Amid the concrete expanse of Korea’s sprawling capital, Mount Nam has long served as a vital green refuge, crowned by its iconic broadcast tower and laced with shaded hiking trails. Now, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is offering city dwellers a new way to decompress: guided walking tours through the freshly renovated Korean Forest Garden. Beginning Aug. 21, the Jungbu Parks & Recreation Center will launch a series of docent-led day and evening tours designed to immerse visitors in the traditional landscapes, native ecology and seasonal rhythms of the mountain's newest attraction. Spanning the former site of the Mount Nam Outdoor Botanical Garden on the mountain's southern slope in Itaewon, the 11-themed garden complex officially opened to the public in late June. Designed to mirror traditional forest landscapes from across the country, the space is divided into three distinct zones: a cultural section featuring reinterpreted traditional pavilions and quiet lotus ponds; an ecological zone showcasing plum groves, moss beds, and bamboo thickets; and elevated rest areas that offer sw