台北大縱走 (Taipei Grand Trail)

General Information

This is a hiking route around the entire Taipei basin. The hike is 92km, and adding in a cycling section, it mounts up to 130km of total distance.

It covers Taipei’s five main mountain ranges: 大屯山、七星山、五指山、南港山、二格山.
This trail passes by some notable locations: 陽明山國家公園、竹子湖、白石湖、圓山、四獸山、貓空.
It provides the opportunity for activities such as: 泡溫泉、賞花、賞蝶、賞芒、品茗、嚐草莓、賞鳥.

The Geotechnical Engineering Office, Public Works Department of the Taipei City Government (臺北市大地處) started designing these trails in 2018. This combines the previous 臺北南縱走(69km) and 臺北南縱走(23km) into a combined trail with seven sections. In 2021, an 8th biking section was added to make it a complete loop around Taipei.

Since 2018, there has been an annual certification event, where if you complete all sections, you can get a certificate, a towel, and other prizes. To complete it, you either us the “Hiking Note app” or take pictures with all 16 of the gem signboards along the trail.

Links to Individual Sections

Route	Route	Trail Distance	Trail Time
Section1	MRT Guandu Station → Mt. Zhongyi Trail Entrance (Maple and White Dew/Fontainebleu) → Guizikeng Woodblock Rubbing Pavilion → Qingtian Temple → Miantianping Pavilion → Erzihping Visitor Center	Approximately13 km	7~8 hours
Section2	Erzihping Visitor Center → Miantianping Pavilion → Mt. Datun West Peak → Mt. Datun South Peak → Mt. Datun Viewing Platform → Xiaoyoukeng Visitor Center	Approximately 12 km (Cumulative 25 km)	6~7 hours
Section3	Xiaoyoukeng Visitor Center → Mt. Qixing Main Peak → Mt. Qixing East Peak → Lengshuikeng Visitor Center → Qingtiangang Visitor Center → Fengguizui	Approximately 13 km (Cumulative 38 km)	7~8 hours
Section4	Fengguizui → Shuangxigou Ancient Trail Entrance (Wanxi Mountain Area Road) → Bishan Road → Yuanjue Temple → Yuanjue Waterfall → Dagouxi Water Conservancy Park → MRT Dahu Park Station → (Take bus 620 or walk: Chenggong Road Section 5 → Kangning Road Section 3 → Nanhudaqiao → Jingmao 2nd Road → MRT Nangang Exhibition Center Station → Research Institute Road Section 2) → China University of Science and Technology	Approximately 18 km (Cumulative 56 km)	6~7 hours
Section5 Jiantan Sub-section	MRT Jiantan Station → The Old Place Viewing Platform → Mt. Wenjian Triangulation Point → Zheng Chenggong Temple Trail → Jinlong Industrial Road → Mt. Zhongyong Cross-Ridge Trail → Bishanyan	Approximately 12 km(Cumulative 68 km)	6~7 hours
Section6	China University of Science and Technology Trail Entrance → Mt. Jiuwu → Diaomi Old Temple → Zhongzheng Ridge Anlu Palace → World Villa [Heping East Road Section 4, Lane 66] → Mt. Jungong → Mt. Zhongpu → Fuyang Eco Park → MRT Linguang Station	Approximately 11 km(Cumulative 79 km)	5~6 hours
Section7	(MRT Linguang Station → Fuyang Eco Park) → World Villa [Heping East Road Section 4, Lane 66] → Heping East Road Section 4 → Wanshou Bridge → Zhinan Temple Bamboo Cypress Path → Zhinan Temple Green Light Platform → Dacheng Hall Trail → Tea Exhibition Center Trail → Maokong Gondola Maokong Station → Camphor Tree Trail Caiyun Pavilion → Dragon Trail Behind NCCU	Approximately 13 km(Cumulative 92 km)	5~6 hours
Section8	MRT Taipei Zoo Station → Wanshou Bridge → Guting Riverside Park → Machangding Memorial Park → Huajiang Wild Duck Nature Park → Dadaocheng Wharf → Fuan Riverside Park → Fuzhou Riverside Park → Shezidao Head Park → Shezi Bridge → Guandu Nature Park → MRT Guandu Station Extended Route: MRT Jiantan Station → Bailiang Right Bank Riverside Park → He Shuang No. 21 Riverside Park → Guandu Nature Park → MRT Guandu Station	Approximately 38 km(Cumulative 130 km)	Bicycle 4~5 hours

Locations of the Gem Signboards:

Section I	Erzihping Trail Ecological Pond; Next to the Guide Sign at Liu An Hua Ming	Entrance to Mt. Zhongyi Trail
Section II	Mt. Datun Aids to Navigation Station Viewing Platform	Dinghu Calla Lily Trail (Walk about 800 meters towards the Happiness Bell Viewing Platform, following the direction sign at the tail end of the Shuiwei Baraka)
Section III	Mt. Qixing Main Peak Activity Pillar	Central Trail in the Qingtiangang Grassland
Section IV	Baishihu Suspension Bridge	In front of the Yuanjue Falls Guide Sign
Section V	Old Place Viewing Platform Activity Pillar	Old Place Viewing Platform Activity Pillar
Section VI	Jiuwu Peak Activity Pillar	Horseshoe-shaped Viewing Platform
Section VII	Thousand Steps Trail (next to Zhinan Pavilion)	Camphor Tree Trail (close to Rainbow Cloud Pavilion)
Section VIII	Section VIII – Shezidao Wetland Bicycle Trail (between the Interpretation Pavilion and the basketball court under Shezi Bridge)	Machangding Memorial Park Airplane Display

2024 Signboard pics from the official website:

Own Signboard pictures from 2022:

Map coordinates of Signposts

[Gem Signboard KML File]