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Baiyang trail. TianXiang to Water Curtain Cave. TAROKO

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Distance
2.27 mi
Elevation gain
1,132 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
607 ft
Max elevation
2,035 ft
TrailRank 
32
Min elevation
1,494 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
one hour 15 minutes
Coordinates
680
Uploaded
March 27, 2019
Recorded
March 2019
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near Tianxiang, Taiwan (Taiwan)

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Itinerary description

The Baiyang Waterfall Trail is characterized by the number of tunnels. Beginning with the entrance tunnel of 380 meters (by the Central Cross-Island Highway 900 meters west of Tianxiang) to the last tunnel before Water Curtain, you will pass through seven tunnels along the 2 kilometer trail ( the 4 km round trip will take about one hour and a half).

Some of the tunnels are as straight as a pencil and you can see the light at the end. Others however are curved such that you will be enveloped in pitch-black darkness for a short time unless you take along a flashlight, which is advisable. Looking out of the tunnels from within, the lovely green mountain view is like a painting by a master. The trail was originally built by Taiwan Power Company in 1984 during the early stages of their plans (approved for construction in 1979) to develop hydroelectric power in the area, plans that included damming many parts of the gorge. The hydroelectric project for this area was eventually cancelled. Taroko survived and a road left that makes it easier for us to get into this once remote area.

The ground rock after Water Curtain (Shui-lian-dong) is loose and there is danger of a collapse so as present visitors are only allowed to the entrance of the first Water Curtain. Water curtain is a special scene created by spring water falling from the tunnel roof.

El sendero de la cascada Baiyang se caracteriza por la cantidad de túneles. Comenzando con el túnel de entrada de 380 metros (por la carretera central a través de la isla, 900 metros al oeste de Tianxiang) hasta el último túnel antes de Water Curtain, pasará por siete túneles a lo largo del sendero de 2 kilómetros (el viaje de ida y vuelta de 4 km tomará aproximadamente una hora y media).
 
Algunos de los túneles son tan rectos como un lápiz y puedes ver la luz al final. Otros, sin embargo, están curvados, de modo que quedarán envueltos en la oscuridad de tono negro por un corto tiempo a menos que lleves una linterna, lo cual es recomendable. Mirando por los túneles desde adentro, la hermosa vista verde de la montaña es como un cuadro de un maestro. El sendero fue construido originalmente por Taiwan Power Company en 1984 durante las primeras etapas de sus planes (aprobado para su construcción en 1979) para desarrollar energía hidroeléctrica en el área, planes que incluían el embalse de muchas partes de la garganta. El proyecto hidroeléctrico para esta área fue eventualmente cancelado. Taroko sobrevivió y queda un camino que nos facilita acceder a esta área que alguna vez fue remota.
 
La roca de tierra después de la cortina de agua (Shui-lian-dong) está suelta y existe el peligro de un colapso, por lo que los visitantes actuales solo pueden ingresar a la entrada de la primera cortina de agua. La cortina de agua es una escena especial creada por el agua de manantial que cae del techo del túnel.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,980 ft
Photo ofBaiyang waterfall

Baiyang waterfall

Báiyángpùbù

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,957 ft
Photo ofObservation Platform

Observation Platform

Guanjingpíngtái

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,650 ft

Observation Platform.

Baiyang Trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,498 ft

Tianxiang. Bus stop

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,666 ft

Tunnel

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,676 ft

Tunnel. Start trail

Baiyang Trail Exit

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,033 ft
Photo ofWater Curtain Cave

Water Curtain Cave

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