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I took some time off Twitter last month and also managed to skip work for a day & solo hike part of the Tamsui-Kavalan Historical Trails in New Taipei, northeast of Taiwan, from 瑞芳 Ruifang to 福隆 Fulong (about 28 km). Here are some photos & feedback.
The Tamsui-Kavalan trails are a network of historical trails that long were the main routes connecting the Taipei basin to the Yilan plain. They have been restaured and promoted in recent years by @NewTaipeiGov, including with this newly launched website: https://tour.ntpc.gov.tw/TKTrails/
I have used this new website to chose my itinerary. On the website, each section of trail is identified with a code and features info on main spots not to miss on the way. It also provides GPS exchange format files to download & use with a hiking app.
The GPS data (one file per section) are accurate. Sadly, once downloaded, files are ranked by date of creation and names are a series of numbers and letters which makes it very hard to navigate. I suggest @NewTaipeiGov to rename these files using the same code as on the website.
Ok, now let’s go!
瑞芳 Ruifang -> 九份 Jiufen (苧仔潭古道 Ningzaitan Historic Trail & 琉榔路步道 Liulanglu Trail)
瑞芳 Ruifang -> 九份 Jiufen (苧仔潭古道 Ningzaitan Historic Trail & 琉榔路步道 Liulanglu Trail)
九份 Jiufen -> 樹梅礦場辦公室與聚落 Shumei Mine Office and Village (樹梅坪古道 Shumeiping Historic Trail & 燦光寮古徑 Canguangliao Historic Trail)
樹梅礦場辦公室與聚落 Shumei Mine Office and Village -> 柑仔店遺址 Ganzaidan Ruins (燦光寮古徑 Canguangliao Historic Trail)
柑仔店遺址 Ganzaidan Ruins -> 燦光寮12號古厝 Old House (楊廷理古徑 Yangtingli Historical Trail)
雞母嶺 Jimuling -> 福隆 Fulong (楊廷理古徑 Yangtingli Historical Trail)
