{"id":17110,"date":"2024-04-15T07:05:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunflowerit.ca\/travel\/auto-draft\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T07:44:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:44:48","slug":"introduction-to-koreas-bicycle-certification-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunflowerit.ca\/travel\/cycling-travels\/cycling-asia\/south-korea-japan-2024\/introduction-to-koreas-bicycle-certification-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Korea\u2019s Bicycle Certification System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Cross-Country Route, from Incheon to Busan, follows a series of cycling paths and picturesque country roads from South Korea\u2019s northwest to the southeast tip of the peninsula. Korea\u2019s Bicycle Certification System allows cyclists to document their journey across the country\u2019s extensive bicycle paths. Hence, the process for us entailed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. We needed to purchase a Bike Passport from a management center located at the start of the Cross Country route.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. We then needed to locate the red phone booths, known as Certification Centers, along our route. In each to these phone booth is an unique stamp used to mark our Bike Passport.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. After collecting all 29 stamps along the way, we need to bring it to a management center where our Bike Passport will be reviewed and certified.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    2024.04.10 – [KR] Seoul (Gangnam) ==> Gimpo (44 kms | Total: 103 kms)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We had breakfast in our room again before packing up our bicycle panniers. We loaded the tandem and took a few customary pictures marking the start of our cycling journey. We retraced our route along the sidewalk up to the bridge we crossed on our first cycling day to return to our hotel. We noticed a lot less pedestrian and car traffic. We had learned that it was election day in South Korea today but we did not realize that it was a holiday for most folks. Even crossing the bridge over the Han river was much easier than we recalled as it was a few days ago. As a trivia item, we learned there were 27 bridges spanning the Han River in the Seoul National Capital Area. Once we crossed the river, we took an elevator down to the bicycle path. We took the time to locate and familiarize ourselves with a nearby Certification Center. We resumed our cycling on a wide and well-designed bicycle path which included their own series of round about intersections. On our last 6kms, we had to leave the bicycle path and cycle on sidewalks and roads to reach our hotel. We had a nice and great value dinner at a nearby Japanese Urban Bistro.<\/p>\n\n\n