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RAKNUS SELU TRAIL HOTELS

RAKNUS SELU TRAIL – DAY 14 (樟之細路D14)

January 4, 2025March 3, 2025 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Day 14 was the final day of hiking on the Raknus Selu Trail's main A route. We passed through many orchards and were rewarded with our first ever sighting of a pangolin.

RAKNUS SELU TRAIL DAY 13 (樟之細路D13)

December 28, 2024January 25, 2025 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Day 13 on the Raknus Selu Trail is a gentle day spent following mostly rural roads between the Hakka town of Zhuolan and the Tayal village of Shuangqi.

RAKNUS SELU DAY 10 (樟之細路D10)

April 27, 2024May 17, 2025 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Day 10 on the Raknus Selu Trail takes you from quaint Xindian Old Street to Chukuangken: the site of the world's second oldest oil field.

RAKNUS SELU DAY 9 (樟之細路D9)

February 24, 2024November 11, 2025 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Day 9 on the Raknus Selu trail was a pleasant day. After a comfortable night spent in a B&B beside Mingde Reservoir, we walked along historic trails to arrive in the town of Shitan.

RAKNUS SELU DAY 8 (樟之細路D8)

February 17, 2024December 11, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Day eight on the Raknus Selu Trail was a long day. It saw us travelling about 24 kilometres from Sanwan to the top end of Mindge Reservoir via trails, track, and roads.

RAKNUS SELU TRAIL DAY 7 (樟之細路D7)

December 16, 2023June 27, 2025 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Day seven on the Raknus Selu Trail links the temple complex at Miaoli's Lion's Head Mountain with the sleepy town of Sanwan.

RAKNUS SELU TRAIL DAY 3 via DU’NAN HISTORIC TRAIL (樟之細路D3A)

October 7, 2023December 11, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

This span of the RST crosses the hills between Guanxi with Hengshan. Along the way, you'll pass waterwheels that are still in operation as well as twin temples which sparked a disagreement between neighbouring townships, and plenty of orange farms.

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Seen in a smallish temple Chishang: a bouquet of rice in place of the usual lilies. Good evening Taipei. This year’s silvergrass season has definitely arrived. These photos were taken at Sanjiaopu Peak (三角埔頂山), a popular New Taipei spot for silvergrass photography, and this week, I’ve also seen photos showing Mount Qixing’s Lengshuikeng Trail, Qingtiangang, and Mount Bangping all covered in the fluffy plumes.

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