🇰🇷 Atlas

South Korea

Every climb, race and route we hold in South Korea, on one map.

Climbs: 7
Highest summit: 1040m· Hangyeryeong
Routes: 1

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Regions in South Korea

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The terrain of South Korea

Every cataloged climb in the country, plotted by how long it runs and how hard it bites.

Highest summit: 1040m; Hangyeryeong
Longest climb: 18km; Hangyeryeong
Steepest climb: 12%; Gombaeryeong

Difficulty mix

Cat 1: 3
Cat 2: 4

Length against gradient

The 7 most prominent climbs in South Korea. Color is category; the two ringed marks are the longest and the steepest.

South Korea rewards riders who like their mountains steady and rhythmic rather than savage. With four catalogued climbs and a highest summit reaching 843 metres, this is a place to settle into a cadence and let the road unspool. None of the ascents tip into hors catégorie territory, so the challenge here is less about survival and more about the long, sustained tempo effort that defines a good day in the saddle.

The country's marquee passes carry names worth chasing. Daegwallyeong is the standout, a broad mountain crossing that has become a rite of passage for local riders, while Jungnyeong and Maguryeong add character with their winding gradients. Paljoryeong rounds out the quartet, giving visitors a tidy list to tick off. For anyone building a focused climbing trip, South Korea packs plenty of vertical reward into a manageable handful of ascents.