Location: Kaohsiung Distance: 42km Elevation Gain: 1,500m There are a total of 18 NFRAs in Taiwan and the roads leading up to some of them are spectacular for mountain scenery. Alishan in Chiayi County at 2,100m is the most famous of these and is covered…

Location: Pingtung Distance: 21km Elevation Gain: 1,200m The name Beidawu will be familiar to most hikers as it is one of Top 100 Climbs (Bai Yue) with the peak at 3,092m, it is only peak over 3,000m in Pingtung. For cyclists it is also a…

Location: Pingtung Distance: 27km Elevation Gain: 1,600m Jinshuiying is unusual to include in this series since the road is far more well-known as a cross-island hiking trail and arguably the best downhill ride in the country. It has a fascinating history dating back to the…

Location: Pingtung Distance: 30km Elevation Gain: 1,600m The rider should be aware that the following is actually two different rides. From the bottom, it’s approx 17km ascent to the village of Jiufawan. (This is a historically significant village of slate houses that has guesthouse options)…

Location: Chiayi/Tainan/Kaohsiung Distance: 170km Elevation Gain: 1,900m Provincial Highway 3 is one of the longest roads in Taiwan and is 435km end to end. It starts in Taipei and ends in Pingtung. Also known as the Inner-Mountain Highway the road travels through mountainous towns in Western Taiwan. Doing the road from…

Location: Kaohsiung (Qishan)/Tainan/Kaohsiung Distance: 117km Elevation Gain: 1,000m Provincial Highway No. 3 is one of the longest roads in Taiwan and is 435km end to end. It starts in Taipei and ends in Pingtung. Also known as the Inner-Mountain Highway the road travels through mountainous towns in Western Taiwan. Doing the…

Location: Hualien/Yilan Distance: 108km Elevation Gain: 1,200m The Su-Hua Highway is arguably the best section of coast road in Taiwan. Although not a continuous climb there is enough ascent in it to justify its inclusion in our series of the Top 100 Climbs of Taiwan.…

Location: Hsinchu/Taoyuan Distance: 48km Elevation Gain: 1,800m There are now several rides in Taiwan that we have covered in the Top 100 which have been given specific names to alert riders to their prominence. The ‘Taiwan KOM’ #001 is our series, the ‘Hand of Buddha’…

Location: Chiayi County Distance: 82km Elevation Gain: 1,200m There are only two county roads in Taiwan that travel from sea level to over 1,000m. The first is covered in #018, Guanwu, of our series which is in Hsinchu, north Taiwan. The only other road which…

Location: Nantou/Yunlin/Chiayi Distance: 41km Elevation Gain: 800m The No. 149 road is interesting to riders for several reasons. For one it’s an excellent access point to some of the best roads in the country that we have covered in other posts in our series. The…