Jeju Olle Walking Festival
제주올레걷기축제 · Jeju
– Confirmed dates
Festival dates move every year — confirm on the organizer's own site before booking.
Last verified: 2026-08-22.
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Three days walking sections of the Jeju Olle trail together, in the best walking season.
Who it suits: Walkers. Three days of guided sections on the Olle trail, in the season the island is most comfortable to walk.
When, where, how much
From the organizer
Organized by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. These pages are the organizer's own and open on their site. They are usually Korean only — but that is where the confirmed programme, stage times and site map appear first, and times and prices read the same in any language.
Program: Music performances, traditional games, food booths, etc.
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · visitkorea.or.kr · KOGL Type 3
Where it is
Where it is in the country — 449 km south of Seoul
About 108 km across — 4 other places we cover sit inside it. The pick of them is listed below.
449 km south of Seoul, in Jeju (straight-line distance from Seoul City Hall, calculated from the venue's official coordinates).
We have not timed these connections ourselves, so rather than print a number we have not checked, here is the route on the two apps Koreans actually use — Jocheon Mansae Statue as the destination, already filled in:
- Directions on Kakao Map — live bus and train times, and which platform
- Naver Map — the stronger of the two in English
From Seoul, journeys to Jeju start at Seoul Station (KTX and regular rail) or the Express Bus Terminal. Which of the two wins depends on how many cities you are stringing together — our rail pass guide works through the break-even, and getting around Korea covers why these two apps beat Google Maps once you are on the ground.
Nearby, if you are making a trip of it
Within about 20 km of the venue, by distance:
- Dolhareubang Museum (4.2 km)
- Changkkom (5.3 km)
- Samyang Beach (5.3 km)
- Byeoldobong Peak (Beri Oreum) (8.3 km)
- Sanjicheon Stream (10.3 km)
- Jeju Folklore & Natural History Museum (10.6 km)
Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.
Getting there and staying
For a bed near the festival, Klook's accommodation search for Jeju is the quickest way to see what is left — festival weeks fill local rooms earlier than you would expect.
Outside the big cities, wifi is not something to plan around. Shuttle stops, stage times and the day's program are posted on the organizer's Korean-language page or a Naver Map pin, and they change on the day. A Korean eSIM is the cheapest way to have it working before you land.
Planning a trip around it
On at the same time
If your dates are fixed, these run within ten days of Jeju Olle Walking Festival and are worth checking before you commit to a route.
- Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival — 2026/11/06 – 11/10, Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, 302 km from Seoul.
- Korea Traditional Liquor Grand Festival — 2026/11/12 – 11/15, Seoul (aT Center), 12 km from Seoul. Dates not yet confirmed.
- Cheongsong Apple Festival — 2026/11/04 – 11/08, Cheongsong, Gyeongbuk, 223 km from Seoul.
- Gumi Ramyun Festival — 2026/11/06 – 11/08, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, 200 km from Seoul.
Other festivals in
Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit rather than when to leave home.
- Pyeongchang Trout Festival — January, Pyeongchang, Gangwon
- Cheorwon Hantangang River Ice Trekking Festival — January, Cheorwon, Gangwon
- Daegwallyeong Snow Festival — February, Pyeongchang, Gangwon
- Gwangyang Maehwa Festival — March, Gwangyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Gurye Sansuyu Festival — March, Gurye, Jeonnam-Gwangju
Other museums within reach
- Jeju National Museum — Jeju, about 9 km away.
- Jeju Haenyeo Museum — Gujwa-eup, Jeju, about 20 km away. Sea and ecology rather than history.
A mountain in the same trip
Korea's national parks charge nothing to enter, and these are close enough to pair with the rest of this trip rather than needing one of their own.
- Hallasan Hiking — about 22 km away.
Filmed near here
- K-Pop Locations in Jeju — Oedolgae, Seogwipo, Jeju, about 35 km away.