Hoengseong-gun

Amudena travel rules

Just four promises before we go!

1. NO appsPhone for calls and camera only! Let the rest take a nap.
2. NO reservationsPick your stay and your meals when you get there. Kinda exciting, right?
3. NO GPSFind your way with a paper map and by asking the locals.
4. NO expresswaysNational and local roads only. You see more when you go slow.

How to use this book

Stay 1Eat 1Café 1See 1 Stay 1, Eat 3, Café 1, See 2...
calling things by number is handy.
Like "Call Stay 3!"

• We haven't been there ourselves. But you can call and judge for yourself. So what will you choose?
• We left out prices on purpose. If you're curious... yep, call them.
• As of October 2026. Different from what you see? That's travel too!
• Bring your own paper map. I'm a seed, so I don't have one. I just stick on and go.

What's Hoengseong-gun like?

I'll tell you just a little of what I know.

This year's festival calendar

💡TIP! Dates change every year. Quietly check with 1330 before you go.

Where to sleep?

I only picked places with phone numbers.
Whether there's a free room...
you'll have to call to find out!

💡TIP! Addresses are kept in Korean so you can show them to locals.

Where to sleep? (cont.)

What to eat?

I can't tell if they're famous, either.
Just remember one signature dish and go!
I also put in two cafés for a cup of tea!

What to eat? (cont.)

Where to go?

I picked just 5 spots.
We'll meet the rest on the road.

See 1

풍수원성당Pungsuwon Seongdang · Pungsuwon Catholic Church

A Catholic church in Seowon-myeon. There's a relic exhibition hall right next to it, they say.

Time

Open anytime

Closed

Open year-round

Address

강원특별자치도 횡성군 서원면 경강로유현1길 30

See 2

안흥찐빵마을Anheung Jjinppang Maeul · Anheung Steamed Bun Village

A jjinppang (steamed bun) village in Anheung-myeon. Just hearing the name, you can picture the steam rising!

Time

Varies by shop

Closed

Varies by shop

Address

강원특별자치도 횡성군 안흥면 서동로 1088

See 3

국립 청태산자연휴양림Gungnip Cheongtaesan Jayeon Hyuyangnim · Cheongtaesan National Recreational Forest

A national recreational forest on Mt. Cheongtaesan in Dunnae-myeon. Take a rest in the woods.

Time

Lodging 15:00~11:00 next day · Day use 09:00~18:00

Closed

Closed Tuesdays (except July~August)

Address

강원특별자치도 횡성군 둔내면 청태산로 610

See 4

태기산Taegisan · Mt. Taegisan

A mountain in Dunnae-myeon. That's the very neighborhood with lots of pensions!

Time

Open anytime

Closed

Open year-round

Address

강원특별자치도 횡성군 둔내면 경강로

Where to go? (cont.)

See 5

섬강(섬강유원지)Seomgang (Seomgang Yuwonji) · Seomgang River (Seomgang Resort Area)

A river flowing through Hoengseong-eup. It's at the same spot as the culture and sports park, they say.

Time

Open anytime

Closed

Open year-round

Address

강원특별자치도 횡성군 횡성읍 문예로 75

Don't miss it on market day

Markets are the best way to see the neighborhood.
Remember the days with a 1 or a 6!

💡TIP! There may be markets not listed here. Ask a local, "여기 장 언제 서요? (yeo-gi jang eon-je seo-yo?)"

Ask the locals

The answers aren't in this book.
The locals know the real ones.

💡TIP! Show the Korean sentence as is, or read it out loud.

1. 횡성 한우는 어디서 먹어야 제일 맛있어요?hoeng-seong ha-nu-neun eo-di-seo meo-geo-ya je-il ma-si-sseo-yo?Where's the best place to eat Hoengseong hanu?
2. 한우축제 땐 어디가 제일 붐벼요?ha-nu-chuk-je ttaen eo-di-ga je-il bum-byeo-yo?Where gets the most crowded during the Hanu Festival?
3. 안흥찐빵은 어느 집이 제일 맛있어요?an-heung-jjin-ppang-eun eo-neu ji-bi je-il ma-si-sseo-yo?Which shop has the best Anheung jjinppang?
4. 둔내 고랭지 토마토는 언제가 제일 맛있어요?dun-nae go-raeng-ji to-ma-to-neun eon-je-ga je-il ma-si-sseo-yo?When are Dunnae highland tomatoes at their best?
5. 횡성호수길은 어디서부터 걸으면 좋아요?hoeng-seong-ho-su-gi-reun eo-di-seo-bu-teo geo-reu-myeon jo-a-yo?Where's a good place to start walking the Hoengseong Lake Trail?
6. 여기 사람들만 아는 산책길이 있어요?yeo-gi sa-ram-deul-man a-neun san-chaek-gi-ri i-sseo-yo?Is there a walking trail only locals know?