Despite being relatively small, Taiwan still has plenty to offer hikers and adventurers who like to push themselves. There are a number of long distance trails that can be done as section hikes (or perhaps stopping at hotels and campsites along the way). Taiwan also has its own set of mountain climbing challenges that would appeal to acquisitive peak baggers.

Find out more about Taiwan’s long distance trails and multi-peak challenges.

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Long Distance Trails in Taiwan

Tamsui-Kavalan Trails

The Tamsui-Kavalan Trails (淡蘭古道), otherwise known as Danlan Old Trails or Danlan Historic Trails, are a network of paths, tracks and roads which connect modern-day Taipei and Yilan. These trails host an abundance of natural delights for walkers visiting at any time of year.

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Taipei Grand Trail

The Taipei Grand Trail (台北大縱走) is a 92km route through some of Taipei’s most scenic landscape and over some of its most popular peaks.

Taiwan Mountains to Sea Greenway

Taiwan’s Mountains to Sea Greenway (台灣山海圳) is an 188-kilometre culturally, historically and ecologically fascinating trail that strikes inland and uphill all the way from the historic coastal reaches of Tainan to the very tip top of Jade Mountain — Taiwan’s highest peak.

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Taipei Skyline Trail

The Taipei Skyline Trail (台北天際線) is an almost 200 km loop encircling the entirety of Taipei and much of New Taipei. Despite its proximity to the city, this is a challenging walk that allows adventurous hikers to sweat as they scramble along ridge lines with fabulous views.

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Raknus Selu Trail

The Raknus Selu Trail (樟之細路) is a meandering walk which spans Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli and Taichung, passing through many Hakka settlements and a handful of Indigenous villages. The primary route is around 220 kilometres and takes roughly 14 days to walk at a pace that is slow enough to allow hikers to fully embrace the route’s cultural elements.

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Taiwan’s Multi-Peak Challenges

Guguan Seven Heroes

Situated in the inner, mountainous regions of Taichung, the Guguan Seven Heroes (谷關七雄) are a set of easy-to-moderately difficult peaks which make for some great practice for hikers hoping to scale greater heights in the future.

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Taiwan 100 Peaks

The most coveted challenge to conquer is undoubtedly climbing Taiwan’s 100 Peaks. Also known as the Baiyue (百岳), they are a collection of mountains over 3000m in height which have chosen for their beauty or character. It’s a badge of honour amongst Taiwanese mountaineers to have completed the whole set of Baiyue, and climbing the 100 Peaks is such a popular pursuit in the local hiking groups that there can often be hundreds of people vying for each spot in the cabins on some routes. So far, there are only two Baiyue hikes listed on this site – hiking them is not easy to do with a full-time job.

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Taiwan 100 Minor Peaks

While the 100 Peaks tend to demand quite a big commitment in terms of time, money and training, the 100 Minor Peaks are a far more approachable challenge. Also called Xiao Baiyue (小白岳), or Little 100, these summits range from 20m in height (Shetou Hill on Penghu) to 2663m (Mount Data), and are all classified as being “suburban hiking trails” in the local hierarchy of trails. This means that they’re all day hikes and don’t require any special equipment.