taking District Road : Gimcheon → Daedeok →
Geochang-gun
Ungyang-myeon → Jusang-myeon → Geochang-eup → First traffic light at
Geochang-eup → Turn Left(District Road No. 1084, 15km) → Gajo-myeon(Towards 88
Expressway direction, 300m) → Ganam Village
- Taking 88 Expressway : Gimcheon → Daedeok →
Geochang-gun Ungyang-myeon → Jusang-myeon → Geochang-eup → Passing Geochang-eup
town(Go Straight, towards 88 Expressway direction) → Daepyeong Checkpoint → Get
into 88 Expressway Daegu IC → Gajo IC → Turn Left → Ganam Village
※ From Daegu
- Deagu → Hwawon Tollgate → Guma
Expressway(500m) → Get into 88 Expressway(Gwangju) → Nongong Rest Place →
Geochang Rest Place ? Gajo IC (Turn Left in Expressway) → Gajo Tollgate → Turn
Left → Ganam Village
※ From
Daejeon : Daejeon ⇒ Daejin Expressway ⇒ 88 Expressway(Towards Daegu)⇒ Gajo IC ⇒
South 200 Point
※ From Jinju
: Jinju ⇒ Daejin Expressway ⇒ 88 Expressway ⇒ Gajo IC ⇒ South 200 Point
Jinju ⇒ Sancheong ⇒ Hamnyang ⇒ Geochang ⇒
Gajo (When taking National Road)
※ From
Muju : Muju ⇒ Goje-myeon ⇒ Geochang-eup ⇒
Gajo-myeon ⇒ Ganam Village
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