Itineraries · 1 week
Hiking week: north to south Taiwan
Seven days, three landscapes.
Hiking
1 week · Taipei to Kenting
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Day by day
The plan
A seven-day hiking week from Taipei’s ridges to Taroko and Kenting, with trains between the trails and a rest day by the sea.
Seven days, three landscapes. This route is a flexible sketch: keep the fixed transport, move the rest around the weather and your energy.
Day 1
Taipei ridge
A city hike.
Xiangshan
Skyline.
Taipei
Lunch
Xinyi.
Taipei
Maokong
Tea trail.
Taipei
Taipei
Dinner.
Taipei
Day 2
Yangmingshan
Volcanic trails.
Qingtiangang
Grassland.
Taipei
Beitou
Lunch.
Taipei
Hot spring
Soak.
Taipei
Taipei
Dinner.
Taipei
Day 3
Train to Hualien
The coast train.
Train to Hualien
Coastal views.
Taipei
Qixingtan
Beach.
Qixingtan
Hualien
Dinner.
Hualien
Day 4
Taroko
Gorge trails.
Shakadang
River.
Taroko
Lushui
Forest.
Taroko
Baiyang
Waterfall.
Taroko
Hualien
Dinner.
Hualien
Day 5
To Kenting
A travel day south.
Train to Kaohsiung
Long ride.
Hualien
Bus to Kenting
Coast.
Kaohsiung
Kenting
Night market.
Kenting
Day 6
Kenting trails
Coastal hiking.
Sheding
Loop.
Kenting
Eluanbi
Cape.
Eluanbi
Longpan
Sunset.
Longpan
Day 7
Rest and home
A beach morning.
Nanwan
Swim.
Kenting
Lunch
Local.
Kenting
Bus to Kaohsiung
Return.
Kenting
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