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Finished city chapters, organized like a travel blog.

This archive collects city pages that already have route logic, visual context, and enough local detail to read as full guide articles rather than thin destination cards.

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Each card links to a city page with route role, visual preview, article map, and practical stopover reasoning.

Wonju city article
Route 2
Route chapterEastbound inland junction

Wonju

Route 2 inland hinge page now explains why Wonju matters before the east coast opens.

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Chungju city article
Route 1
Route chapterRoute 1 practical benchmark

Chungju

Reference-quality inland support page with clear stay and handoff logic.

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Mungyeong city article
Route 1
Route chapterInland transition anchor

Mungyeong

Strong inland handoff page with quieter route logic that now reads intentionally.

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Andong city article
Route 1
Route chapterCultural inland chapter

Andong

Cultural support page with a convincing overnight and onward-route payoff.

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Daegu city article
Route 1
Route chapterSouthern route stabilizer

Daegu

Southern support page with clear city-scale sleep, food, and route-reset logic.

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Gyeongju city article
Route 1
Route chapterHistoric support chapter

Gyeongju

Route-support page now reads like a real stop choice instead of a generic destination card.

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Daejeon city article
Route 1
Route chapterCentral food-and-route split city

Daejeon

Central corridor sample now pairs station control with Sungsimdang, Yuseong recovery, science-city identity, and Route 8 branching.

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Cheonan city article
Route 1
Route chapterEarly corridor reset

Cheonan

Early-route break page now has clear first-night and low-friction support value.

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Gumi city article
Route 1
Route chapterPre-Daegu breather

Gumi

Middle-corridor page now clearly supports fatigue control before Daegu.

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Changnyeong city article
Route 1
Route chapterLower-river recovery node

Changnyeong

Late-route recovery stop with a distinct quiet-finish purpose.

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Gangneung city article
City guide
Route chapterRoute 2 / Route 4 junction

Gangneung

Junction page now separates Gangneung as Route 2 terminus and Route 4 east-coast continuation anchor.

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Uljin city article
Route 1
Route chapterCoastal continuity node

Uljin

Long-coast support page now explains why the overnight matters.

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Yeongdeok city article
Route 1
Route chapterCoastal flavor anchor

Yeongdeok

Small-port coast page now has clear seafood identity, stay logic, and a clean handoff into Pohang.

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Pohang city article
Route 1
Route chapterLate-coast hinge city

Pohang

Late-route hinge page now cleanly turns the long coast into a controlled final approach.

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Sangju city article
Route 1
Route chapterNakdong corridor hinge

Sangju

Post-pass corridor page now gives the inland line a stable river-led handoff instead of a vague continuation.

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Samcheok city article
Route 4
Route chapterRoute 4 scenic coastline continuation

Samcheok

Scenic continuation page now belongs to Route 4 as the National Route 7 coastline deepens after Gangneung and Donghae.

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Pyeongchang city article
Route 2
Route chapterOlympic highland gateway

Pyeongchang

Route 2 now gains its Olympic highland chapter with ski, Odaesan, Woljeongsa, and Jinbu access logic.

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Daegwallyeong city article
Route 2
Route chapterHighland pass threshold

Daegwallyeong

Route 2 now has a final highland-pass stop before Gangneung and the East Sea.

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Jeongseon city article
Route 2
Route chapterArirang and casino transition

Jeongseon

Branch 2A now uses Jeongseon as the Arirang market, railbike, Kangwon Land, and closed-mine transition chapter.

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Taebaek city article
Route 2
Route chapterCoal and Hanwoo highland

Taebaek

Branch 2A now uses Taebaek as the coal-history, Hanwoo, and highland threshold before Samcheok.

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Yangyang city article
Route 4
Route chapterSurf-and-temple hinge

Yangyang

Route 4 page now frames Yangyang through surf culture, Naksansa heritage, and the Sokcho-to-Gangneung handoff.

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Donghae city article
Route 4
Route chapterPort-and-sunrise connector

Donghae

New support page gives Donghae a clear Mukho, Chuam, and Mureung Valley role on the East Sea line.

