By the MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Department

The best way to explore the beautiful island of Jeju is by taking a hike along the Jeju Olle trails！ The Jeju Olle connects the ocean, parasitic volcanic cones (also called oreum, which are small, hill-like dormant volcanoes), forests, fields, pastures, villages, traditional markets, and more through a series of walking paths. Just hiking along the Jeju Olle lets you experience all the beautiful scenery and culture of Jeju Island.

“Olle” is a local Jeju dialect term meaning a path from one’s front door to the main road.Amid the global trend of slow living and leisurely travel, the beautiful island of Jeju has also sparked a hiking craze with “Olle hiking,” spreading the aesthetics of slow movement. The Jeju Olle consists of 21 routes around the island, plus 5 routes around its affiliated islands and mountainous areas, totaling 26 routes spanning 425 kilometers. On average, 3,000 visitors from Korea and around the world come for sightseeing every day. They choose their favorite Olle trail to hike, and along the way, besides enjoying beautiful scenery, they can also watch artistic performances, try carrying water buckets, walk along circular stone walls, and experience other traditional Jeju Island cultures. Village women’s associations prepare meals for hikers, village children perform special shows in the Jeju dialect, and visitors can even join farming classes run by local youths. These festivals, where you can experience local culture in beautiful nature and interact with residents, will become unforgettable memories for travelers.

This year’s fifth “2014 Jeju Olle Hiking Festival”will be held during the most suitable hiking season in autumn, from Thursday, November 6 to Saturday, November 8, on Jeju Olle Routes 17, 18, and 19. With the theme “Sharing Together on This Road,” this year’s festival offers a chance for families, friends, and colleagues who are usually busy and rarely get together to share precious moments. It hopes that as visitors, families, friends, and couples walk along the beautiful autumn Olle trails, they can enjoy rich cultural and artistic performances, rural cuisine, mend distant relationships, deepen friendships, and let love blossom.

Walk slowly along the “Jeju Olle,” admire Jeju Island’s blue sea, volcanic cones, stone walls made of black basalt, evergreen fields, and orange-yellow citrus orchards full of fruit—unique sights of Jeju Island. For detailed activities of the “2014 Jeju Olle Hiking Festival,” please visit the official Jeju Olle Hiking Festival website.

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