- River Tracing Taiwan
- East
- Hualien
- 萬里溪 / Wanli river
- Trace #159
River tracing at Wanli river, Hualien
This trace has guided tours
Local guides are available on this river. See current listings on Klook.
Time needed
1.5-2.5 hours to the gorge from the entrance.
Safety
Climbing, falling, rebars in the creek, and suckholes.
Equipment
helmets, river tracing boots, and ropes
General information
This tributary is by Wanrong Hot Spring (NOT Molishaka), also called Yuanyanggu Hot Spring, and thus has a lot of outcrops popping out of the valley and creating special colorful walls, and a tiny hot spring pool can be found on the way. The distance of this river trace is short yet somehow challenging, which involves a few techniques such as boosting, climbing, swimming across pools, and a short rappelling on the way back. The gorge in the end has the vibes of Lisong Hot Spring, but there is not a hot spring pool. There are a 6 meters waterfall, which is difficult to trace up, and an emerald pool by a colorful wall. After the waterfall are 2 much taller waterfalls with one of them being 20 meters tall. This creek is advised to be visited only in dry seasons, when the main river, Wanli River, is much less likely to flood than in summer, when the rainy season is, and it takes several days for the water level to descend after each medium rain, not to mention frequent and violent afternoon downpours in summer.