Most visitors to Fenqihu come for the old street and the lunchboxes. This pleasant trail climbing to one of Chiayi’s lesser-visited Taiwan 100 Minor Peaks is a short scooter ride out of town,…

Previously a military facility, the little patch of forest between Da’an and Wenshan districts is now a biodiverse habitat where Taipei’s herpers and hikers can come to get close and pe…

Mount Baimao is a mostly forested walk that saves its best for last with a dramatically exposed rocky ridge near the summit and sweeping views up Dajia River toward the hot spring town of Guguan.

Towering waterfalls, precarious suspension bridges, hot spring baths, bamboo forests, plentiful bird life, and an Indigenous village — this varied trail in Taoyuan’s Fuxing District has a lot to of…

The four weeks spanning the end of April and the start of May is peak season for fireflies in northern Taiwan. What’s more, this time of year also happens to be tung blossom season, and this …

This short walk encircling Qingquan Tribal Village in Hsinchu’s Wufeng Township offers hot springs, historic figures, and a little peak into life in an Indigenous village.

This trail in New Taipei’s Wugu District is absolutely choc full of cultural interest. It follows a walkway dotted with pretty historic temples before segueing into a wander among the treetop…

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