24.42377,121.70887 Heliu Creek is a beautiful creek with countless pools and is a must for river tracers. The pools are pristine and emerald, and many of which are able to be jumped into. Quite a few pools have waterslides, and an abundance of natural bouldering walls can be found along the creek. Near the end of the trace is a 6-meter waterfall and its huge pool. Aft
...er the waterfall is there a short gorge that connects to the Ending GPS on this post. The creek intersects with Nan'ao Old Trail, and it takes 1 hour from the trailhead to the river. Parking spaces are around the trailhead.
Heliu Waterfall (12M): 24.42974,121.69213
24.54555,121.73037 The ending GPS spot is Yading Hot Spring(芽丁溫泉). There are two main outcrops: one at 24.54555,121.73037 and the other one at 24.54496,121.72239. The former's heat source's water temperature is around 60 degree Celsius, and the latter's is around 40 degrees and is a hot spring waterfall.
24.611926066082667, 121.52661869238717 The outcrops along Peng Peng Creek are hundreds of meters long. The hot spring pools’ locations are different every year. But the pools gurantee steady temperature from 38 to 45+, though not hot enough for eggs. Peng Peng Hot Spring is very popular in hot spring season, and tents are often seen.
Peng Peng Hot Spring disappears every year after a t
...yphoon. Around November or December, the local villagers use an excavator to dig for the hot spring pools.
Peng Peng(芃芃)or Fan Fan (梵梵) are both said for the very same place, and the former was the original name. Pengpeng, or Bonbon, means the bubbling sound in the hot spring. In 1970, a local administrator mixed up two different Chinese characters(梵 for 芃) on a document, which is the reason of the two different names for the one hot spring.
24.67363,121.59957 Geba Waterfall(戈霸瀑布)24.68408,121.57433. There is another waterfall further up, and the distance to it is said to be 1 hour from Geba Waterfall. The trail goes to Geba Waterfall from the entrance.
This creek is in Jiuliao River Ecological Park, and river tracing is not allowed. There is a chance to get driven away by the patrols.
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