River traces located around North Taiwan
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Fushi Creek / 富士溪Area:
TaipeiRegion:
NorthStart:
25.159130484288312, 121.62349388202338A natural bouldering gym. The river trace is short but has a lot of climbs. -
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茄苳溪 / Qiedong creekArea:
TaipeiRegion:
NorthStart:
25.055072054092253, 121.67322103664804Dajianshan waterfalls group are here. It is a canyoning route and there are 3 tall waterfalls between 15-25 meters. The first one, tallest waterfall, can also be reached by river tracing upstream whereas canyoning is traveling downstream. The climbing-up to the third waterfall is nearly vertical, but the path to the second tall waterfall is not hard ... . -
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斯其野溪 / Siqiye creekArea:
TaipeiRegion:
NorthStart:
24.79533482263228, 121.49324141707244The creek has a bunch of small waterfalls to climb up if you go far enough. The right fork is much more fun than the left one(24.79661,121.48774). -
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灰窯溪 / Huiyao creekArea:
TaipeiRegion:
NorthStart:
25.02717196980174, 121.76367667651827Huiyao Creek is busy with visitors and the people for barbecue on weekends in summer. The creek has several spots worth visiting: Huiyao Waterfall(灰窯瀑布), Wanbaodong Waterfall(萬寶洞瀑布), a natual swimming pool, and a giant pool. It is a creek friendly for beginners. The creek has a tiny basin, and thus the water flow is usually little. If you want just ... to visit Huiyao Waterfall or the giant pool, you can access to them from the road by them, instead of river tracing all the way up from the start. Huiyao Waterfall: 25.01782201638091, 121.76709007301798 Giant Pool: 25.01826,121.76629 Natural Swimming Pool: 25.0256,121.76363 Wanbaodong Waterfall: 25.03071,121.76228 -
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磺溪 / Huang creekArea:
TaipeiRegion:
NorthStart:
25.20195,121.59217Bayan is in Yangmingshan National Park. The hot spring pools are well maintained by the local. Pools are made out of sandbags and rocks by them, and there is a wide selection for water temperature. The hot spring water is milky white and very sulfery. Its pH is 2~3, the same acidity as lemon juice or dilute sulfuric acid; It is recommended to take o ... ff all metal wearings before the hot spring bath. The hot spring pools exist all year long. All creeks and hot springs in Yangminshan Park are banned by YMS headquarters, yet Bayan Hot Spring is very popular on weekends. Sometimes police officers come and you might get fined for 1500NT dollars.
