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Location: Nantou Distance: 41km Ascent 850m Provincial Highway 16 in Nantou County, is one of the few roads that penetrates into the Central Mountain range of Taiwan. It is a shame or perhaps an environmental blessing that plans to expand the road over the mountains…
Here is the mix~! I will get the songs up later. I almost missed this month, but I have finally got it up!
Location: Tainan Distance: 75km Ascent 1,000m As part of our Top 100 series of the best bicycle routes in Taiwan we aim to include at least one loop from each city/county in the country. For Tainan, the first we have selected is the ‘Guanziling Loop’. Although…
Location: Yunlin Distance: 54km Elevation gain: 1,900m I would propose this as the best cycling area in Taiwan, the spider web maze of roads that connect the three counties of Yunlin, Nantou, and Chiayi could be combined to make multiple stages of a Grand Tour.…
Location: Hualien/ Taitung Distance: 180km Elevation Gain: 1,600m In our series, we have decided to cover two roads that connect Hualien to Taitung: The Rift Valley, County Rd. No. 193, (#048 in our series) and in this installment Provincial Highway No. 11, which follows the coast and is known…
Location: Hualien Distance: 110km Elevation gain 894m When asked to choose their favorite part of Taiwan it was no surprise that Taiwanese picked the Rift Valley. I would be inclined to agree with this opinion. In this post we cover County Road No. 193 in…