We have information about 17 river traces located around Yilan, East Taiwan
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River:
楓溪 / Maple creekArea:
YilanRegion:
EastStart:
24.3504,121.73387This Maple Creek is the one in Nan'ao-Heping area, not in Nan'ao town where Nan'ao River is. There are four waterfalls in this trace, and the first three of them have a route to go around. Quite a few pools can be found, and all of the waterfalls have a pool. -
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合流溪 / Heliu creekArea:
YilanRegion:
EastStart:
24.42377,121.70887Heliu Creek is a beautiful creek with countless pools and is a must for river tracers. The pools are pristine and emerald, and many of which are able to be jumped into. Quite a few pools have waterslides, and an abundance of natural bouldering walls can be found along the creek. Near the end of the trace is a 6-meter waterfall and its huge pool. Aft ... er the waterfall is there a short gorge that connects to the Ending GPS on this post. The creek intersects with Nan'ao Old Trail, and it takes 1 hour from the trailhead to the river. Parking spaces are around the trailhead. Heliu Waterfall (12M): 24.42974,121.69213 -
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猴洞坑溪 / Houdongkeng creekArea:
YilanRegion:
EastStart:
24.85316,121.77506Below the trail: Huiyingu Waterfall: 25M: 24.85212,121.77476 8M Waterfall: 24.85187,121.77459 Above the trail 25M waterfall: 24.85411,121.77531 -
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南澳北溪 / Nán'ào běi xīArea:
YilanRegion:
EastStart:
24.54555,121.73037The ending GPS spot is Yading Hot Spring(芽丁溫泉). There are two main outcrops: one at 24.54555,121.73037 and the other one at 24.54496,121.72239. The former's heat source's water temperature is around 60 degree Celsius, and the latter's is around 40 degrees and is a hot spring waterfall. -
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芃芃溪 / Peng peng creekArea:
YilanRegion:
EastStart:
24.611926066082667, 121.52661869238717The outcrops along Peng Peng Creek are hundreds of meters long. The hot spring pools’ locations are different every year. But the pools gurantee steady temperature from 38 to 45+, though not hot enough for eggs. Peng Peng Hot Spring is very popular in hot spring season, and tents are often seen. Peng Peng Hot Spring disappears every year after a t ... yphoon. Around November or December, the local villagers use an excavator to dig for the hot spring pools. Peng Peng(芃芃)or Fan Fan (梵梵) are both said for the very same place, and the former was the original name. Pengpeng, or Bonbon, means the bubbling sound in the hot spring. In 1970, a local administrator mixed up two different Chinese characters(梵 for 芃) on a document, which is the reason of the two different names for the one hot spring.
