Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The High Speed Rail (HSR) network allows you to take bagged bikes on as luggage.
Renting Bikes
City bike-rental programs are available in Taipei (
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)
and Kaohsiung (
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lands, and in rural tourist areas.
gram: three days for NT$1200 and NT$200 for each additional day. These are good qual-
ity road bikes and include saddle bags and repair kits. We list where these are available in
individual chapters, but as it's best to reserve in advance, you need someone to call first
in Chinese (try asking for help at a tourist information centre).
For mountain bikes rentals (and weekend rides) around Taipei check out Alan's Moun-
tain Bike (
Click here
)
.
WHERE TO CYCLE
Taiwan has three types of cycling venues: bike-only paths, roads and mountain-biking
trails. Mountain biking seems a lot quieter than years ago, but there are still popular
routes around Taipei. Bike-only paths are concentrated in Taipei, Kaohsiung and down the
east coast. To date there are about 1000km of such paths and the network is growing as
the government works on a round-the-island path. Roads in Taiwan are generally in good
condition, with wide shoulders (often marked as exclusively for bikes and scooters) on
many popular routes.
CYCLING
OPPORTUNITIES
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION
CYCLING ROUTES
Road cycling either
along steep mountain
or flat coastal routes;
hundreds of kilometres
of riverside paths in
Taipei; some
mountain-biking trails
North Cross-Island
Highway, Wulai, Hwy
9, Hwy 2, Taipei, Hsin-
chu
Northern
Taiwan
plenty
Mostly road cycling on
mountain routes in the
interior; challenging
grade in many areas
Sun Moon Lake circuit,
Hwy 21, Daxueshan
FRA Rd
Western
Taiwan
plenty
