River tracing at Jiuliao creek, Taipei
Starting Location
24.88444, 121.53868
Ending Location
24.87784, 121.52878
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Time needed
3-4 hours
Safety
The usual: flashfloods, falling rocks, snakes, stinging things (wasps, spiders, caterpillars, nettles, etc)
Equipment
The usual: helmet, tracing booties, waterproof bag, PFD, quick-dry synthetic clothes, food and water
General information
The perfect casual beginner trace! Super flat and easy, with lots of pools to play in on the way to a natural rock slide. Option to continue 30min further to another waterfall. Exit from the slide pool via dirt trail to join Honghegu (紅河谷) trail back to the start. I made a spreadsheet of the best river traces in northern Taiwan, check it out <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15QNhE9z3lhwz33C6V4P11dljPzWafFGKowzTi9Wrkjg/edit?gid=0#gid=0">HERE</a>!