Taiwan’s Top 100 climbs and routes for riders who want more.
Location: Yilan/Keelung/New Taipei City Distance: 145km Elevation Gain: 850m There are 3 sections of Taiwan’s coastline that I would regard as excellent – the Su-Hua Highway covered in #027 and Kenting covered in #041. The third, but by no means least, would be the northern…
Location: Tainan/Chiayi County Distance: 90km Elevation Gain: 1,600m In our series, we have covered several reservoirs that tend to be located in remote areas with excellent riding on fairly well-maintained, quiet country roads. They also have a respectable amount of climbing guaranteed to give you…
Location: Yunlin/Chiayi County Distance: 50km Elevation Gain: 1800m+ We have covered several roads in our series that make up the labyrinth of fantastic climbing in Nantou, Yunlin, and Chiayi County. After multiple trips to scout and research this area, we are finally able to publish…
Location: Taitung Distance: 70km Elevation Gain: 800m In our series, we have covered several loop rides to cover specific counties and part of the grand plan is that every county will have at least one loop that is popular with local riders listed. For #065…
Location: Hualien (road/gravel) Distance: 85km Elevation Gain: 1000m In our series, we have covered several loop rides to cover specific counties and part of the grand plan is that every county will have at least one loop that is popular with local riders listed. For…
Location: Taipei City – New Taipei City Distance: 100km Elevation Gain: 1,100m In our series so far, we have only included 2-3 rides that focus on Taipei. It does have the best bike paths along the rivers that criss-cross the city, and one advantage of…
Location: Taipei/ New Taipei/ Yilan Distance: 72 km Elevation Gain: 1000m Anyone travelling around Taiwan by bike must spend at least part of the journey on Provincial Highway No. 9. It is an important highway across eastern Taiwan from Taipei to Fangshan in Pingtung This provincial highway, at 453.851 km long,…
Location: Yilan County Distance: 93km Elevation Gain: 970m We have stated previously that it is our desire to cover at least one popular route or loop for each county in Taiwan. A quick scroll through our previous posts will show the reader that we have…
Location: New Taipei/ Taipei Distance: 36.8km Elevation Gain: 780m Recently we have covered two rides for Taipei, one south, one east, and this the third covers a ride to the north. While the other two rides were recorded from central Taipei, for this one, we…
Location: Hsinchu County/Miaoli County Distance: 79km Elevation Gain: 1,323m Sometimes you may find yourself in a city in Taiwan, looking to get out for a good loop. Or you may find yourself looking for something a little more adventurous. In our posts, we have included…