Two Taichung bikeways selected among best cycling routes in Taiwan

台中兩條自行車道被選為台灣最佳自行車道

Sports Administration held online vote in spring to select Taiwan’s best cycling routes


TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Two bikeways in Taichung City — the Tanyashen Green Bikeway (潭雅神綠園道) and the Qingshui bikeway system (清水自行車道系統) — have been selected by an online vote as among the dozen best bikeways in Taiwan.

In order to market the nation's bike paths, the Sports Administration (SA) held a vote this spring to select Taiwan's best cycling routes. The vote excluded the top 10 cycling routes selected in 2015, including the Sun Moon Lake Bikeway, the Dongshan River Bikeway, the Dongfeng Bicycle Green Way, and the Hou-Feng Bikeway.

The flat Tanyashen Green Bikeway, built along the old Shengang military railway, starts from Tanzi District's Zhongshan Road, traverses Shengang District, and ends at the Zhongke Park in Daya District, according to Taichung Travel Net,

The cycling route is full of pleasing greenery, and there are many spots for cyclists to stop and rest or take photos, including S-shaped curves, the Paper Museum, Zhaixing Villa (摘星山莊), Xiaoyun Villa (筱雲山莊), and Taichung Metropolitan Park.

At the end of the route are three 22-meter terrazzo slides and sandpits, making it ideal for family outings, the Taichung Tourism and Travel Bureau (TTB) said.

The Qingshui bikeway system includes the Wufuzhen Bicycle Trail (五福圳自行車道), Linhai Rd. Bikeway (臨海路自行車道), the Gaomei section of the coastal bike path (濱海自行車道), and Lingang N. Rd. bikeway (臨港北路自行車道). The bikeway connects numerous attractions, including the Zhao Family Ancestral Residence (趙家古厝), Aofong Mountain Sports Park (鰲峰山運動公園), Niumatou Cultural Park (牛罵頭遺址文化園區), the Zi Yun Yan temple (紫雲巖), and Qingshui Ghost Cave (清水鬼洞).

The TTB suggests the Qingshui bikeway system as an opportunity to admire lotus flowers in the summer, as well as old houses, passing trains, and the sunset at Gaomei Wetland.






(Taichung City Government photos)


(五福圳自行車道 Facebook photo)




(Taichung City Government photos)


(五福圳自行車道 Facebook video)