Gangneung, Donghae, Inje, Goseong, and Yangyang selected; projected government subsidy of 900 million won secured.
Full-scale promotion of 1-night, 2-day resident-style Korea Dulle-gil walking programs.

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Woo Sang-ho, hereinafter referred to as the "Province") announced that five cities and counties within the region—Gangneung, Donghae, Inje, Goseong, and Yangyang—have been finally selected for the "2027 Korea Dulle-gil Highlight Course Activation" public contest hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

This open contest was initiated to support 1-night, 2-day resident-style walking travel programs targeting 78 cities and counties adjacent to the national Korea Dulle-gil. The five municipal regions in the province independently applied by developing regionally specialized contents centered around the eastern "Haeparang-gil" and the northern "DMZ Peace Trail," successfully passing document and face-to-face evaluations to become final support recipients.

Haeparang-gil: Gangneung, Donghae, Goseong, Yangyang
DMZ Peace Trail: Inje

The national subsidy secured through this selection amounts to a projected 900 million won. Including local government matching funds (50% national, 50% municipal), a total budget of 1.8 billion won will be injected into activating Korea Dulle-gil walking travel within the province.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization plan to conduct consulting for the selected cities and counties in November to upgrade the projects, and finalize the final national funding amounts by the end of November based on the results. The province plans to continue administrative support to ensure that national subsidies are smoothly distributed to the respective cities and counties early in 2027.

Lee Gyeong-oh, Director of the Tourism Development Division at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, stated, "Thanks to the cities and counties meticulously preparing 1-night, 2-day resident-style walking programs that leverage their unique regional characteristics, we were able to achieve these great results. Moving forward, we will spare no effort in providing necessary support so that local field projects centered around the Korea Dulle-gil can proceed without a hitch."

[ⓒ Global Economic Times. 무단전재-재배포 금지]