How to use Trace Taiwan

Basics

What is river tracing?

River tracing — also called river climbing, river trekking, or mountain stream climbing — is a subset of hiking that takes place inside a river. It's a popular outdoor sport in Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, and other parts of South East Asia, and is closely related to canyoning or canyoneering as practiced in North America.

Purpose

Why does this website exist?

Trace Taiwan is a collaborative community where river tracers share information with each other about river tracing and canyoning across Taiwan — honest write-ups, real GPS coordinates, and the kind of context that helps someone decide whether a trace is right for them.

Using the site

How can I make use of this site?

Registered users can fill out a simple form to create a trace — a small blog post about their river trace, linked to their account. Every trace is shown to other users, and you can freely link or share it anywhere you'd like.

Posting

What information is required to make a post?

We enforce minimum requirements on posts so other users can learn enough to decide whether they can — or want to — attempt a trace themselves. Currently that means:

• A short general write-up
• At least 3 pictures, or a video
• A GPS location for the start of the trace

GPS

How do I find a location's GPS coordinates?

You can quickly find a GPS location on Google Maps. To make it even easier, the post form includes an embedded map you can click on — tap the spot and we'll fill in the coordinates for you.

Community

How can this website help me grow my own social media?

Registered users can link their Instagram and YouTube channels to their profile so visitors see them as icons on their user page. You can also embed links to your own YouTube videos inside the posts you publish here.