River traces located around East Taiwan
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Gino
River:
佳里溪 / Jiali riverArea:
TaitungRegion:
EastStart:
22.925440, 121.258232This is a really cool little river trace close to Dulan. You can park at the starting GPS point and shouldn't have much of an issue finding your way in from there. A good portion of this river trace is inside of a fairly narrow canyon. The views are great and the trace is a lot of fun. There were a couple of areas where you would want to be a fairly ... confident climber, or have someone go up first with a rope. When we went the water was quite low as it was the dry season. It could be a whole different type of trace when it's wet. -
Jay
River:
桑樹溪 / Sangshu riverArea:
TaitungRegion:
EastStart:
22.76356,121.02046Incredibly beautiful. Not too hard yet challenging. -
River:
萬里溪 / Wanli riverArea:
HualienRegion:
EastStart:
23.72049,121.38909Molishaka Hot Spring is at the mountainside. Usually, there is a rope that you can climb up with. -
River:
鹿皮溪 / Lupi riverArea:
YilanRegion:
EastStart:
24.46832,121.75317Short, beautiful, fun and somehow challanging. The river is always crowded on holidays in summer due to many commercial groups and visitors. First big waterfall pool is good to swim(but be careful or avoid it when the current is too strong). The river has several natural slides. You can jump into water at the first big waterfall or the pool at a val ... ley which is just more upstream to the first waterfall. (Always check the depth of water before jumping!) No public transportation. You need to take a taxi from Nan'ao Train Station or drive a car or a scooter to here. -
James
River:
三棧溪 / Sanzhan riverArea:
HualienRegion:
EastStart:
24.103390, 121.604586Beautiful trace with deep pools and stunning canyons. The Golden Grotto itself is a 20min walk up a side stream after a 3-4 hour walk up the Sanzhan River. Right before the grotto there are a couple of deep pools to swim across and a couple of waterfalls to climb (but they seem to always have ropes installed). It's quite a popular trace with several ... parties going up per day on the weekends. It was not difficult, but requires a bit of fitness. You can even get there by public transport. I took the train there and back and was able to walk from Jingmei station to the trace entry point without much trouble. There are a couple of little shops in the village, but food is scarce. Make sure you supply before you go.
