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Experience pristine nature @ Shakadang trail
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Name of location: Shakadong Trail
Address: 📍 972, Taiwan, Hualien County, Xiulin Township
User rating: 8.5/10
Location details: Taroko national park covers a wide range and has many attractions including swallow cave, buluowan, beipu, tunnel of the 9 turns and taroko gorge which is featured in my other post. Quite difficult to get to, requiring a special bus from hualien bus station (Next to the train station) you can buy bus tickets at the hualien county information centre which will take you up the national park trail. Do becareful as as of 2023 December some parts are closed off due to an avalanche earlier in the year. Also not all buses stop at every station! So do becareful on your travels.
The most important tip is to watch for the bus timings on the way down as you will be trapped if you miss the last bus and will need to take expensive private transport down! The last bus is usually around 3-4 PM
Experience details: The shakadang trail is a lovely trail to walk for a naturesque hike and fresh air if you enjoy being in nature. It is also not too difficult for beginners as i even saw elderly walking the trail! Good spot for spotting birds as well with many photographers in the area attempting to capture the local wildlife.
The best part of the trail was the hikers village at the end which used to be a stop point for travellers going through the mountains. Now they serve hot drinks and food! Must try is their local coffee and sausages!!!
some tips is to use the toilet before hand because there are no modern restrooms on the trail. Also the entire trail could take up to 5 hours to hike!
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During the Japanese period, the Japanese in order to build the fog power plant, a four-point four-kilometer-long, one-meter-wide trail was dubbed the "mystery valley trail" on the rock wall along the sand cardang stream, and later changed back to the sand cardang trail commonly known as the Tailuge people.
The name of the sand card is derived from the Tailuge people who excavated the molars when they built a society here, which is considered to be the historical traces left by the ancestors. The natural landscape here has become the biggest charm, magnificent mountains, clear streams and fresh air, making it a Hualien Xiulin tourist attraction.
The sand card is a long walk for about two hours. The whole journey along the left bank of the sand card creek is flat and easy to walk. The first half of the section is mostly carved under the cliff. The Ming tunnel is quite distinctive. Along the way, you can enjoy the beautiful marble canyon of Tailu Pavilion and the clear and charming stream pool are the central cross road. Most popular hydrophilic route ~
The river is4.1 kilometers long, the coastal scenery is beautiful, and the canyon is magnificent. It is a suitable route for hiking.
The good and simple charterer took us to the second scenic spot of the Taroko Pavilion, the Shakayi Trail. Looking at the long and narrow walk, I think it won't take long to walk. The trails are cut under the cliffs, with the cliffs on one side and the canyons and streams on the other. The trails have guardrails and are wide enough, so they are very safe. At first, I walked with great interest, saying that there were five rooms at the end of the journey, but I still can't remember what it was, but the more I walked, the more I felt that it was far away. My little friends were tired and kept looking for a place to sit down and rest, but at last we all insisted on the end. It was just a pit in the end. Haha, but it's interesting to remember walking like this.