River tracing at Dezikou creek, Yilan
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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
Start by following a short trail to the wonderful "Yunei Waterslide". This requires a short swim to access, but contains two slides and a huge pool. Beyond this, you'll find several smaller pools and falls along a relatively flat section. At a split, you'll find more nice pools. Going left (main stream) is unknown (probably flatter), whereas going right requires a short climb and then steeper tracing to an amazing waterfall grotto. I made a spreadsheet of the best river traces in northern Taiwan, check it out here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15QNhE9z3lhwz33C6V4P11dljPzWafFGKowzTi9Wrkjg