Map of Gyeongju City (click to enlarge)
One of my pet peeves about Gyeongju is the deal with maps. First off, it seems nearly impossible to find any decent maps of Gyeongju searching on line. As a public service I’m posting a couple of good Gyeongju maps that I scanned, in Korean and English. Click on them for a larger view.
Korean Map of Gyeongju City (click to enlarge)
Another thing: Over the last couple of years the tourist info available in English about Gyeongju has really gotten a lot better, like the free guidebook “Gyeongju: the evergreen spirit of the Silla…” (available at the tourist kiosks by the train and bus stations). It’s mostly been the same with the English tourists maps. They look way nicer now and they include a lot more details about tourists sights, restaurants, etc.
Map of Mt. Namsan, Gyeongju (click to enlarge)
That said, by pretty things up, some of the English maps have lost a lot of detail as far as actual roads and or hiking trails. As a hiker and a cyclist, this can kind of suck. Case I point: They just put out a new English map of Mt. Namsan but through some oversight, they actually forgot to put any of the bloody trails on the map. Not very useful if you actually want to do any hiking.
Korean Map of Mt. Namsan, Gyeongju (click to enlarge)
To cover all my bases, I’ve both the English and Korean maps of Gyeongju; the English maps for looking pretty and being readable, and the Korean for the details of the roads and trails. Enjoy.
UPDATE (02-07-10): A little bit ago I found a very nice topographic map of Mt. Namsan for sale at the parking lot at Samreung Valley at the foot of Mt. Namsan… IN ENGLISH! It’s the best I’ve seen so far, but it’s dated from the mid 1990’s (hence the wierd spellings). I haven’t found it any where else around town so I’m scaning it and posting it here for public consumption:
English Topgraphic Map of Namsan (click to enlarge)
Many thanks for the detailed Gyeongju map. We’ll be making a trip there soon and this would be very useful.