CHALLENGING HIKES IN TAOYUAN COUNTY

Walks listed with the most recent at the top. There might be some overlap between moderate and challenging hikes.

MOUNT NAJIE (那結山)

The trail to Mount Najie offers some fun scrambling up through the tall forests of Taoyuan’s Fuxing District. If you’re looking for somewhere to escape the crowds, then this is the peak for you.

DATIELIAO OLD TRAIL to BAISHI SHAN and JINMIAN SHAN (打鐵寮古道/白石山/十三分山/金面山)

This varied walk follows a beautiful reclaimed historic trail alongside a stream and then climbs to a ridge line with views over Taoyuan City as well as some of the county’s more remote villages.

FUXING JIAN SHAN (復興尖山)

This trail in Taoyuan’s Fuxing District boasts dramatic mountainscapes, wonderful old forest scenery, some seriously tiring walking and just a touch of adrenalin-stoking danger.