Taiwan’s Top 100 climbs and routes for riders who want more.
Location: Kaohsiung City/Pingtung County Distance: 90 km Elevation Gain: 470m In our previous posts, #071 to #074 and #077 – #078, we outlined routes that traverse from Hsinchu in northern Taiwan to Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan through the hills that run parallel to the…
Location: Miaoli City/Miaoli County Distance: 90km Elevation Gain: 1,300m We have stated previously that our goal is to cover at least one popular route or loop in each county in Taiwan. A quick scroll through our previous posts will show the reader that we have…
Location: Keelung City/New Taipei City Distance: 68km Elevation Gain: 974m We have stated previously that our goal is to cover at least one popular route or loop in each county in Taiwan. A quick scroll through our previous posts will show the reader that we…
Location: Changhua City & County/Nantou County Distance: 90km Elevation Gain: 946m 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…
Location: Taoyuan Distance: 57km Elevation Gain: 900m Let me be straight with you before we get into this: Taiwan is an incredible place to ride a road bike. But if you’re showing up here expecting a paradise of mountain bike trails, you’re going to be…
Location: Taichung Loop (Guguan) Distance: 116km Elevation Gain: 1,550m In our post, #001 we covered the Central Cross-Island Highway (CCIH) east approach from Hualien to Wuling AKA the Taiwan KOM – this is Provincial Highway No.8. In #002 we covered the west approach from Nantou…
Location: Taichung City Distance: 61km Elevation Gain: 1,492m In our quest to produce the 100 best bike climbs and routes in Taiwan, we have focused primarily on surfaced roads. However, that is not to say there aren’t enough off-road or gravel trails to document. We…
Location: Hsinchu City&County/Taoyuan/Miaoli Distance: 214km Elevation Gain: 3,026m This post is unusual compared to our regular routes as it includes multiple days covering three counties, but there was one primary objective: Beipu Cold Springs in Hsinchu County, with a starting point in Hsinchu City and…
Location: Chiayi City/Chiayi County Distance: 63km Elevation Gain: 985m We have stated previously that it is our desire to cover at least one popular route or loop for each city/county in Taiwan. A quick scroll through our previous posts will show the reader that we…
Location: Taoyuan County/New Taipei City Distance: 98km Elevation Gain: 800m Alright, let’s kick this one off at the Taoyuan Station, in Taoyuan City. From the station, head towards Luzhu; this is about 10km of city riding. You can use the Taolin Railway multi-use path. I…