Taiwan

Taiwan, Taiwan
 (8 votes, 9 reviews)
Taiwan's total land area is only about 36,000 square kilometers (14,400 square miles); it is shaped like a leaf that is narrow at both ends. It lies off the southeastern coast of mainland Asia,  a solitary island on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. To the north lies Japan; to the south is the Philippines. Many airlines fly to Taiwan, helping make it the perfect travel destination.Taiwan lies on the western edge of the Pacific "rim of fire," and continuous tectonic movements have created majestic peaks, rolling hills and plains, basins, coastlines, and other wonders. Taiwan's tropical, sub-tropical, and temperate climates provide clear differentiation between the different seasons. There are about 18,400 species of wildlife on the island, with more than 20% belonging to rare or endangered species. Among these are the land-locked salmon, Taiwan mountain goat, Formosan rock monkey, Formosan black bear, blue magpie, Mikado pheasant, Hsuehshan grass lizard, and many more.Taiwan government has established 7 national parks and 13 national scenic areas to preserve Taiwan's best natural ecological environment and cultural sites. Take a hike in the splendor and sheer heights of the cliffs at Taroko Gorge; take a ride on the Alishan Forest Railway and experience the breathtaking sunrise and sea of clouds; hike up to the summit of Northeast Asia's highest peak, Jade Mountain. You can also soak up the sun in Kending, Asia's version of Hawaii; stand at the edge of Sun Moon Lake; traipse through the East Rift Valley; or visit the offshore islands of Kinmen and Penghu. It's fun in capital letters as well as an awesome journey of natural discovery! The cultural aspects are also not to be missed. The blending of Hakka, Taiwanese and indigenous people cultures has produced a rich plethora of cultural and social color. Whether it is religion, architecture, language, living habits, or food, it's just one big exciting melting pot! Food is the best representative of this cultural mixing and matching. Taiwanese night markets is a "must see/try". 
Area : 36,000 square kilometers
Population : 23 million
Language : Mandarin / Taiwanese / Hakka / Indigenous Languages
Religion : Buddhism / Taoism / Christianity / Islam
President : Ma Ying-jeou

Trails

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Taipei City

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Best of Taipei
In the thriving metropolis that is Taiwan’s capital, find sophisticated cuisine and highly ambitious architecture.
Easy
Shopping and Flowers in Taipei
Jianguo weekend & holiday flower market, jade market, Daan Park, shopping and dinner in Taipei 101.
Easy
2.3 mi/
3.7 km
One Day Cultural Tour of Taipei
From Temple to Temple (Longshan Temple, Confucius Temple, Dalongdong Bao'an Temple)
Easy
6.1 mi/
9.8 km
Govement Center and Museums One Day Tour
Presidential Office Building, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, National Museum of History, Longshan Temple, Huaxi
Moderate
2.2 mi/
3.5 km

Yushan National Park

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Yushan (Mount Jade) Day Hike
Peak bag the highest mountain (3,952 m / 12,966 ft.) in Taiwan, also one of the "Asian Triology", in one day.
Difficult
13.7 mi/
22 km
Guides
Yushan (Mount Jade) Day Hike
Yushan (Mount Jade) Day Hike
Sinyi Township, Taichung, Taiwan
 
Difficult: 13.7 miles, Full day
Peak bag the highest mountain (3,952 m / 12,966 ft.) in Taiwan, also one of the "Asian Triology", in one day.
Best of Taipei
Best of Taipei
Taipei, Taiwan
 
Easy: Multiple days
In the thriving metropolis that is Taiwan’s capital, find sophisticated cuisine and highly ambitious architecture.
One Day Cultural Tour of Taipei
One Day Cultural Tour of Taipei
Wanhua District, Taiwan
 
Easy: 6.1 miles, Full day
From Temple to Temple (Longshan Temple, Confucius Temple, Dalongdong Bao'an Temple)
Govement Center and Museums One Day Tour
Govement Center and Museums One Day Tour
Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan
 
Moderate: 2.2 miles, Full day
Presidential Office Building, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, National Museum of History, Longshan Temple, Huaxi
Shopping and Flowers in Taipei
Shopping and Flowers in Taipei
Long’anpo, Taiwan, Taiwan
 
