View of the area: across a pond, a mountain with a long flat summit rises above green hills under a wide blue sky

Listed on the Gumi City culture and tourism website

Cheonsaengsan Forest Bathing Area 천생산 산림욕장

A forest park halfway up Cheonsaengsan (천생산, 407 m), inside an urban nature park in Gumi

Also called Cheonsaengsanseong Forest Bathing Area (천생산성 산림욕장).

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  • 407mCheonsaengsan, above sea level
  • 4kmof walking trails
  • 350,000m²site area

Good to know before your visit

What you will find here

Forest walking trails halfway up Cheonsaengsan (천생산, 407 m) in Gumi — a flat-topped mountain with cliff-like sides, home to Cheonsaengsanseong Fortress (천생산성), where many remains from the Imjin War (임진왜란) are still found.

Getting here & opening hours

By bus: get off at Indong Middle School (인동중학교) and walk 30 minutes. Two car parks. Please check opening hours before you visit (+82-⁠54-⁠480-⁠5689).

4 km of trails and an ice valley

The 350,000 m² site has 4 km of walking trails and can take up to 2,000 visitors a day.

At the entrance to the mountain, an “ice valley” (얼음골) breathes cool air even in midsummer — a good place to take a break with your family.

A simple sketch of the mountain’s shape. Heights and distances are not to scale.

The fortress forest trail

Along 4 km of trails, halfway up Cheonsaengsan

Highlights along the way

In the order they are introduced

  1. General Gwak Jae-u photo spot 곽재우 장군 사진 촬영소

  2. Swaying bridge 출렁다리

    15 m

  3. Acupressure path 건강 지압로

  4. Sipjangsaeng sculpture garden 십장생 조각 동산

  5. 99-step stairway 99계단

    “wishes come true” (소원 성취)
Stone towers and a mountain path: two towers of stacked stones on either side of a rocky path through the pines
Stone towers and a mountain path

Facilities

Amenities

  • Observation deck
  • Pavilions (jeongja) 5
  • Shelter
  • Restrooms 3
  • Benches and lounge decks 125
  • Drinking fountains 2
  • Car parks 2

Learning facilities

  • Forest classroom
  • Wildflower beds
  • Poem plaques

Exercise facilities

  • Parallel bars
  • Horizontal bar
  • Simple exercise equipment 7 kinds

The mountain and its fortress

天生山the mountain born of heaven

Cheonsaengsan (천생산) has a flat summit ridge, and its sides look like natural cliffs set upright. It is said that people named it Cheonsaengsan (天生山), “the mountain born of heaven,” because it looked as if it had come from the sky.

A mountain with a long, flat summit and a band of rock cliffs below its top edge
The flat summit ridge

The mountain spans Sin-dong (신동), Hwangsang-dong (황상동) and Geumjeon-dong (금전동) in Gumi, and Jangcheon-myeon (장천면).

Together with Geumosanseong Fortress (금오산성), Cheonsaengsanseong Fortress (천생산성) served as a key point of defence whenever foreign forces invaded.

During the Imjin War (임진왜란), General Gwak Jae-u (곽재우, 郭再祐), known as the “Red-Robed General” (홍의장군), fought many battles against Japanese forces here, and many historic sites from that time can still be seen on the mountain.

Stone wall: a wall of large, mossy stones laid in layers, with stone steps through the grass
Stone wall
Gate in the stone wall: a red door under a broad stone lintel between stacked stone walls, with a stony path through the grass
Gate in the stone wall

Visitor information · Getting here

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Address
Around San 26, Inui-dong, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Road address
167 Majeji-gil, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Address in Korean (show it to a taxi driver)
경북 구미시 인의동 산 26 일원
경북 구미시 마제지길 167

Details may change, so please check with the operator before you visit.

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Bus and parking

By bus

Bus routes

  • 10
  • 110
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 185
  • 186
  • 303
  • 380
  • 882
  • 890
  • 891

Indong Middle School (인동중학교)

Get off at the Indong Middle School (인동중학교) stop and walk 30 minutes.

By car

Two car parks

What visitors say (keywords)

4 visitor reviews on Naver · number of votes

  • Well-kept walking paths4 votes
  • Easy parking3 votes
  • Good amenities1 vote
  • Good to visit with kids1 vote
  • Great for photos1 vote
  • Nice views1 vote

Nearby

Nearby are the Rock-carved Standing Buddha in Hwangsang-dong, Gumi (구미 황상동 마애여래 입상, Treasure No. 1122) and Dongnak Park (동락공원) — easy to add to your visit.

HereStraight-line distance from here

  • Accommodation

    Hotel Stay Gumi 호텔스테이구미

    about 2.2 km (straight line)

  • Tourist spot

    Gumi Daon Forest 구미다온숲

    about 3.8 km (straight line)

  • Tourist spot

    Dongnak Park 동락공원

    about 4.2 km (straight line)