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MOUNT JINMIAN HIKING TRAIL (金面山親山步道)
The Mount Jinmian Hiking Trail is a popular hiking trail in Taipei, which offers fun walking and great views of the city, all within a short walk of the MRT network.
SILVERGRASS on MOUNT SANJIAOPU (三角埔頂山芒草)
This New Taipei walk climbs a punishing set of steps from New Taipei City Martyrs’ Shrine before settling into a far more pleasant ridge trail above Shulin. The main draw is the silvergras, which — every October to December — frames the city views.
GOLDEN CAVE (黃金洞)
Two dramatic cave entrances and remnants of the area’s mining past await on this moderate walk in New Taipei’s Ruifang District.
GREEN ISLAND COASTAL TRAIL (綠島觀海步道)
This short trail on the southern tip of Green Island boasts coastal scenery and the possibility of a hot spring dip.
QIXING MOUNTAIN THREE-WAY (七星山三進三出）
For those who live in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei’s tallest peak deserves more than a single visit, and this challenge is just the ticket. The Qixing Mountain Three-Way links the mountain’s three separate approach trails into a single punishing route, sending you up and over the summit again and again. Superb…
SHUANGLIU BANYAN TRAIL & MOUNTAINSIDE TRAIL (雙流國家森林遊樂區：白榕步道/沿山步道)
Shuangliu National Forest Recreation Area is a quiet forested park in the southern County of Pingtung. This post takes you on a moderate loop walk that takes in two of the park’s four trails.
YOULUO MOUNTAIN (油羅山O型)
Located in Hsinchu’s mountainous Wufeng District, Youluo Mountain Trail is a wonderfully compact day hike. With its mist-cloaked paths and tall, quiet trees, it’s a complete escape from the city.
GOLDEN WATERFALL and LIUKENG SLOPE ROPEWAY (黃金瀑布/六坑斜坡索道)
This particular mini adventure in New Taipei’s Ruifang District is a brief but enjoyable walk connecting two of the area’s popular sight-seeing spots: the Golden Waterfall and Shibaoshan Lookout. If you’re feeling energetic, you could use it as a warm-up for climbing Teapot Mountain, or if — like me —…
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.
SAVAGE VALLEY (野人谷)
This loop walk in New Taipei’s pretty Pingxi District takes you through an abandoned pleasure park, past a couple of waterfalls, and past the odd landscape of Dahua’s potholes.
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