By early August we’d settled into a rhythm of evening walks — the daytime heat in Busan by this point in summer makes anything else genuinely unpleasant — and Course 11 became our third sunset outing in a row. Doyoon and I met at Gamcheon Nanuri Park, a public green space built around a power plant facility on the western edge of the city, its blue-lit signage glowing as the last daylight faded behind it.
Gamcheon Nanuri Park’s entrance sign, lit up as evening set in.
Route waypoints
Gamcheon Port after dark
From the park, the trail follows the coast to Gamcheon Port, a working harbor that takes on a completely different character at night — fishing boats rocking gently at anchor, their lights reflecting on dark water, none of the daytime bustle of loading and unloading. We walked along the ivy-covered walls near the old power station, the industrial architecture softened considerably by evening light and quiet.
Angupyeong and the village shrine tree
The trail passes through Angupyeong, a small neighborhood whose road famously bends around an old village guardian tree — planted squarely in the middle of the street because, according to local tradition, moving it would bring bad luck. It’s a small, specific kind of local history that you only really notice while walking; you’d miss it entirely by car.
Through Dusong Daesin Tunnel
The route continues to Dusong Daesin Tunnel, a road tunnel that cut travel time between neighborhoods on this stretch of coast dramatically when it was built — locals we passed mentioned it used to take over thirty minutes to get around this headland by the old road, now closer to five through the tunnel. Walking through it after dark, headlamps of passing cars sweeping past, felt like one of the more unusual stretches of any Gamnaetgil course we’d done.
Finishing at Natgae Unification Asiad Park
We emerged from the tunnel into Natgae village and continued to Unification Asiad Park, built to commemorate North Korean athletes’ 2002 Asian Games visit to Busan — a quiet, symbolically loaded public space that felt appropriately reflective to end an evening walk on. By the time we finished, the last of the evening light was gone entirely, replaced by streetlight and the general hum of a Friday night in the neighborhood.
Trail info at a glance
- Distance: approx. 7.1 km
- Walking time: 2–2.5 hours
- Difficulty: Easy — flat coastal and tunnel walking
- Start: Gamcheon Nanuri Park
- Finish: Unification Asiad Park, Natgae
- Best time: Evening, especially in summer — much of this route is exposed coastal path with little shade for a daytime walk
Map of the route
The route at a glance
A few practical notes
Dusong Daesin Tunnel has a narrow pedestrian walkway alongside vehicle traffic, so stay alert if you’re walking it after dark. This section of coast has very little shade, making it one of the tougher Gamnaetgil courses to do at midday in summer — an evening or early morning start is genuinely worth planning around here.
For bus routes around Gamcheon and Natgae, see our guide to getting around Busan.
Walked as an evening walk in early August, our third sunset outing in a row to avoid the summer heat.
We later walked this same starting stretch again in daylight, continuing much further on a different back half — see our Section 4-2 write-up to Dusong Peninsula and Molundae.
More walks nearby
Other walks in Gamcheon to Dadaepo on this site:
- Gamnaetgil Section 4-1: Jeolyeong Coast to Gamcheon
- Gamnaetgil Course 12: Mollundae Beach to Sinpyeong
For the sights along this route, see our Gamcheon Culture Village Busan Guide: Explore Art & History.