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Ulsan city article
Route 4
Route chapterIndustrial coast metropolis

Ulsan

Route 4 now uses Ulsan as the modern industrial coast chapter before Busan.

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Miryang city article
Route 1
Route chapterQuiet southern hinge

Miryang

Quiet-hinge page now gives the late Route 1 line a calmer final handoff before Busan.

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Gongju city article
Route 5
Route chapterBaekje gateway

Gongju

Route 5 now opens with Gongju as the Baekje gateway before Jeonju and the Jeolla southbound line.

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Jeonju city article
Route 5
Route chapterJeolla food and hanok anchor

Jeonju

Route 5 now has a high-confidence Hanok Village, bibimbap, makgeolli, and Jeolla food overnight.

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Gwangju city article
Route 5
Route chapterHonam metropolitan anchor

Gwangju

Route 5 now includes Gwangju as the Honam metropolitan anchor with May 18 memory, culture, food, and Mudeungsan before Suncheon.

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Imsil city article
Route 5
Route chapterJeolla cheese-country pause

Imsil

Route 5 inland variant now uses Imsil cheese country and Okjeongho to close the Jeonju-to-Namwon gap.

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Namwon city article
Route 5
Route chapterChunhyang and Jirisan handoff

Namwon

Route 5 now uses Namwon for Chunhyang, Gwanghalluwon, and Jirisan story depth before Suncheon.

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Suncheon city article
Route 5
Route chapterWetland garden gateway

Suncheon

Route 5 now gains an ecological hinge through Suncheon Bay Wetland and Suncheon Bay National Garden before Yeosu.

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Yeosu city article
Route 5
Route chapterSouth coast finale

Yeosu

Route 5 now finishes with Yeosu as the south-coast finale through Odongdo, Hyangiram, seafood, and night sea.

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Incheon city article
Route 6
Route chapterOpen-port gateway

Incheon

Route 6 now opens with Incheon as the West Sea open-port chapter, not only airport access.

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Suwon city article
Route 6
Route chapterFortress planning city

Suwon

Route 6 now uses Suwon as the UNESCO Hwaseong and King Jeongjo fortress-planning hinge.

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Seosan city article
Route 6
Route chapterNaepo and Taean gateway

Seosan

Route 6 now gains Seosan as the Haemi, Naepo, and Taean gateway before Boryeong.

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Boryeong city article
Route 6
Route chapterMud festival coast

Boryeong

Route 6 now has its Daecheon Beach and Mud Festival west-coast chapter.

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Gunsan city article
Route 6
Route chapterModern port memory city

Gunsan

Route 6 now uses Gunsan as the modern port-history and old-street anchor before Mokpo.

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Mokpo city article
Route 6
Route chapterSouthwest harbor finale

Mokpo

Route 6 now finishes in Mokpo as the southwest harbor finale and future Route 7 handoff.

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Haenam city article
Route 7
Route chapterLand-end threshold

Haenam

Route 7 now opens the south coast through Haenam's Ttangkkeut, Duryunsan, Daeheungsa, and Wando handoff.

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Wando city article
Route 7
Route chapterIsland seafood gateway

Wando

Route 7 now uses Wando as the island, seafood, Cheongsando, and arboretum gateway after Haenam.

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Boseong city article
Route 7
Route chapterGreen tea field pause

Boseong

Route 7 now slows into Boseong green tea fields before Suncheon ecology.

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Namhae city article
Route 7
Route chapterIsland road chapter

Namhae

Route 7 now gives the south coast an island-road chapter through German Village, Boriam, terraces, and beaches.

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Tongyeong city article
Route 7
Route chapterYi Sun-sin naval port city

Tongyeong

Route 7 now includes Tongyeong as the Yi Sun-sin, Samdo Sugun Tongjeyeong, Hallyeohaesang, ferry, seafood, and living port-culture chapter.

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Geoje city article
Route 7
Route chapterModern island handoff

Geoje

Route 7 now uses Geoje as the shipbuilding, POW history, Windy Hill, Oedo, and Busan handoff island.

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