River Tracing in Taiwan: Locations & Information

Jay

River:

梅花溪 / Meihua river

Area:

Hsinchu

Region:

North

Start:

24.6738,121.20823

A very popular river to river trace. It's always full of people on weekends in busy seasons, including many commercial groups. The river is fun but short. A little challenging yet friendly for beginners.

Posted May 18, 2021

Matthew

River:

草山溪 / Cǎoshān xī

Area:

Chiayi

Region:

South

Start:

23.368088, 120.616677

Fun and really gorgeous canyoning (river tracing) trip. The start is a little bit boring, you will park your bike near the GPS and find your way into the water and start walking upstream. There are plenty of small trails that allow for this, depending on how far back you start the first 300-500m might be a bit boring. It gets better quick though, y ...

Posted Nov 18, 2020

Gino

River:

寶里苦溪 / Bǎo lǐ kǔ xī

Area:

Taoyuan

Region:

North

Start:

24.717189, 121.346930

Really great trace, one of my favourites that I have been able to visit in Northern Taiwan. The water is clean, and the entire area feels quite natural (sans the very start where people hang out). The GPS should take you to a bridge. You will be able to get down and start the trace via a path on the right-hand side of the bridge. In the very first ...