About Paraeso Falls (paraeso pokpo [파래소폭포])
Paraeso Falls (Paraeso Pokpo [파래소폭포]) was a pretty popular waterfall tucked away in the foothills of Ganwolsan and Sinbulsan Mountains in the Baenaegol Valley, which itself sits on the outskirts of Ulsan.
Despite the waterfall’s somewhat hidden location (see directions), we encountered many people here as it was a hot day in the mid-30s in degrees Celsius (i.e. mid 90s F).
The hike began from a car park at the end of a narrow single-lane road, which itself was hidden after exiting between expressway tunnels between Ulsan and Miryang (see directions below).
From there, we pretty much followed a partially-shaded path that crossed before a side stream and then eventually reached a curious monorail that wasn’t working during our mid-June 2023 visit (roughly 300m from the trailhead).
The trail then followed along the main stream while also ascending alongside the roller coaster-looking monorail tracks before the trail eventually skirted the left side of the bouldery streambed.
After crossing another bridge over the stream just past an invitingly cool and shaded alcove with a rest bench, the trail then ascended some steps before descending to an elevated lookout of the Paraeso Falls (about 1.2km from the car park).
The trail continued down steps beneath this lookout to access the rocky streambed at the edge of Paraeso Falls’ plunge pool, where you can get a more direct look at the waterfall.
Now as inviting as the plunge pool beneath Paraeso Falls looked, swimming is not allowed here, and we didn’t see anyone try to break those rules during our visit (there’s also CCTV cameras practically everywhere around Korea).
We did, however, see kids skipping stones in the plunge pool, which was probably about as much interaction as you’re going to get with this waterfall.
After having our fill of this waterfall, we then returned the way we came, which took us around 90 minutes at a very slow pace given the heat to do the whole 2.4km return excursion.
Authorities
Paraeso Falls resides in the Sinbulsan Recreational Forest west of Ulsan in the Gangwon-do Province, South Korea. It may be administered by the local authorities of Sinbulsan Recreational Forest. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, you can try visiting this website.
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