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…

Location: Hualien Distance: 10km Elevation Gain: 900m 60 Stone Mountain is 1 of 3 areas in Taiwan that have become popular for the lilies that bloom between July and September each year (Taimali, Chike, and 60 Stone). Similar to Taimali Mountain, climb #22 on this…

Location: Taoyuan Distance: Each climb 5-7km Elevation Gain: 300-400m Here is an 8-minute chat that covers these hills. The following write-up is an edited transcript of the chat. I hope you dig it. Let me introduce you to the 405, a notable climb in Northern…

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…