{"id":16457,"date":"2017-03-27T16:15:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoffjones.com\/?p=16457"},"modified":"2017-03-27T16:15:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:15:02","slug":"cycling-jeonkok-to-cheondong-seoul-on-lifeday-25445","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.geoffjones.com\/?p=16457","title":{"rendered":"Cycling Jeonkok to Cheondong (Seoul) on Lifeday 25,445"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Warning elephant crossing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Monday 27th March 2017<\/p>\n

What a foul weather day! I awoke to thick grey cloud and finished it in pouring icy rain \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

The going was also very varied from old broken roads which would compete with the worst in England to high-speed smooth very busy expressways with the cycle paths following a similar pattern.<\/p>\n

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Good use of mobility scooters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I stayed on the old road\u00a0out of Jeonkok for as long as possible before hitting the incredibly busy 3 highway \ud83d\ude41 \u00a0after a few miles I turned off along the river by Anheungdong this road was unbearable and I was getting hungry I finally found an open bread shop in Dongducheon, a town that will never feature in any tourist brochure \ud83d\ude41 Leaving on the 3 road again I finally spotted a cycle path alongside the river so down I went. Very grateful to leave the traffic behind at last. This track finished in Deokgyedong a far more upmarket place with a decent coffee shop \ud83d\ude42 Then it was pounding down another busy road until just after Yangu\u00a0station I spotted a bike path, pulling the bike across the verge and through a carpark. I zoomed down shortly meeting up with a magnificent path that took me all the way down to the main river \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Four Rivers cycleway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I went through a small shower at the promised time of 2 pm but the 4 Rivers Path was on the other side of the main river so I had to do a huge U to find a bridge that cyclists could use. On the other side there were huge puddles \ud83d\ude41 so I set off with a huge cloud following me. Near Bangi-Dong I checked the maps.me plugin (works offline) and discovered a nearby motel. I set it to find the route and set off. Too late the heavens\u00a0opened, the iPhone7 is waterproof but the screen goes crazy with the rain drops \ud83d\ude41 so I ended up all over the place, with much cursing, I was freezing.<\/p>\n

I eventually found Hotel Murore\u00a0a decent enough place the goodie bag is not as grand as the first night, obviously, folks here have shorter breaks. One disgusting feature is the heated toilet seat \ud83d\ude41 I’ve unplugged it now.<\/p>\n

Apart from the weather a good day although it has me thinking about the pros & cons of dedicated cycleways since down at the riverside you get to see so little of the city\/country life.<\/p>\n

Strava says I managed 55.6 miles\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0the day’s pics are here<\/a><\/p>\n

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