We have information about 4 river traces located around Taichung, Central Taiwan
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Jay
River:
捎來溪 / Shaolai creekArea:
TaichungRegion:
CentralStart:
24.20628,121.00579Longgu Waterfall(龍谷大瀑布) is 40m tall. A few pools and some climb-ups. -
River:
松鶴溪 / Songhe creekArea:
TaichungRegion:
CentralStart:
24.16854,120.9743The waterfall at the end of the trace is Butterfly Gorge Waterfall(蝴蝶谷瀑布). The water is cool and pristine. There are quite a few bouldering routes along the rivers and a few pools. -
River:
大甲溪 / Dajia riverArea:
TaichungRegion:
CentralStart:
24.21071,121.02257Very easy and accessible in dry seasons. Good hot springs but be careful of falling rocks. Don't camp right at the mountainfoot, which is prone to falling rocks. -
Gino
River:
北港溪 / Beigang riverArea:
TaichungRegion:
CentralStart:
24.092166, 121.037997A long way to go but definitely worth it. The whole trip is gorgeous and at the end, you are rewarded with a cliffside hot spring that looks down onto the river. Many people do this as a two-day trip and camp near the hot spring. Personally did it in a day but it's a good 10+ hour round trip so you'll need to start early. The starting GPS location ... will get on to a trail that you can take a scooter along almost right to the river. Follow upstream to the ending GPS location and look for the hot spring in the cliff. There are tails along the right side of the stream at certain points you can use to move a little faster if you want. It is also worth noting that there is a beehive at the back of the hot spring. They are honey bees though and shouldn't bother you if you don't bother them.
