Inje County's Soyang Lake Walkway Surpasses 50% Completion... Year-Round Tourism Belt Progressing Smoothly

Inje County, Gangwon Province (Governor Choi Sanggi), is accelerating its efforts to develop Soyang Lake as a year-round tourist destination. The lakeside walkway construction project, which leverages the waterfront scenery of Soyang Lake, has surpassed a 50% completion rate and is steadily progressing toward its scheduled completion by the end of 2027.

Aerial View of Soyang Lake Waterfront Lake Promenade. Provided by Inje-gun

On July 29, Inje County announced that the “thematic border hub district lakeside walkway construction project,” which is the core initiative of the Soyang Lake year-round tourism development plan, is proceeding as scheduled.

The purpose of this project is to utilize the outstanding natural scenery of Soyang Lake as a tourism resource, to establish a new waterfront tourism hub, and to build a tourism infrastructure encouraging longer stays by connecting with nearby attractions.

The county is investing a total project cost of 10.7 billion won in the Bupyeong District of Nam-myeon, constructing a 1.36-kilometer-long lakeside walkway. The budget includes 7.49 billion won in national funding and 964 million won in provincial government funding. This year, construction is being carried out at a cost of 2.858 billion won, including 2 billion won in national funds, with the aim of completing the project by December 2027.

The walkway will stretch from the premium ecological gardens currently under development to Seongjaebo. Visitors will be able to stroll along the edge of Soyang Lake and enjoy close-up views of the lake and its surrounding forests. The county expects this area to become a new landmark tourist attraction.

The project is progressing smoothly. After completing its investment review in April 2023, the county started the detailed design in September of the same year, finished the design in June 2025, and then went through administrative procedures such as obtaining river use permits. Construction began in October 2025, and the project has now surpassed 50% completion. The county plans to keep the remaining work on schedule while ensuring thorough on-site safety management.

This initiative forms part of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s “Soyang Lake Waterfront Core District Tourism Belt Development Project” for border regions. Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, Chuncheon, Yanggu, and Inje County are working together to create a wide-area tourism belt connecting the natural and cultural resources surrounding Soyang Lake.

Inje County aims to transform the area around “Bingeo Lake” into a year-round complex tourism destination by linking attractions such as the Smelt Experience Village, premium ecological gardens, greenhouse botanical gardens, and the Soyang Lake Ecotourism Center. Once the lakeside walkway is completed, it is expected to enhance tourism flow along the lake’s waterfront, increase visitors’ length of stay, and further boost local tourism.

Lee Myungkyu, head of tourism at Inje County, said, “We will do our utmost to ensure that the remaining construction is completed without any setbacks, so that the Bingeo Lake area can become the representative year-round tourism hub of Inje County.”

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