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How To Use Hiking Topographical Maps, Satellite Imagery, and Other Resources to Plan Hiking Routes

Jan 26, 20228 min read

How To Use Hiking Topographical Maps, Satellite Imagery, and Other Resources to Plan Hiking Routes

How can I plan a hiking or river tracing (canyoning) route, and how do I know how hard it's going to be? What is a topographical (topo) map?

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Taian Outdoors 1: Tiger Mountain, Taian's Forgotten Mountain (泰安戶外1：失落的虎山)

The Cartographer

Jan 5, 202211 min read

Taian Outdoors 1: Tiger Mountain, Taian's Forgotten Mountain (泰安戶外1：失落的虎山)

INDEX Welcome / Main post / Hundred Pace Snake (百步蛇) / The nitty-gritty (GPS, GPX, and more) Click here for GPS, GPX, and more Welcome to...

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Hot Springs EVERYWHERE! Baolai River Qikeng, Shikeng, Shisankeng Hot Springs 到處都是溫泉！寶來溪七坑，十坑，十三坑溫泉

The Cartographer

Dec 11, 202114 min read

Hot Springs EVERYWHERE! Baolai River Qikeng, Shikeng, Shisankeng Hot Springs 到處都是溫泉！寶來溪七坑，十坑，十三坑溫泉

With at least five hot springs, Baolai River (寶來溪) is a relaxing river tracing and camping destination.

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Lost Valley: Jungles & Canyons Beyond Double Dragon & Danlong Waterfalls 失落峽谷：五峰鄉雙龍瀑布和丹龍瀑布再往上走之冒險

The Cartographer

May 25, 202118 min read

Lost Valley: Jungles & Canyons Beyond Double Dragon & Danlong Waterfalls 失落峽谷：五峰鄉雙龍瀑布和丹龍瀑布再往上走之冒險

What lies beyond the Double Dragon and Danlong Waterfalls of the Maibalai River in Taiwan's Wufeng Township? River trace with us & find out!

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 4: Jiali Mountain Part I, There and Back Again (加里山)

The Cartographer

Apr 9, 20218 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 4: Jiali Mountain Part I, There and Back Again (加里山)

Don't worry if you don't live in Taiwan, you can still learn what kind of hikes to find and steps to take to become a better hiker!

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 3: Gaotai Mountain and the three Daotian Peaks (高台山-小，中，大島田山縱走)

The Cartographer

Mar 22, 202110 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 3: Gaotai Mountain and the three Daotian Peaks (高台山-小，中，大島田山縱走)

One easy, half-day hike. Four peaks, stunning Japanese cedar forests, and WWII ruins. Leave it all behind, reconnect with nature, & breathe!

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 2: Five Finger Mountain (五指山)

The Cartographer

Mar 16, 20217 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 2: Five Finger Mountain (五指山)

Don't worry if you don't live in Taiwan, you can still learn what kind of hikes to find and steps to take to become a better hiker!

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 1: Fire Mountain (火炎山)

The Cartographer

Mar 8, 20216 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 1: Fire Mountain (火炎山)

Don't worry if you don't live in Taiwan, you can still learn what kind of hikes to find and steps to take to become a better hiker!

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Hsinchu 17 K Coastal Bike Trail: A Bike Ride along the Taiwan Strait 新竹17公里海岸自行車道

The Cartographer

Feb 25, 20215 min read

Hsinchu 17 K Coastal Bike Trail: A Bike Ride along the Taiwan Strait 新竹17公里海岸自行車道

Check out this 17k coastal bicycle route ride in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Sometimes it's the things you least expect that are the most beautiful...

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Fengqi Sunset Trail Tunnels and Bunkers: Lost Labyrinth Revisited 回到天得堂風氣步道防空洞

The Cartographer

Jan 29, 20217 min read

Fengqi Sunset Trail Tunnels and Bunkers: Lost Labyrinth Revisited 回到天得堂風氣步道防空洞

Discover an abandoned maze of KMT military bunkers and tunnels in the jungle hills of Taiwan - right in easy driving distance of Hsinchu!

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