"Protecting the Historic Road with My Dog"... 20 Teams to Be Selected for 'Gyeonggi Historic Road Jikige' Program

Explore Any Section of the Gyeonggi Historic Road for Six Weeks Starting October 3
Report and Share Issues Like Damaged Facilities, Construction Zones, and User Inconveniences

A pilot program is being launched, allowing participants to walk the Gyeonggi Historic Road with their dogs while inspecting facilities, signposts, and other aspects of the exploration environment.

The Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation’s Gyeonggi Old Road Center is recruiting teams to participate in ‘Gyeonggi Old Road Jikigae,’ a program where participants explore the Gyeonggi Old Road while walking with their dogs and assess the environment. Twenty selected teams will engage in activities for six weeks starting from October 3. Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation

The Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation's Gyeonggi Historic Road Center announced on August 28 that it will be accepting applications from the first 20 teams of adults with companion dogs to join the "Gyeonggi Historic Road Plus, Environment Together: Gyeonggi Historic Road Jikige" program on a first-come, first-served basis.

"Gyeonggi Historic Road Jikige" is a participatory program that goes beyond one-off visits. Over a set period, dog owners and their pets walk the Gyeonggi Historic Road together, checking its condition and fostering a responsible culture for exploring with companion dogs.

The program is open to adult visitors accompanied by a companion dog. Applicants will undergo a selection test on September 19 at the lawn yard of the Gyeonggi Imagination Campus. The test will assess whether the dog and owner can walk together safely and whether the owner is able to maintain basic control over their pet.

The final selected teams will participate for approximately six weeks, starting with an inauguration ceremony on October 3 and continuing until November 14. During the activity period, participants can freely choose sections of the Gyeonggi Historic Road to explore, and they are expected to check and share any issues they find, such as facility damage, abnormal signposts, construction zones, or inconveniences with using the routes.

However, participants will not be responsible for security or patrol duties. The Gyeonggi Historic Road Center explained that the program is focused on having actual users inspect the exploration environment from their own perspective.

Selected dogs will receive a dedicated "Gyeonggi Historic Road Jikige" name tag, and the list of participating dogs will be released through the official social networking service (SNS) accounts. During the inauguration ceremony, experts will provide basic etiquette and safety guidelines for exploring with dogs and explain how to participate in the activities. At the closing ceremony on November 14, teams will share the outcomes of their six weeks of activities and outstanding participants will be awarded.

Through this program, the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation aims not only to increase visits by dog owners to the Gyeonggi Historic Road but also to spread a participatory culture where users themselves inspect the exploration environment. The Foundation also expects to encourage the necessary etiquette for walking dogs on public trails and to promote a culture of responsible pet ownership. Details on the application process and further information can be found on the Gyeonggi Historic Road website and official SNS channels.

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