Leading river traces regularly on my Meetup or Instagram 12 seasons a year.
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The first waterfall is at 24.96,121.9085. It's 4 meters and has a nice pool to chill. On top of it are another two pools and you can jump into them. Trace further up for another 40 minutes-1 hour and you'll get to a 8-m waterfall. If you go above the 8-meter waterfall, two really tall waterfalls are around the corner. The one on the main stream is ... around 20-25 meters tall, and the other one on the left fork is also around that height. We went around the waterfall on the right side(facing downstream) and did a little bushwhack, but it was quite easy in general. There's webbing and a rope on the other side but it looked very sketchy to climb up, so we didn't go up on the left side(facing downstream). Shimen Creek is not only easy but also quite traffically available, just a train ride and a taxi from Dali 大里 or Daxi 大溪 station and you'll get to the trailhead.
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You will pass water facility at the beginning of the trail. Then you need to climb up along the river for a while. The creek has only several small waterfalls ranging 3-5 meters.
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Tracing Route: The trail from the starting point (24.53689,121.09718) to the creek is quite steep and slippery. A refreshing and nice small waterfall and its pool are at 24.53637,121.09613. After Baxian Waterfall 八仙瀑佈, you can either hike up the trail to the road at 24.53385, 121.09776 or trace up the creek to a steel bridge whose exit is at 24.53 ... 124,121.09533 in grass. Water is not recommended for drinking because the upstream part passes a bridge.
