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GREEN ISLAND LITTLE GREAT WALL (綠島小長城)

Named for the wooden steps that snake along the spine of the hill (loosely) resembling the Great Wall of China, this short walk on the eastern edge of Green Island is an easy way to soak in the coastal scenery.

MOUNT SONGBOKENG (松柏坑山)

This gentle walk in Nantou County has to be one of the easiest of Taiwan’s Xiao Bai Yue. From Songboling Shoutian Temple, rural lanes take you on a gentle ramble through tea plantations, pineapple patches, and decommissioned military bunkers.

BATTLESHIP ROCK and PHOENIX MOUNTAIN (軍艦岩/丹鳳山)

Battleship Rock is a prominent chunk of sandstone standing out against the skyline of Taipei’s Beitou District. There is a complex web of trails criss-crossing the area, so you can climb it ten times in ten different ways, but the route taken here is the one that Taiwan’s hikers have voted as being one of the best hikes you can do in Taipei.

QUANTOUMU TRAIL (拳頭姆步道)

Quantoumu Trail is a short and easy walk in Yilan’s Sanxing Township. Its name means “fist” and is a reference to the fact that some feel the protuberance resembles a small clenched fist. It’s currently a managed forest area, and the whole hill has been planted with Formosan michelia trees.

BEIPU XIULUAN PARK (北埔秀巒公園)

This short walk on the edge of the historic Hakka town of Beipu has a good view of Mount Egongji and is a beautiful place to catch the sunset. The walk alone isn’t reason enough to visit Beipu but, if combined with a wander around the town and stops to enjoy leicha, it can be part of a wonderful day trip.

XIAOWULAI (小烏來)

Towering waterfalls, precarious suspension bridges, hot spring baths, bamboo forests, plentiful bird life, and an Indigenous village — this varied trail in Taoyuan’s Fuxing District has a lot to offer.

FIREFLIES and TUNG BLOSSOM in PINGLIN RIVERSIDE PARK

The four weeks spanning the end of April and the start of May is peak season for fireflies in northern Taiwan. What’s more, this time of year also happens to be tung blossom season, and this easy trail in New Taipei’s Pinglin District gives you the opportunity to experience both in one go.

PENGLAI FISH WATCHING TRAIL (蓬萊溪護魚步道)

This quiet and pretty trail in Miaoli’s Nanzhuang’s Township follows close to a burbling stream populated with abundant shoals of fish, and — if you’re lucky — you might spot muntjacs and monkeys among the lush green foliage.

HUANG JIE TRAIL (黃劫步道)

This short loop trail is located on the outskirts of Guanxi, a small Hakka town just on the Hsinchu side of the Hsinchu-Taoyuan border. Along the way, you can hope to spot tea fields, abandoned kilns and an interesting temple.

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