Easy: 2.3 miles, Half day
Jianguo weekend & holiday flower market, jade market, Daan Park, shopping and dinner in Taipei 101.
National Palace Museum and Shilin Night Market
Easy: 2.3 miles, Half day
Community Trips
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98.09.05~09.07奇萊主北下屏風山 050 (K'un-yang, T'ai-wan, Taiwan) Photo
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台灣百岳行: 奇萊主北下屏風山
by fredchan on Sep 16, 2009
TW.04, Taiwan
34 miles
9/4:烏日高鐵站19:00→翠峰(宿) 9/5:翠峰→松雪樓登山口→成功山屋→奇萊山莊→奇萊主山→奇萊山莊(宿) 9/6:奇萊山莊→奇萊北峰 →屏風山南峰→屏風山中峯→屏風山→合歡金礦營地(宿) 9/7:合歡金礦營地→鐵線橋→大禹嶺登山口→烏日高鐵站營地座標 (WGS84 UTM):奇萊山莊: 51 R 329961 2667268 (3,340 m)合歡金礦營地: 51 R 329849 2671232 (2,440 m)登頂百岳:9/5/2009 - #19 奇萊主峰 3,560 m9/6/2009 - #15 奇萊北峰 3,607 m9/6/2009 - #62 屏風山 3,250mGPS軌跡記錄: Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx TW使用相機: Canon Powershot G9
aJade Mountain 062 (Shen-mu, T'ai-wan, Taiwan) Photo
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aJade Mountain 068 (Shen-mu, T'ai-wan, Taiwan) Photo
Yushan Trip (Jade Mountain, Taiwan)
by jeremyjoslin on Nov 13, 2008
Pa-t'ung-kuan, T'ai-wan, Taiwan
7.7 miles
Joe Westerhof and I climbed this back in 1995.  Yushan is reported to be the highest peak east of the Himalayas.
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登山口崩塌 Photo
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台灣百岳行 (Taiwan's Top 100 Peaks) : 大劍山 佳陽山 小劍山
by fredchan on Jun 03, 2010
Sung-mao, Taiwan, Taiwan
28 miles
大小劍山果然名不虛傳, 三天的行程, 前面兩天幾乎泡在水中,風雨悽苦行 第一天重裝爬升1800公尺到由婆蘭營地, 第二天雖是輕裝, 但是由布伕奇寒山到佳陽山然後到劍山, 大大小小的山頭過了10幾個, 又下切很深後再爬升, 最後幾乎是摸黑回到營地, 我們隊員分批返抵油婆蘭, 最快12小時, 但最慢的走了17小時才抵達, 小劍山真的是難搞啊! 大劍山則是雄偉俊俏, 果然有十峻的大山氣勢! Journey to Taiwan's Top 100 Peaks: Mt. Da-Jian, Mt. Jia-Yang and Mt. Jian  Many years ago four celebrity mountaineers in Taiwan created a reference list of 100 peaks of the island for people to summit. All peaks in the list met certain criteria: elevation exceeding 3,000 meters, summit placed with survey markers and famous for their beauty and treacherousness. This elite list is since then widely...
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陽明山東西大縱走 The East-to-West Thru-Hike in YangMingShan National Park
by jasonchiu on Apr 21, 2011
Lengshuiku, Taipei, Taiwan
14.3 miles
