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HENGCHUN CITY WALLS (恆春縣城)

December 31, 2022March 15, 2023 / taiwantrailsandtales / 2 Comments

The old town of Hengchun is one great alternative to Kenting, and the historic city walls provide visitors with the perfect ‘no plan’ day out. Just lace up your shoes and start walking, letting your interest and stomach divert you as necessary.

THUMB MOUNTAIN SUNRISE (拇指山日出)

December 3, 2022December 8, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

There is something undeniably special about hiking up through the thinning dark to watch the sun cast its first rays over the landscape. This short trail in Taipei's Xinyi District offers a great vantage point to see the sun come up, and observe the city as it gets ready to start a new day

TAITUNG’S CARP HILL ( 臺東鯉魚山)

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Carp Hill is perhaps the most prominent geological feature in Taitung City, and if you're visiting Taitung then climbing it is a great way to see the city from another angle.

AUTUMN COLOURS at GONGBEI TEMPLE (拱北殿賞楓行)

October 22, 2022October 25, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / 2 Comments

An easy wander in New Taipei's Xizhi District. Come in November or December to enjoy the bright red leaves.

ZHONGGANG MAIN DRAINAGE TRAIL (中港大排)

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

You could be forgiven for thinking that New Taipei's heavily industrial Xinzhuang District doesn't have any beauty spots worth investigating. But have you visited Zhonggang Main Drainage Trail yet? Taroko Gorge, it's not, but for an inner city wander, it's not too shabby.

LIAO TIAN-DING’S CAVE (廖添丁洞)

August 26, 2022September 4, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Hidden in a cave in a rarely visited part of New Taipei's Bali District is a shrine to one of Taiwan's legendary figures: Liao Tian-ding.

BAGUASHAN WANDER (八卦山散步)

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Bagua Shan's giant Buddha is one of the most instantly recognisable features of Changhua, the smallest county in the Taiwanese mainland, but it's just one of many interesting sights to be seen on a stroll around this diminutive hill.

SANQING TEMPLE FOREST TRAIL EASTERN LOOP (三清宮森林步道東線)

July 1, 2022July 13, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

This short loop on the outskirts of Changhua City can be walked on its own or paired up with the western loop for a slightly longer adventure.

JIUZHUANG SHAN (舊莊山)

June 10, 2022July 20, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Jiuzhuang Shan is a small hill in Taipei’s Nangang District, immediately opposite the campus of Academia Sinica. A wander along the trails will introduce you to a number of distinguished academics who were associated with the institution during their lifetimes.

NAOLIAOKENG TRAIL (腦寮坑步道)

June 3, 2022October 28, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

This short little trail in Yilan’s Sanxing Township offers a pleasant leg stretch to help pass a spare morning.

MOUNT HEBAO (荷苞山)

April 29, 2022February 25, 2023 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Mount Hebao Trail offers some gentle walking along pleasant, forested paths. There are places to stop and admire the view, lots of bird life, and (if you go at the right time of year), an abundance of tung blossom.

TAI’AN HIKING TRAIL (泰安登山步道)

April 1, 2022February 21, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Tai’an Hiking Trail is a short trail in Taichung’s northeastern Houli District. As well as the walk, you can enjoy a wander around Tai’an Railway Cultural Park, see the stunning red slopes of Huoyan Shan from a distance, and crack out your best model pose on the picturesque Da’an River Iron Bridge.

NANGANG TEA MOUNTAIN TRAIL (南港茶山步道 )

February 18, 2022June 9, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

If you picture Nangang District in your mind what do you see? The train station? The exhibition centre? The giant software park? I bet you didn’t envision quiet hillsides cloaked with neat rows of tea. This trail offers an insight into a side of Nangang that not so many people know about.

NEIHU’S PATH LESS TRAVELLED

January 7, 2022February 18, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

The hills around Jinmian Shan are crisscrossed with hiking trails of varying degrees of popularity and difficulty. This post details one of the quieter walks that you can do in the area.

ZHENGHAN TRAIL (鄭漢紀念步道)

December 17, 2021February 18, 2022 / taiwantrailsandtales / 1 Comment

Zhenghan Trail is a short and easy trail that would be suitable for almost anyone. The walk climbs to an outlook which has a memorial to a local man and views over Miaoli’s Zhunan District.

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