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Hangdong Railway Trail
항동철길
Park · Guro-gu
An atmospheric walking path along a disused line where trains once ran. 4.5km of track, best combined with Pureun Arboretum.
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Nearby in Guro-gu
Oryu Overpass Underpass Badminton Courts
₩2,000Sports facility · Onsu Stn. (Line 7)
Outdoor badminton courts in Guro-gu, with 10 courts.
Pyeonggang Museum of Biblical Artifacts
₩3,000Museum · Oryu-dong Stn. (Line 1)
"That which has been is what will be, and that which is done is what will be done..."
Hangdong Pureun Library
FreeLibrary · Onsu Stn. (Lines 1, 7)
Public library in Guro-gu. Free entry and reading, with heating and air conditioning.
Pureun Arboretum
FreePark · Onsu Stn. (Lines 1, 7)
At the far southwestern tip of Guro-gu, Pureun Arboretum is Seoul's first city-run arboretum, an "Eco-Island" built around education programs and eco-friendly management. On a 103,000 sq m site in the Hang-dong area of Guro-gu
Gaeungsan Park
FreePark · Oryu-dong Stn. (Line 1)
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Gungdong Community Welfare Center
₩5,000Sports facility · Onsu Stn. (Lines 1, 7)
Public indoor pool in Guro-gu, with a 4-lane 25m adult pool and a toddler pool. Open swim costs 5,000 won per session. Open-swim time slots change monthly, so check before you go.
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