  陽明山東西大縱走 (風櫃口 -> 清天宮)   由風櫃口登山口出發, 循擎天崗步道依次攀登頂山, 石梯嶺, 竹嵩山後下冷水坑, 續接七星山主東峰步道, 登七星山東峰, 七星山主峰後下小油坑, 續接百拉卡公路至大屯山鞍部登山口,  再接大屯山連峰步道, 登大屯山主峰,  大屯山南峰,  大屯山西峰後下面天坪, 續接面天山步道, 登面天山, 向天山後, 行至清天宮登山口結束.   五年前與Fred走了一趟未完的東西大縱走(少面天及向天山), 心想有一天總要再走完它. 趁著返美之前獨力完成了這個續曲.   日期: 2011-04-22 Friday 距離: 24.1 km 耗時: 8 hr 55 min 累計高度: +1,800 m / -1,940 m 平均坡度: +12.8% / -13.6% 最大坡度: +52.4% / -45.6% 起點: 風櫃口登山口 迄點: 清天宮登山口 參加人員: Jason   06:10 於捷運劍潭站搭市民小巴1(往頂山方向). 06:40 於風櫃嘴站下車, 循右側公路直行, 於大轉彎處續接步道上行至風櫃口登山口涼亭.07:02 風櫃口登山口 (600 m) 出發, 循頂山及石梯嶺步道往擎天崗方向前進. 07:37 頂山 (768 m), "足"字拓碑. 08:11 石梯嶺 (865 m), 無法找到"印"字拓碑. 09:01 竹嵩山 (830 m), "草"字拓碑, 循擎天崗步道, 往冷水坑方向前進. 09:36 冷水坑, 休息10分鐘, 續接七星山主東峰步道, 往七星山方向前進. 10:39 七星山東峰 (1,107 m), "山"字拓碑. 10:49 七星山主峰 (1,120 m), "體"字拓碑. 下接小油坑. 11:23 小油坑, 休息及午餐20分鐘, 循百拉卡公路, 往大屯山鞍部方向前進. 12:26 大屯山鞍部停車場,...
出發前晚住宿東埔山莊(去程) (Shen-mu, T'ai-wan, Taiwan) Photo
Trialhead at Tataka Saddle Photo
Trialhead at Tataka Saddle (Shen-mu, T'ai-wan, Taiwan) Photo
玉山塔塔加鞍部登山口(去程) Photo
玉山主峰攻頂 (塔塔加登山口)
by jasonchiu on Sep 09, 2008
Shang-tung-pu, Taiwan, Taiwan
7.9 miles
玉山主峰攻頂 (塔塔加登山口)玉山主峰 (3,952 m) 為台灣及東北亞最高峰, 主要由兩處登山口可達: 北面之東埔登山口及西面之塔塔加登山口. 塔塔加段因距離較短, 且中途有排雲山莊提供休憩, 最受遊客喜愛. 由塔塔加段攻頂者大多採二日行程, 首日由登山口出發, 中途行經孟祿亭,前峰登山口,西峰下觀景台及大峭壁,走至排雲山莊住宿休息 (8.5 km). 次日由排雲山莊出發攻頂(2.2 km), 攻頂後直接返回登山口 (10.7 km) 結束行程. 新中橫上東埔停車場與登山口間 (2.8 km), 有接駁車可搭乘. 往主峰步道距塔塔加登山口不遠處有大規模崩塌, 須小心通過. 玉山主峰前碎石坡, 常有強風, 需手握鐵索小心行進.玉山主峰二日攻頂路線 (住宿排雲山莊): 上東埔停車場 (2.8km / 60min) >>> 塔塔加鞍部登山口 (0.3km / 10 min) >>> 步道崩塌處 (1.4km / 40 min) >>> 孟祿亭 (1km / 35 min) >>>前峰登山口 (2.2km / 45 min) >>> 西峰下觀景台 (2.4km / 40 min) >>>大峭壁 (1.2km / 50 min) >>> 排雲山莊 (0.7km /...
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台灣百岳行: 大霸群峰
by fredchan on May 21, 2009
Ma-ta-la, TW.04, Taiwan
29 miles
大霸群峰位於新竹縣與台中縣的交界, 此次由北稜攀登, 循著Y聖與O聖的邊緣而過, 感覺果然不同凡響. 大霸尖山的雄壯與小霸尖山的婉約,果然是兩山而鄰,相得益彰! 伊澤山與加利山亦雄踞於兩旁購成美麗的大霸群峰, 此次順道探訪99山莊, 也覺得頗為值得! 另外巴紗拉雲山也是觀看雪山北峰與穆特勒布山還有品田山的最佳去處. 最後順登品田與池有山才發現清晨的品田山是綜觀南湖中央尖,北二段還有其來主北的最佳去處,當然雪山主東近在咫尺,真希望在往前親臨,不過有品田的角度看來, 最不可錯過的應該是穆特勒布山!行程記錄 (→→:表示車行 →:表示步行):  第0天 5/20(三) 晴豐原1810 →→ 2005 新竹內彎7-11最後補給 2030 →→ 竹60號道路在20.8K處取右線 →→ 2137 於32k處秀巒檢查哨所辦入山證(左下溪澗有多人享受夜間野溪泡湯) 21:46 →→ 2206 派出所前路口取左線 →→ 2248神木登山口(宿)  第一天 5/21(四)  晴 - 爬升約1200M0400 起床神木登山口 0517 go → 0557 AB區神木叉路口取左往B區 0616 → 0634 B區2.5k指示牌 → 0638 神木環狀叉路口取右 → 4.3K路標 → 0650 馬洋山叉路 0703 → 上升400M超陡坡 → 0821 馬望海山叉路H2400M 0839 → 緩坡 → 1025 帆布營地午餐 1133 → 第一營地 → 大樹營地 → 1333 第二營地(靈異照片)...
