River Tracing East Taiwan
River traces in East Taiwan, shared by the community — GPS coordinates, photos, and firsthand write-ups.
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Incredibly beautiful. Not too hard yet challenging.
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Molishaka Hot Spring is at the mountainside. Usually, there is a rope that you can climb up with.
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Short, beautiful, fun and somehow challanging. The river is always crowded on holidays in summer due to many commercial groups and visitors. First big waterfall pool is good to swim(but be careful or avoid it when the current is too strong). The river has several natural slides. You can jump into water at the first big waterfall or the pool at a val ... ley which is just more upstream to the first waterfall. (Always check the depth of water before jumping!) No public transportation. You need to take a taxi from Nan'ao Train Station or drive a car or a scooter to here.
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Beautiful trace with deep pools and stunning canyons. The Golden Grotto itself is a 20min walk up a side stream after a 3-4 hour walk up the Sanzhan River. Right before the grotto there are a couple of deep pools to swim across and a couple of waterfalls to climb (but they seem to always have ropes installed). It's quite a popular trace with several ... parties going up per day on the weekends. It was not difficult, but requires a bit of fitness. You can even get there by public transport. I took the train there and back and was able to walk from Jingmei station to the trace entry point without much trouble. There are a couple of little shops in the village, but food is scarce. Make sure you supply before you go.
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This is a quick and fun trace. Lots of pools to swim in and a wonderful waterfall at the top. It is less popular than some of the more commercial routes in the area so it's a good one to visit if you want to avoid crowds.
