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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Technical difficulty: 5/5-6/5 (Experts only) Length of Route: 5/5
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March 2023 Update from The Map Room's expedition there: The landslide lake and waterfall no longer exist. The new Sanfensuo Hot Spring, along the riverside, is hot, big and wonderful! The old Sanfensuo Hot Spring (on the hillside) still exists, but it's a nasty mess and not really worth bothering with as long as the new one is there. OLDER INFO: ... Jianianduan (Bunun: Kanitovan) used to be the home of some Bunun people. But now no one inhabits there. Jianianduan Hot Spring has its name because it is located in Jianianduan. One way is 16km. The water is the most difficult from Sunhai Bridge(starting point) to the fork of Danda River and Junda River because the two rivers merge and bring abundant water. On the way to Jianianduan Hot Spring, you will pass Sanfensuo Hot Spring(23.74605,121.06948), whose hot spring source is on mountainside. Second half of the river tracing is in gorge and water is again strong. Proper wading technique is necessary. And some bouldering technique is also important. The hot spring is only available in dry seasons in Taiwan.
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This is a really cool little river trace close to Dulan. You can park at the starting GPS point and shouldn't have much of an issue finding your way in from there. A good portion of this river trace is inside of a fairly narrow canyon. The views are great and the trace is a lot of fun. There were a couple of areas where you would want to be a fairly ... confident climber, or have someone go up first with a rope. When we went the water was quite low as it was the dry season. It could be a whole different type of trace when it's wet.
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Yibahou village is one of Bunun people's very old dwelling places. It has been abandoned for decades and is full of wildlife. Sambar deer, barking deer and goats can be seen in the valley. At the mountain foot of Yibahou Village lies the hot spring. The original rectangular hot spring pool at the mountainside was buried by landslide. A shovel is su ... ggested for building a proper the hot spring pool. One way takes 1.5 - 2 days. The second most difficult hot spring in Taiwan. Swiftwater and falling rocks are expected. Experts only.
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Incredibly beautiful. Not too hard yet challenging.