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北濱海巴拉卡陽明山
by Jin-Bike on Mar 30, 2010
Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
46 miles
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八卦山
by Jin-Bike on May 19, 2010
Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan
28 miles
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嘉明湖2009-06-08
by treekuo on Jun 08, 2009
Hsiang-yang, TW.04, Taiwan
16.8 miles
嘉明湖位於南橫公路三叉山東側,與向陽山直線距離約7公里處,屬於台東縣海端鄉,海拔3310公尺是非常美麗的隋圓形高山湖泊,湖水長年永不乾枯。湖面長約 120 公尺,寬約 80 公尺,由於地處玉山國家公園的南端,據地質學家研究是隕石所造成的高山湖,近年來許多登山友驚嘆這高山湖似藍寶石般美麗,漸漸有人稱它為「天使的眼淚」。嘉明湖國家步道為中央山脈南二段的一部分,途經兩條百岳(向陽山及三叉山),展望極佳,其中向陽山隔著南橫公路與關山遙遙相望。
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Yangmingshan National Park: 下午班:陽明山松溪步道橫嶺古道半嶺水圳行義路健走
by samshiue on Jul 17, 2010
Shihlin District, Taipei, Taiwan
5.0 miles
【公告】7/17-下午班行程:松溪步道>橫嶺古道>半嶺水圳>行義路健走指數:集合時間、地點:~下午一點30分整~劍潭捷運站一號出口直行靠近左側階梯處集合(集合處對面是士林觀光市場)劍潭捷運站出口位置圖連結撘乘公車路線相關資料連結~紅五公車登山路線相關資料連結~藍天圖集[8]陽明山站健行湖底山出山仔后站晚餐美食推薦~Rich勘查【石牌夜市】之好吃店家 & 美食分佈地圖參加亂友請注意本次活動為A點走至B點以搭公車為交通工具 登山裝備請自行備妥如寬鬆登山衣服長褲.防寒外套.礦泉水.登山杖.遮陽傘.雨具.防蟲藥品等 7/14 23:02:08

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acc6287
Nice place for biking across cities.
Visited on Mar 24, 2013

by acc6287 on Mar 26, 2013
ich80fa
Excellent people, nice places. Best hospitality
Visited on Dec 08, 2012

by ich80fa on Feb 12, 2013
acc6287
Nice scenes and various landscapes; most of them are accessible by bikeway.
Visited on Nov 12, 2012

by acc6287 on Feb 13, 2013
hjc0515
This is a good trail for mountain biking.
Visited on Nov 12, 2012

by hjc0515 on Nov 18, 2012
ray2758
高雄及墾丁是單車旅遊的好去處, 價廉物美 !
Visited on Sep 13, 2011

by ray2758 on Nov 11, 2011
jasonchiu
An island full of cultures and great mountains. Must visit.
Visited on Apr 21, 2011

by jasonchiu on Mar 19, 2012
stonez
A great place to visit!
Visited on Feb 09, 2011

by stonez on Oct 11, 2011
philipleets
I live in Taiwan and love this small island.
Visited on Dec 24, 2010

by philipleets on Jan 02, 2011
ian_yang_freemen
Visited on Jan 01, 2010

by ian_yang_freemen on Nov 21, 2010

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