This week on Jeju: A to Z, Todd Thacker takes a brief look at the annual Jeju Olle Walking Festival. This year’s theme is being on the trail together, and organizers hope participants will invite their friends and family along for the three-day event.

Here’s your chance to get three more stamps in your passport. Not the international variety, mind you, but the Jeju Olle kind.

[Slug CG] Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 from 9:30 a.m.

This is the 10th anniversary of the Jeju Olle Walking Festival. It celebrates the human-scale of Jeju’s beauty and encourages people to come and walk a selection of the island's 26 Olle trails.

[Slug CG] Courses 8, 9, 10 run from Yakcheonsa Temple, Jungmun
to Hamo Sports Park, Daejeong-eup

This year’s event is on through Saturday, and features beautiful southside Olle courses 8, 9, and 10. These run from Yakcheonsa Temple in Jungmun on Day 1, past the magnificent cliffs of Baksugijeong on Day 2, and on Day 3, passing by Sanbangsan Mountain to end up at Hamo Sports Park in Daejeong-eup.

[Slug CG] Musical performances, fun activities and more are planned

Among other events during the festival are special activities for kids and a remarkable number of musical performances, ranging from jazz, rock, and traditional Korean music.


[Slug CG] \25,000 registration fee - www.jejuolle.org

You can walk any part of the planned route free of charge, but if you would like to qualify for special souvenirs and brochures, you can register on the day for a flat fee of 25,000 won. The festival’s website ? jejuolle.org ? has detailed information on the routes, shuttle buses from Jeju and Seogwipo cities, local restaurants along the festival route, and scheduled cultural events.

[Slug CG] Todd Thacker

In keeping with the environmental message of the event, it is highly recommended that participants bring their own reusable water bottles to minimize waste. And please keep in mind that each route takes approximately four to six hours to walk, so remember to bring appropriate footwear, clothing, and sunscreen.

Todd Thacker, KCTV