Miaoli Explore 苗栗探索

July 20/21 weekend

Team 團隊

FaceBook Event page

https://www.facebook.com/events/442204866362690/

Itinerary

Day 1 - 7/20 - Waterfalls

Taipei 台北 > Nanzhuang 南庄 (2 hours / 100km)

Taipei departure point will be Xindian 新店 across the street from Exit 3 of the Dapinglin MRT station 捷運大坪林站3號出口對面 (Family Mart 全家) at 8:45 AM Saturday morning.

• Google map

Pick ups in Hsinchu ?

Valley of the Gods Waterfall 神仙谷瀑布

Arrive around 11 AM ?

• https://goo.gl/maps/z5S61viHb7UeRrFV8
• https://followxiaofei.com/taiwan/miaoli-waterfalls-nanzhuang-valley-of-the-gods-waterfall-and-7-layer-waterfall

• Hike in, across the bridge to view Valley of the Gods Waterfall 神仙谷瀑布 and across to the top of the falls. This is an easy 300 m walk on a path, 15-20 minutes.

Drive from Valley of the Gods Waterfall 神仙谷瀑布 to Kuhua Pond Waterfall 苦花潭瀑布

• 10 minute, 25 km drive

Kuhua Pond Waterfall 苦花潭瀑布

• https://goo.gl/maps/XWaTgX5gmGT6mSyz7
• https://followxiaofei.com/taiwan/miaoli-county/nanzhuang-township/kuhua-pond-waterfall

• 300 m, 15 walk to Kuhua Pond Waterfall 苦花潭瀑布
• Swim
• Picnic lunch

Drive through the green tea fields of Nanzhuang 南庄

Dinner (at guest house? or?)

B&B in Nanzhuang 南庄

嗚哇嘰山休閒工作坊 (Wuwaji Lodge) B&B

Day 2 - 7/21 - T'ai-an Hot Springs 泰安溫泉 area and River trace

• River trace to Dashimen, Shuiyun falls

Breakfast

Shuiyun Suspension Bridge 水雲吊橋

https://goo.gl/maps/mspveCGvtDekGQF89

https://taiwaneverything.cc/2018/08/06/southern-miaoli-county/

Dashimen Falls 大石門瀑布

• https://goo.gl/maps/bpcRdVisKbQ8nozq5

Picnic lunch ?

Shuiyun Falls 水雲瀑布

• https://goo.gl/maps/GQhJxaJoe5oDPakm9

Drive back to Taipei

Accomodations

嗚哇嘰山休閒工作坊 (Wuwaji Lodge)

• https://goo.gl/maps/QzYDxsihtaYfuVKY6
• http://037825159.boncity.com/

500nt per person

One 12 person room

4 rooms for 3 people each

Transportation

大立亨租賃有限公司

新北市新店區北新路三段40號

http://www.daliheng.com.tw/

02-2917-5757

https://goo.gl/maps/RBEiy967GNuAEc9NA

Volkswagen Transporter (T5), 9 seater diesel, automatic transmission

Pick up 8:30 AM, Saturday 7/20 morning (near Dapinglin)

Made 2,000 TWD deposit on 7/15

Weather

Forecast - Miaoli County Nanzhuang Township 苗栗縣南庄鄉

https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/forecast/town368/town2.php?townid=1000511

https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V8/C/W/Town/Town.html?TID=1000511

Daylight, Sun 日落日出 on 7/20/2019

Sunrise: 5:15 AM

Sunset: 18:44 PM

Typhoon?

Requirements and recommended equipment

• Able to walk
• Able to swim

• Swimming and river tracing

• River shoes
• Tracing non-technical
• One rope section to go around Dashimen falls