Itineraries · 5 days
East coast hiking: five days from Hualien
Cliffs, rivers and the long blue horizon.
Hiking
5 days · Hualien
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Day by day
The plan
Five days of coastal and gorge trails around Hualien, with Qingshui Cliff, Taroko, Lushui and the Pacific.
Cliffs, rivers and the long blue horizon. This route is a flexible sketch: keep the fixed transport, move the rest around the weather and your energy.
Day 1
Coast warm-up
A gentle first day.
Qixingtan
Beach.
Qixingtan
Chishingtan trail
Coastal path.
Qixingtan
Hualien
Lunch.
Hualien
Sunset
Waterfront.
Hualien
Day 2
Qingshui Cliff
The big coast views.
Bus north
Early.
Hualien
Qingshui
Viewpoint.
Qingshui
Chongde
Short trail.
Chongde
Xincheng
Lunch.
Xincheng
Day 3
Taroko river trails
A day in the gorge.
Shakadang
River walk.
Taroko
Swallow Grotto
Tunnels.
Taroko
Baiyang
Waterfall.
Taroko
Hualien
Dinner.
Hualien
Day 4
Lushui and Zhuilu
A harder gorge day.
Zhuilu
Permit hike.
Taroko
Lunch
Pack lunch.
Taroko
Lushui
Short trail.
Taroko
Hualien
Dinner.
Hualien
Day 5
Coast and home
A last beach walk.
Qixingtan
Beach.
Qixingtan
Hualien
Coffee.
Hualien
Train home
Depart.
Hualien
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