Rivers of Taiwan
Every documented river trace, most recent first. Pick a specific river from the nav to narrow the feed.
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Ghost Waterfall and Shuiliandong Waterfall are in Taiyao River. The water slide is between them. The river is very slippery even to river tracing boots. A downpour might cause a flood in the river, and there has been incidents that visitors got stuck and called 119. Ghost Waterfall got its name because it is said that the sound of the waterfall can ... be heard yet it can not be seen. This is true in a way. Most visitors can only see the waterfall from its top rather than its whole shape from the bottom. To get to the bottom, you need to take a detour on the trail to the mainstream(Dahan River/ 大漢溪), and then river trace to the bottom of the waterfall from the fork. Shuiliandong Waterfall has a hole behind its water curtain, and you can swim to it. The waterfall is actually a giant dam. Its big size and rectangular shape make it a nice tourist spot. Shuiliandong is a term in Mandarin for any holes behind water curtain of a waterfall, so there are shuiliandongs or shuiliandong waterfalls everywhere in Taiwan. A common mistake is that Ghost Waterfall and Shuiliandong Waterfall are usually mixed up. The mistakes can be found on Google Map and local news. The former got its name for the saying that it is unable to be seen, while the latter is a giant dam with a hole in it. The time from the basketball parking lot(Starting GPS) to the top of Ghost Waterfall is around 30 mins. Mosquitoes on the bamboo trail are large and fierce. Fireflies can be spotted at night. *Shuiliandong Waterfall(水簾洞瀑布)(H: 29M): 24.664805965850935, 121.35363310625111 *Ghost Waterfall(幽靈瀑布): 24.66615,121.35319 *Water Slide: 24.66531,121.35313
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An easy route. Most of the time it's dry. It's more fun after rain. The GPS spots below are all by the road and have trails leading to them. Wanbaodong Waterfall(萬寶洞瀑布): 25.03039,121.76253 Swimming pool: 25.02546,121.76369 Very big swimming pool: 25.01852,121.76611 Hui'yao Waterfall: 25.01762,121.76698
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A few small waterfalls(3-4m) on the way to Ma'ao Creek Waterfall.
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A tributary of Tonghou River. This creek has the vibe of Heliu Creek in Nan'ao.
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The destination, Aquatic Dragon Waterfall (蛟龍瀑布, 23.553465,120.766907), is 842 meters tall and the tallest in East Asia. The climbing ups and downs are fun and challenging. Some parts of the valley are steep and falling rocks can be expected.
