New trails along the coastline, an observation deck overseeing vast tidal mud flats, and a lighthouse waterfront walkway opening in July

The Incheon Metropolitan City Government’s plan to make its coastline more accessible and better suited to various activities with new waterfront destinations appear to be well on track.

Incheon says its new Aam-daero Tidal Mud Flat Coastal Trail Project and Yeonan Pier Yeonorang Lighthouse Waterfront Walkway Project, which began construction in December last year, will open in July this year.

▲ Aam-daero Tidal Mud Flat Coastal Trail Project

▲ Yeonorang Lighthouse Waterfront Walkway Project

The Aam-daero Tidal Mud Flat Coastal Trail in Namdong-gu will feature a waterfront promenade and small parks along the coastal breakwater (Bio Industrial Bridge - New Port Bridge section, height1.5m, width 1.0m) and a couple of old military guard posts no longer in service since the land reclamation of Songdo. The Trail will also feature a military guard post, which had been in much better condition than the other two guard posts, repurposed as an observation deck overseeing the coastline. Stretching a total of 1.1km along the coastline, the new Trail, including the coastal walkway and observation deck, will cost KRW 1.2 billion.

Meanwhile, the Yeonorang Lighthouse Waterfront Walkway in Jung-gu will people a place to walk and relax along the break water originally designed to protect tug boats at the Yeonan Pier thanks to a wider walkway (3m in width). This Walkway project, including a269m footbridge and observation deck, is expected to cost KRW 960 million. The Walkway will take visitors right up to the Yellow Sea off the coast of Incheon, as well as ships passing under the Incheon Daegyo Bridge, making it a popular destination for both locals and tourists.