Itineraries · 5 days
Taiwan’s great trails: five days north to south
City ridges, marble walls and the southern cape.
Hiking
5 days · Taipei to Kenting
Numbers follow the order of the trip. Open a destination for the full guide.
Day by day
The plan
Five days linking Taipei’s ridges, Taroko and Kenting’s coastal trails, with trains between the big landscapes.
City ridges, marble walls and the southern cape. This route is a flexible sketch: keep the fixed transport, move the rest around the weather and your energy.
Day 1
Taipei ridge
A short city hike.
Xiangshan
Skyline.
Taipei
Lunch
Xinyi.
Taipei
Maokong
Tea trail.
Taipei
Taipei
Dinner.
Taipei
Day 2
Train to Hualien
The coast train and a short walk.
Train to Hualien
Coastal views.
Taipei
Qixingtan
Beach walk.
Qixingtan
Hualien
Dinner.
Hualien
Day 3
Taroko
A day on the gorge trails.
Shakadang
River walk.
Taroko
Lushui
Forest trail.
Taroko
Baiyang
Waterfall.
Taroko
Hualien
Dinner.
Hualien
Day 4
To Kenting
A travel day south.
Train to Kaohsiung
Long ride.
Hualien
Bus to Kenting
Coast.
Kaohsiung
Kenting
Night market.
Kenting
Day 5
Kenting trails
A final coastal hike.
Sheding
Loop.
Kenting
Eluanbi
Cape.
Eluanbi
Longpan
Sunset.
Longpan
Kenting
Dinner.
Kenting
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