Number of visits | 1 (First visit) | 191 | 88.8 |
2 | 21 | 9.8 |
3 | 2 | 0.9 |
4 | 1 | 0.5 |
Visit courses | Oyu Field Trail (21.1km) | 112 | 52 |
Forest Trail of Peace (14.0km) | 76 | 35.2 |
Munmetjae Trail (16.2km) | 19 | 8.8 |
Mandaebeolpan Trail (21.9km) | 9 | 4 |
Hours of use | 1–2 hrs. | 3 | 1.4 |
2–3 hrs. | 53 | 24.7 |
3–4 hrs. | 64 | 29.8 |
4–5 hrs. | 69 | 32.1 |
5–6 hrs. | 19 | 8.8 |
6–7 hrs. | 7 | 3.3 |
Total travel period (days) | 1 | 77 | 35.8 |
2 | 71 | 33.0 |
3 | 38 | 17.7 |
4 | 16 | 7.4 |
5 | 7 | 3.3 |
6 | 3 | 1.4 |
7 | 2 | 0.9 |
8 | 1 | 0.5 |
Number of companions | 1 | 10 | 4.7 |
2 | 129 | 60.0 |
3 | 38 | 17.7 |
4 | 8 | 3.7 |
5 | 29 | 13.5 |
6 | 1 | 0.5 |
Purpose of use | Rest and recreation | 132 | 61.4 |
Exercise and health promotion | 55 | 25.6 |
Self-discovery/self-development | 13 | 6.0 |
Knowledge acquisition (education, learning, etc.) | 12 | 5.6 |
Improved social relationships (promoting friendship, etc.) | 1 | 0.5 |
Others | 2 | 0.9 |
Reason for selection | Excellence in nature and scenery | 55 | 25.6 |
Regional (specific) characteristics | 28 | 13 |
Program adequacy | 27 | 12.6 |
Appropriate travel (visit) costs | 27 | 12.6 |
Connectivity with surroundings (tourist attractions etc.) | 23 | 10.7 |
Appropriate travel schedule | 19 | 8.8 |
Forest trail characteristics (trail maintenance, type, difficulty level, etc.) | 12 | 5.6 |
Forest meal experience | 11 | 5.1 |
Excellent accessibility | 6 | 2.8 |
Excellent education and learning | 5 | 2.3 |
Others | 2 | 0.9 |
Net function | Forest ecosystem protection | 65 | 30.2 |
Education (security, peace, etc.) | 31 | 14.4 |
Proliferation of a healthy hiking culture | 28 | 13.0 |
Sustainable use via systematic management of forest trails | 25 | 11.6 |
Provision of relevant information and knowledge about forest trails and regions | 23 | 10.7 |
Local attractions | 18 | 8.4 |
Place to experience forest recreation | 11 | 5.1 |
Revitalization of the regional economy | 11 | 5.1 |
Global tourism spot | 3 | 1.4 |
Risk factors | Mines | 89 | 41.4 |
Unstructured forest trails (rocks or tree roots protruding from forest trails) | 36 | 16.7 |
Insects (wasps, ticks, etc.) | 28 | 13.0 |
Fear of being lost on forest trails | 18 | 8.4 |
Falls and slipping | 14 | 6.5 |
Snake | 11 | 5.1 |
Wild animals (wild boars, elk, etc.) | 8 | 3.7 |
Others | 7 | 3.3 |
Cliffs | 4 | 1.9 |
Intention to purchase agricultural products (multiple responses possible) | Siraegi | 123 | 25.3 |
Apple | 109 | 22.4 |
Potato | 49 | 10.1 |
Wild vegetables (a type of groundsel or aster scaber) | 44 | 9.1 |
Deodeok | 38 | 7.8 |
Other vegetables (bracken, hardy kiwi shoots, etc.) | 29 | 6.0 |
Honey | 29 | 6.0 |
Balloon flower | 27 | 5.6 |
Pickled tomato shoot | 12 | 2.5 |
Others | 10 | 2.1 |
Pickled Kalopanax shoot | 10 | 2.1 |
No intention to purchase | 6 | 1.2 |
Necessary information | Information related to scenery | 67 | 31.2 |
Wildflowers around forest trails | 47 | 21.9 |
Forest trail characteristics (type, difficulty level, etc.) | 45 | 20.9 |
Accommodation | 14 | 6.5 |
Local specialties | 14 | 6.5 |
Nearby tourist attractions | 9 | 4.2 |
Forest meal (effectiveness, types, etc.) | 7 | 3.3 |
Reservation information | 7 | 3.3 |
Others | 5 | 2.3 |
Satisfaction level(mean±S.D.) | 4.27±1.01 |
Intention to revisit | 4.32±0.76 |
Intention to recommend | 4.38±0.70 |