A Walk Around Boman Lake, Gyeongju, South Korea

I had read some stuff about Boman Lake Resort so I decided to go check it out. It was not what I expected (assuming I was even in the right place) so I ended up just taking a walk around Boman Lake, all 6+km of it.

Cost(s): Free.

Address: Sinpyeong-dong, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.

A Walk Around Boman Lake

I got off at the wrong bus stop (not a rare thing for me to do) but was only one stop off so I walked to the big waterwheel which I remembered reading about somewhere on the web.

First I went for a little walk around the area. Not much was happening. There is Shon’s Museum but I didn’t go in because I planned to visit the Gyeongju museum afterwards (which I did). This photo is of some of Shon’s Museum’s outdoor pieces – I took it over the wall.

After walking back to the waterwheel I saw a sign near the tourist information center directing to Boman Lake. It lead me through this place. I’m not sure what it is exactly but at least one room was a Korean Culinary Course.

There was also this pagoda and a few other things dotted around the place.

On the other side I got to the lake and started my walk around it. I imagine it is somewhat busier at other times of the year, or maybe South Korea is just a bit quiet lately due to tensions between Trump and North Korea. Either way, I wasn’t unhappy about the peacefulness of it all.

A stepping stone path.

Spot the bird.

For a lot of the path I was in the sun (it was quite a hot day) but a few sections are fully shaded by trees.

There are many good viewing points of the lake. This is taken from about halfway of my starting point, probably a bit more.

At the end I just walked to the nearest bus stop to go back to town. It had a nice pond next to it.

Getting to Boman Lake in Gyeongju

Boman Lake is on the way to Bulguksa Temple. You can catch the #10, #11, or #70 buses there across the road from the Express Bus Terminal, or where-ever they go past.

Get off at the Boman Lake Resort stop, walk towards the big waterwheel. There is a tourist information booth. Walk past that until you get to the lake. There are signs directing you to the Boman Lake Walk.

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