Category: 2023 Taiwan

2023-10-26 Start: 10:00 / Arrival: 16:45 Distance: 64km / Gained height 380hm Woke up and the the heat was already beating. So strange, its the end of October and we’re complaining about the warm weather (in fact, this is really a quite demanding condition for cycling). Had breakfast at the hotel, which was soy milk and a burger they had

2019-08-25 Start: 10:30 / Arrival: 18:30 Distance: 18+35km / Gained height 115+340 hm Started with a convenience store breakfast, checked out and went for Mr Browns avenue, directly in front of our hotel. Not much different to yesterdays rice fields, but a tick nicer, with dedicated bicycle infrastructure – but also a little bit touristic. When we rode it, there was

2023-10-24 Start: 11:15 / Arrival: 17:30 Distance: 56km / Gained height 420 hm Started the day with a very interesting and tasty breakfast around the corner. Bettina had some wrapped omelette with dragon fruit and I a burger with peanut sauce. Left then our nice stay to ride along a silent country road with an amazing view on the mountains of

2023-10-23 Start: 10:45 / Arrival: 19:00 Distance: 80km / Gained height 720 hm Had breakfast around the corner at a local traditional breakfast restaurant with again super kind owners. The turnip cake and the buns plus the soy milk were again amazing. Then left the hotel to ride on a beautiful dedicated cyclepath. This transferred to the completely silent 193

2023-10-22 Our first day of rest from cycling we stayed in Hualien. Early day was a little bit overshadowed by the technical problems I had. My mobile was denying to charge from time to time, all from a single drop of sweat on the first climb after Su’Ao. I thought this would have been solved, but in the morning the

2023-10-21 Start: 10:00 / Arrival: 17:00 Distance: 70km / Gained height approx 1350 hm (GPS is super inaccurate due to the gorge) Woke up and enjoyed a fantastic view from the balcony. Then went to a small local breakfast restaurant with super sweet owners. Had some tasty Jian Bing with cheese and some toast. Afterwards the woman of the couple,

2019-08-20 Start: 10:00 / Arrival: 19:00 Distance: 81km / Gained height 1300 hm After breakfast at the hotel in the “Sunset Restaurant” (with an nice overview on Su’An harbour) we started the section, that years ago many people had warned me about. I found it at that time quite bearable, so we were excited what this day will bring. This

2023-10-19 Start: 11:30 / Arrival: 16:30 Distance: 47km / Gained height 174 hm Because Su’An to Xincheng is quite a demanding section, we did a half day today exploring Yilan county. Cycled along rivers on very nice bicycle infrastructure, saw many interesting plants and then went back to the pacific to chill at Ching Shui Beach, a lonesome beach. Then went

2023-10-18 Start: 10:30 / Arrival: 18:30 Distance: 82km / Gained height 520 hm On the way to the breakfast we had a small and nice talk with an Australian couple. Breakfast itself was Japanese style and very tasty – accompanied by a beautiful view over Jiufen and down to the Pacific. Very relaxing with some old Jazz playing. Then we

2023-10-17 Start: 10:45 / Arrival: 19:45 Distance: 81km / Gained height 720 hm Left the hotel in the morning, paid the luggage fee for our bicycle cardboxes and rode to Dadaocheng wharf as an “official” start. Cycled a little bit up the Tamsui river path to change to the Keelung river bicycle path. Both paths are amazing and a must do