Itineraries · 1 week
Taiwan island loop by bike: seven days
The big island ride, with a little help from the train.
Cycling
1 week · Taipei
Numbers follow the order of the trip. Open a destination for the full guide.
Day by day
The plan
A seven-day cycling loop around Taiwan, linking Taipei, the west coast, Kenting and the east coast with trains for the hardest sections.
The big island ride, with a little help from the train. This route is a flexible sketch: keep the fixed transport, move the rest around the weather and your energy.
Day 1
Taipei to Taichung
A train to the west coast and a city warm-up.
Train to Taichung
Start with the HSR.
Taipei
Build the bike
Check the route.
Taichung
City ride
River paths.
Taichung
Fengjia
Night market.
Taichung
Day 2
Taichung to Tainan
A long flat day south.
Ride south
Quiet roads.
Taichung
Changhua
Lunch.
Changhua
Tainan
Arrive in the old capital.
Tainan
Shennong Street
Dinner.
Tainan
Day 3
Tainan to Kenting
A train to Kaohsiung and a coastal ride south.
Train to Kaohsiung
Short ride.
Tainan
Ride to Kenting
Long coastal day.
Kaohsiung
Kenting
Beach and night market.
Kenting
Day 4
Kenting rest day
A short loop and time off the saddle.
Nanwan
Swim.
Nanwan
Eluanbi
Lighthouse.
Eluanbi
Longpan
Sunset.
Longpan
Day 5
Kenting to Taitung
A train up the east coast and a short ride.
Bus to Kaohsiung
Then train north.
Kenting
Taitung
Build the bike.
Taitung
Coast ride
Easy spin.
Taitung
Day 6
Taitung to Hualien
The East Rift Valley.
Ride north
Rice fields.
Taitung
Chishang
Lunch.
Chishang
Ruisui
Hot spring.
Ruisui
Hualien
Train or ride.
Hualien
Day 7
Hualien to Taipei
A final coast ride and the train home.
Qixingtan
One last beach.
Qixingtan
Train to Taipei
Bike on board.
Hualien
Taipei
End of the loop.
Taipei
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