Taiwan Trails and Tales

a guide to get you out of the city and into the hills

Skip to content
  • SEARCH
    • EASY TAIWAN HIKES
    • MODERATE TAIWAN HIKES
    • CHALLENGING TAIWAN HIKES
    • TAIWAN BIKE RIDES
  • LONG DISTANCE TRAILS & CHALLENGES
    • TAIPEI GRAND HIKE
    • TAIPEI SKYLINE TRAIL
    • TAIWAN MOUNTAINS TO SEA GREENWAY
    • TAMSUI-KAVALAN TRAILS
    • RAKNUS SELU TRAIL
    • GUGUAN SEVEN HEROES
    • XIAO BAI YUE
    • TAIWAN STAMP COLLECTING
  • SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
  • SUPPORT
  • USEFUL INFO
    • REFERENCES
    • HOW TO GUIDES
    • TAIWAN HIKING PERMITS
  • ABOUT
Search

TAIPINGSHAN HIKING TRAIL

SANXING MOUNTAIN (三星山)

February 22, 2025December 11, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

The Mount Sanxing Trail is a steep and pretty walk through varied forest landscapes to the highest summit within the boundaries of Taiping National Forest Recreation Area.

MAOSING MAIN TRAIL (茂興步道主線)

September 30, 2022November 16, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Of the two trails accessible from Taipingshan's iconic bong bong train, Maosing Main Trail is both the longer and flatter option. It follows the course of the old tracks for a gentle 1km wander through grand forest scenery.

MAOSING LOOP TRAIL (茂興懷舊步道環線)

September 23, 2022November 16, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Riding the bright yellow bong bong train is one of Taipingshan's most memorable experiences. The twenty minute journey takes you to Maosing Station where you have the choice of two short trails to explore.

TAIPINGSHAN CYPRESS TRAIL (檜木原始林步道)

September 9, 2022December 12, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / Leave a comment

Located high up in the mountainous forests in the South of Yilan County, Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area is home to spectacular old forests. The Cypress Trail offers a very easy introduction to this special landscape.

Taiwan Trails and Tales Facebook

Taiwan Trails and Tales Facebook
Yesterday's night hike turned out to be rather fruitful. We spotted two greater green snakes, two mock vipers, a bamboo pit viper, and a red-banded snake — six snakes in total. A tip for aspiring snake spotters: look up. Five of the six were in trees, two of them much higher than I'd have expected. Big thanks to Kristel from Rewild Taiwan for showing us where to look. It took me nearby a decade, but I’ve finally gotten around to walking and writing up my final Guguan Hero, Mount Baimao. I guess it’s time to go back and revisit some of the earlier ones now… We had no bananas to hand, so went with the tried and tested finger-for-scale approach.

Note: Taiwan Trails and Tales has been going for over eight years now, so there are a fair few dead links and bits of information that need updating on the site. If you find one, I would greatly appreciate it if you let me know either by commenting on that post or by dropping me a line in the contact form (on the "About" page) so that I can remove or update it.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Threads
  • Mastodon
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Taiwan Trails and Tales
    • Join 266 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Taiwan Trails and Tales
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar