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Deterioration Status of Closed- Trail of National Parks on the Baekdudaegan Mountains, South Korea  

Cho, Woo (Department of Tourism Development, Sangji Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.26, no.5, 2012 , pp. 827-834 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide scientific data to support policy making on core area management in national parks, particularly to resolve conflict regarding trail closure, by analyzing the physical characteristics of trails in the Seoraksan and Songnisan National Park on the Baekdudaegan mountains. For the analysis, we surveyed 112 points selected from three sections and one section of closed trails in Seoraksan and Songnisan, respectively (17.1 km in total). The surveyed trails had, on average, trail width of 0.98m, baresoil width of 0.84 m, maximum erosion depth of 11.6cm, and trail slope of 14.2%. Of 53 out of 112 surveyed points (47.3%), we found exposed roots. Only 47 points (42.0%) did not show any type of physical deterioration. The magnitudes of deterioration in the surveyed closed-trail are relatively lower than those in open-trail in other national parks and are similar to those of ridge trails on the Baekdudaegan mountains.
Keywords
TRAIL CHARACTERISTICS; DETERIORATION TYPES; OPEN-TRAIL;
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