Taiwan’s Top 100 climbs and routes for riders who want more.
Location: Yilan Distance: 40km Elevation Gain: 1,600m There are a total of 19 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: Hualien/Taitung Distance: 150km Elevation Gain: 2,000m If you happen to be in Taitung this is one of the best loop rides in the county. It has been named ‘Double 23 Loop’ as the two main roads involved are numbered ‘23’. The first is Tung…
Location: Hualien/Taitung Distance: 150km Elevation Gain: 2,000m The East Coast and the Rift Valley of Taiwan are often touted as the premier riding locations in the country and that is why we have included 3 rides that form loops to connect the two. The first…
Location: Hualien Distance: 55km Elevation Gain: 1,000m This is our series’s third and final episode covering the roads connecting the East Coast and the Rift Valley in Hualien and Taitung. The logical place to start this ride would be from Hualien city, however, the nearest…
Location: Chiayi City/Chiayi County Distance: 45km Elevation Gain: 1,400m In previous posts, we have stated that Nantou, Yunlin and Chiayi counties have some of the best riding in the country. A virtual spiderweb of never-ending interconnecting roads that will take the rider deep into the…
Location: Pingtung Distance: 131 km Elevation Gain: 1500m Pingtung, the most southern county of Taiwan, is one of the less mountainous parts of the country, but despite this, there is no shortage of great rides on undulating terrain that will give the rider a good…
Location: Pingtung Distance: 85km Elevation Gain: 800m Pingtung, the most southern county of Taiwan, is one of the less mountainous parts of the country, but despite this, there is no shortage of great rides on undulating terrain that will give the rider a good workout.…
Location: Kaohsiung Distance: 140km Elevation: 1200m Regardless of which county in Taiwan you live in, every rider has their go-to loop. For Kaohsiung Duona is arguably one of the best rides to get out of the city for a few hours. Naturally, there are multiple…
Location: Nantou – Dirty Formosa 100 Distance: 45km Elevation Gain: 1,400m+ Located in the center of Taiwan and the only land-locked county, Nantou is a cyclists and hikers’ paradise. As such, it should be no surprise that more of our rides are focused on this…
Location: Taichung Distance: 130 km Elevation Gain: 1,360m This might be regarded as one of our more obscure inclusions in the ‘Top 100’ rides of Taiwan, however, it has been included for the reward of a distinctive feature in a picturesque environment. As the title…