Hiking Jade Mountain is an adventure ! To simplify and answer the numerous questions that we get on FB Hiking Taiwan Club facebook here is the summary :
Day 1 Taipei to Tataka 4 hours by car or 8 hours + overnight by bus. FIRST NIGHT Sleep at Tataka
Day 2 Check permits then Go to trailhead + Climb Front Peak + West Peak then 2nd NIGHT sleep at Paiyun Lodge.
Hiking Snow Mountain during Snow season is totally different !
To clarify, officially, Snow Season is from January 1st to March 31st, the first 3 months of each year but Read more
I recently went on a hike at DaXiaoJian Mountain 大小劍山 = 大劍山 + 志佳山 + 小劍山 = 3 百岳 Top100 mountains. Hard trip ! 15 hours the 2nd day up and down and up and down… => will be detailed in another post.
And many fellow hikers asked me how to DIY build a website. DIY website is much much much cheaper than hiring a website design company !
自己架設網站真的更更更便宜!
Equipment is very important. It can make your hike like hell or like paradise 🙂
You probably come from : https://hikingtaiwan.club/2016/01/climb-yushan-snow-mountains-together/ and asking about equipment :
Over 3000 m altitude, the Sun is burning the skin so we recommend UV protection clothes. long pants + long sleeves + neck scarf + sunscreen 50 UV protection + sunglasses + large hat.
Even if it is cloudy, you still get sunburnt !
Over 3000 m altitude, temperature reaches Read more
Hualien is a good choice and a very touristic destination in Taiwan. There are so many things to do with hiking trails in Taroko gorges and famous river tracing like Golden Grotto.
Most of the hiking trails will require 2 permits to protect you. Permits must be asked online minimum 8 days before !
To go to Taroko gorges, the train station is Xincheng not Hualien ! At Xincheng, catch a bus (not convenient, every 2 hours…), catch a taxi or Read more
This South Section is a Challenging Long Section, it has reputation to be super very difficult and is even named The Extreme Hiking Section in Taiwan. In so many parts, the mountain Read more
UPDATED Oct 2017. For Snow Mountain, you can enter from the South trail and nobody will check your permit but it’s much more difficult physically ! The trail is not well maintained, some sections are very steep and rocky, and you’ll meet very few people ! and you must bring your tent !
DIY apply permit for mountain National Park Taiwan CLICK HERE !
Moreover if you want to sleep in the cabin you can be controlled at the 369 hut (SanLiuJiu Cabin) and you are 90% sure to be Read more
