Itineraries · 4 days
Taipei to Hualien by bike: four days
From the city to the sea, slowly.
Cycling
4 days · Taipei & Hualien
Numbers follow the order of the trip. Open a destination for the full guide.
Day by day
The plan
Four days from Taipei to Hualien on quiet river and coast roads, with a train through the mountains and a finish by the Pacific.
From the city to the sea, slowly. This route is a flexible sketch: keep the fixed transport, move the rest around the weather and your energy.
Day 1
Taipei riverside
A warm-up along the river.
Dadaocheng
Pick up the bike.
Dadaocheng
Guandu
Wetlands and the river.
Guandu
Tamsui
Old street and ferry.
Tamsui
Back to Taipei
Train or ride back.
Taipei
Day 2
Train to Yilan
Skip the busy highway with a train and ride the quiet coast.
Train to Yilan
Bikes travel on some services.
Taipei
Ride to Toucheng
Coast roads and small temples.
Toucheng
Wushi Harbour
A fishing harbour stop.
Wushi
Stay in Toucheng
Guesthouse by the sea.
Toucheng
Day 3
Toucheng to Hualien
The big coast day.
Early start
Ride south before the traffic.
Toucheng
Qingshui Cliff
The cliff viewpoint.
Qingshui
Xincheng
Lunch and a rest.
Xincheng
Hualien
Arrive in the city.
Hualien
Day 4
Qixingtan and home
A short coast ride before the train.
Qixingtan
Pebble beach and sea air.
Qixingtan
Coffee
Relax before the train.
Hualien
Train to Taipei
Back to the capital.
Hualien
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