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Goose Mountain (鵝公髻山): The bare-bones information you need to get to a beautiful, rewarding, fun, and super easy day hike close to Hsinchu.

Poisonous snakes, glowing mushrooms, beautiful flowers, giant hornets, prehistoric fossilized shells, dangerous plants. Nature in Taiwan!

For more dedicated explorers, continuing far beyond Tiger Peak to Jiali Mountain (Jialishan / 加里山) is where the real challenge is...

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...

Hiking Zhijiayang Mountain & Snow Mountain South Peak in Taiwan! See Zhongyang Jian Mountain, Ridge of Death, Holy Ridge, & Wuming Mountain.

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!

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!

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

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!

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!

Join me on a pictographic odyssey into the sometimes misty, always amazing interior of this island on the edge of the world. Those who...

Ice shimmers in the cold morning like crystal, frozen berries and bamboo glint like gems, and above the mountain sun bathes all in hues...