River traces located around East Taiwan
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River:
樂樂溪 / Lele riverArea:
HualienRegion:
EastStart:
23.32947,121.23709The ending GPS spot is Nan'an hot spring, incredibly close to Walami trailhead. However, Lele River's currents are usually so strong that only professional teams are suggested to visit there. The hot spring water is 47 degrees Celcius and a proper pool for 4-6 people can be built. The path from paved road to the river is along the ridge and find the ... right way down. -
River:
樂樂溪 / Lele riverArea:
HualienRegion:
EastStart:
23.32648,121.24685Kakalang Hot Spring locates in Walami. The name Kakalang means "the place with a lot of crabs" in Bu'nun. (23.341685,121.222860) The water flow in Lele River is as strong as it is in Jianianduan, so this river trace is definitely an expert's route rather than a beginner's one. The outcrop is 58 degrees Celsius, but a pool for at most two people is o ... nly possible with a very big tarp and great effort for half a day, probably not the best wild hot spring in the world, or far from it. There is another pool in the sand with slightly warm hot spring water, one hundred meters from Kakalang's main outcrop--so little warm that it is even kind of chilling on a winter day. (23.34174,121.2237) -
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芃芃溪 / Peng peng creekArea:
YilanRegion:
EastStart:
24.611926066082667, 121.52661869238717The 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. -
River:
嗅水溪 / Xiushui creekArea:
HualienRegion:
EastStart:
23.24725,121.33443Dongli Hot Spring No. 2 東里溫泉二號 Temperature: 40 degrees. Mostly hiking. You only need to cross the very shallow stream for 3 times. Walk up the abandoned farm road along Xiushui Creek to the end and walk down to the stream. Walk up the stream for 50 meters in distance and turn right. Walk up the slope and you'll see the hot spring. (Don't walk on th ... e abandoned wood bridge; It's not the way.) -
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武拉庫散溪 / Wulakusan creekArea:
TaitungRegion:
EastStart:
23.13347,121.11851Breathtakingly beautiful. Wulakusan hot spring outcrops lie on the rock wall at the end of the river trace. This creek has many emerald pools like the ones in Sanzhan River and beautiful gorges. This isn’t a river trace for beginners due to swiftwater and suckholes.
