Gapa-do Island is a 15 miute ferry ride from the finishing point of Route 10. The trail is only about 5km and the Island completely flat so an easy stroll in the 3 hours between ferries.
There were lots of visitors taking advantage of the perfectly clear warm weather, but not overwhelming.

Two Olle walkers stamping their passports

The path around Gapa-do

Barley fields — Mt Hallasan, Korea’s highest peak, in the background

Barley is the only crop grown here

Typical Gapa-do house protected from strong winds by a stone wall

Wildflowers
Distance | 4.3 km – click to download Stage 10.1 (Gapa-do Island) for Google Earth |
Accommodation | Neulpureun Guesthouse (Booking.com) |