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Bitan - Hemei Shan

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Trail stats

Distance
3.01 mi
Elevation gain
719 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
719 ft
Max elevation
498 ft
TrailRank 
45
Min elevation
51 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
one hour 34 minutes
Time
2 hours 2 minutes
Coordinates
851
Uploaded
September 14, 2019
Recorded
September 2019
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near Xindian, Taipei (Taiwan)

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Itinerary description

Once a highlight of Taiwan’s domestic tourism industry, Bitan is now a relaxed feeling, end-of-the-line destination, mostly populated by families looking for an easy day out. To see a different side of this weekend hotspot you can cross over the suspension cliffs and take a walk up one of the trails up to Hemei Peak. With it’s abandoned amusement park and the return trip on the lone surviving paddle ferry, this really is a wander into Bitan’s past.

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Leaving the station cross over and head up the steps.

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Head up to the suspension bridge

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Through a weird tunnel.

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Left towards hemeibsummit.

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Up towards plank road

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Ferry and a swimming guy

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Walking back along the river.

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