Mulchat Oreum Reservation Guide: Limited Trekking Access During the Saryeoni Forest Eco-Healing Event

Mulchat Oreum reservations are the key point for anyone hoping to join the limited Mulchat Oreum Trekking program during the 18th Saryeoni Forest Eco-Healing Experience Event. The program is tied to the event period from June 19 to 23, 2026, when Mulchat Oreum is temporarily opened to visitors through advance booking only.¹

The opening is notable because Mulchat Oreum is normally restricted under a natural rest-year system, a protection measure used for Jeju oreum conservation. During this short event window, access is not open-ended: visitors must reserve in advance, and participation is capped by session and by day.²

Mulchat Oreum Reservation: Dates, Method, and Capacity

The 18th Saryeoni Forest Eco-Healing Experience Event is scheduled for June 19-23, 2026, around the Saryeoni Forest Trail open stage near the Red Oreum entrance. Visit Jeju’s event notice states that the Mulchat Oreum visit and academy programs require advance reservation, and it lists the Hallasan Dulle-gil Forest Trail Center as a point of contact.¹

For the Mulchat Oreum program itself, applications opened on June 10, 2026. Reservations are handled on a first-come, first-served basis through the Forest Culture Experience Saryeoni Forest Trail Committee.³ Because the article focus is reservation, the practical takeaway is simple: this is not a walk-up program described as freely available to all visitors. Anyone planning around Mulchat Oreum should treat advance booking as essential.

The operating structure is also tightly limited. The trek runs six times per day, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 30-minute intervals. Each session is limited to 25 participants, making the daily cap 150 people.³ JejuMBC also reported the same daily capacity limit and the 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. operating window, reinforcing that visitors should plan around a short morning schedule rather than a full-day access period.⁴

The broader event includes more than the Mulchat Oreum visit. Financial News reported that Jeju Special Self-Governing Province’s Forest Greenery Division hosts the event, with the Forest Culture Experience Saryeoni Forest Trail Committee organizing it. Other programs include special operation of the experimental forest trail, forest concerts, and ecology and healing programs.⁵ Those additional activities may help visitors shape the rest of a Saryeoni Forest itinerary, but they should not be confused with automatic access to Mulchat Oreum.

Why Access Is Limited

Mulchat Oreum is not simply another open trail stop. Reports describe it as a rare mountain wetland formed in an oreum crater where water has collected. Kyunghyang Shinmun reported that 187 plant species and 44 animal species have been confirmed there, making it a biodiversity site.²

That conservation context matters for visitors. The temporary opening is connected to a managed event, and the reservation cap helps explain why the available spaces are small compared with demand for Jeju oreum trekking. The emphasis is not only on visitor convenience but also on keeping the protected environment under controlled access.

The conservation status became even more prominent on June 13, 2026, when JejuMBC reported that Mulchat Oreum Wetland had been designated Jeju Province’s first wetland protection area. The designated area, including the wetland protection zone and surrounding wetland management zone, covers about 324,500 square meters.⁶ The same report again described the site as a rare mountain wetland formed in an oreum crater and noted the presence of 187 plant species and 44 animal species.⁶

A short quote from Jeju climate and environment official Lim Hong-cheol helps frame the event’s purpose: Saryeoni Forest Trail “represents Jeju’s beautiful forest resources.”⁵ In reservation terms, that means the Mulchat Oreum program should be approached as a limited ecological visit within a larger forest experience, not as a permanently reopened attraction.

Planning Your Mulchat Oreum Trekking Visit

The most important planning step is to confirm reservation availability through the Forest Culture Experience Saryeoni Forest Trail Committee or the contact channel listed in the Visit Jeju notice. The source material confirms the reservation route and first-come, first-served method, but it does not provide a separate online booking URL, price, cancellation rule, or refund policy. Visitors should therefore avoid assuming that general event attendance is enough for Mulchat Oreum entry.

Timing is the second major issue. Since the program runs only between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and only during the June 19-23 event period, the available access window is narrow. A visitor building a Jeju itinerary around this trek should keep the morning open and avoid scheduling another time-sensitive activity immediately before or after the reserved slot.

Capacity is the third issue. With 25 people per session and 150 people per day, the full five-day opening would still represent a limited number of total places if every scheduled session operates as described. The sources do not state whether all slots were still available after reservations opened on June 10, so readers should verify current availability directly before making travel plans.

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