River traces located around Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Jay
River:
宇內溪 / Yunei riverArea:
TaoyuanRegion:
NorthStart:
24.798278566799212, 121.418041988440311. This trace does not include the famous Yunei Slide (這裡不是宇內溪滑水道). The slide on this route is different from the well-known one. It can be confusing because both slides are in the same creek, but they are far apart, making it unlikely to visit both in a single trace. (The famous one: 24.790678871183513, 121.39577197890424) 2.!The GPS pin of White V ... eil Waterfall on Google Map is WRONG! The correct one is the one on our ending GPS. 3.Baisha Waterfall/White Veil Waterfall (白紗瀑布) is a serene and beautiful waterfall, standing at approximately 40 meters tall, with a large pool perfect for swimming. Above it, you can find Hewei Waterfall (赫威瀑布); to reach it, walk around on the left side. Further up, you can access the Hewei Divine Tree Area. 4.To embark on this river trace, it is safest to obtain the permit 5-60 days in advance from Chatianshan Nature Reserve (插天山保護區). The trailhead starts through a private farm residence called "Kapu No.17" (卡普17號). The parking fee at the residence should be around 100 NTD. Once you pay for your parking, the owner probably wouldn't bother to check if you have the permit. 5.To get to White Veil Waterfall, walk down the farm, and you'll reach a small stream soon. Cross the stream, and you'll find a hiking trail. The trail first goes around the mountainside, then stretches along the creek and eventually touches the creek. On the lateral part, the trail sometimes goes by the creek and sometimes merges in the creek. Finally, the trail completely disappears, and you can only river trace in the creek to the waterfall. 6.The creek is VERY SLIPPERY. Be extremely cautious while walking in the river. 7. Water Slide Location: 24.789783, 121.420900 Be very careful with this water slide. It is extremely slipper. Make sure to clear your path before you slide. I almost fucked myself up on a big sharp rock in the water but miraculously only got a scratch. -
River:
塔曼溪 / Ta'man creekArea:
TaoyuanRegion:
NorthStart:
24.674655430897328, 121.40453420589915A giant pool that is 50 meters long is not far from the trailhead. The pool was caused by a landslide and has been here for few years(now: 8.8.2022). Upstreams, the creek turns wide after the gorge next to the pool, and there aren't any significant waterfalls nearby. -
River:
抬耀溪 / Taiyao creekArea:
TaoyuanRegion:
NorthStart:
24.66278,121.3548Ghost Waterfall and Shuiliandong Waterfall are in Taiyao River. The water slide is between them. The river is very slippery even to river tracing boots. A downpour might cause a flood in the river, and there has been incidents that visitors got stuck and called 119. Ghost Waterfall got its name because it is said that the sound of the waterfall can ... be heard yet it can not be seen. This is true in a way. Most visitors can only see the waterfall from its top rather than its whole shape from the bottom. To get to the bottom, you need to take a detour on the trail to the mainstream(Dahan River/ 大漢溪), and then river trace to the bottom of the waterfall from the fork. Shuiliandong Waterfall has a hole behind its water curtain, and you can swim to it. The waterfall is actually a giant dam. Its big size and rectangular shape make it a nice tourist spot. Shuiliandong is a term in Mandarin for any holes behind water curtain of a waterfall, so there are shuiliandongs or shuiliandong waterfalls everywhere in Taiwan. A common mistake is that Ghost Waterfall and Shuiliandong Waterfall are usually mixed up. The mistakes can be found on Google Map and local news. The former got its name for the saying that it is unable to be seen, while the latter is a giant dam with a hole in it. The time from the basketball parking lot(Starting GPS) to the top of Ghost Waterfall is around 30 mins. Mosquitoes on the bamboo trail are large and fierce. Fireflies can be spotted at night. *Shuiliandong Waterfall(水簾洞瀑布)(H: 29M): 24.664805965850935, 121.35363310625111 *Ghost Waterfall(幽靈瀑布): 24.66615,121.35319 *Water Slide: 24.66531,121.35313 -
Gino
River:
宇內溪 / Yunei riverArea:
TaoyuanRegion:
NorthStart:
24.791821, 121.391380A really nice trace within a day trip from Taipei if you wake up early. This is within my top 3-day trip traces from Taipei I would say. The first 20 mins or so isn't anything special, however, once you climb over around the "man-made waterfall" it gets gorgeous quite quickly. There are tons of waterfalls, clean water, great landscapes, cliff faces ... to the side of you, and you really do feel "in the wild". You will at a certain point reach a fork, we stayed to the right at the fork and continued on till the end. If you wanted you could try left though I am unsure what you will find. At the very end if it has been raining you will find one massive final waterfall. From there you are going to need to backtrack to around the waterslide. From the waterslide, there should be a trail on your left-hand side you can use to get out. -
River:
寶里苦溪 / Bǎo lǐ kǔ xīArea:
TaoyuanRegion:
NorthStart:
24.717189, 121.346930Really 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 ... area, it's possible you will run into people. Once you climb the ropes along the side to pass the first waterfall you should have the place almost entirely to yourself. You may run into various waterfalls that seem impassable, there is generally a trail located somewhere around them that will take you up and over them.
