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keelung day trips

KEELUNG GUANYIN STATUE and LONGTOU HILL (基隆大觀音像/龍頭山)

February 14, 2026January 13, 2026 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

This short and easy wander takes you up into hills and alleyways above Keelung Port.

HEPING ISLAND PARK (和平島公園)

May 28, 2024March 6, 2025 / taiwantrailsandtales / 2 Comments

Heping Island Park is a small pocket of land on an island that shelters the mouth of Keelung Harbour. People come here to walk the short coastal trail year-round, and in the summer, you'll find the ocean-fed pools full of swimmers.

ALABAO BAY GUIDED WALK (阿拉寶灣)

May 25, 2024December 11, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Only open for several months every year, Alabao Bay is a short stretch of coastline accessible from within Keelung's Heping Island Park. The coastal trail offers interesting rock formations, views of Keelung Islet, and traces left behind by several waves of inhabitants.

SHEN’AO RAIL BIKE (深奧鐵道自行車)

August 19, 2023December 2, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

A gentle ride along one of Keelung’s historic mining routes.

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While this week’s post isn’t visiting somewhere I hadn’t been before, it does offer a new (to me) way of experiencing it. The Qixing Mountain Three-Way (yes, I took some liberties with that translation of the Chinese name because it entertains me to do so), is the best way to ensure you see all aspects of Taipei’s tallest mountain. Another Xiao Bai Yue ticked off! This time, it’s Mount Dadong in Chiayi’s Zhuqi Township. The walk starts close to the old railway town of Fenqihu, climbing to a high of 1,976 metres before heading back down more or less the same way. This big-sky bike ride along Dongshan River felt like breathing a sigh of relief after all these low-cloud rainy days we’ve been having.

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