Taiwan - Northern Taiwan (PDF Chapter)

This is the Northern Taiwan chapter from Lonely Planet’s Taiwan guidebook.

For many travellers, the north gives them their first taste of how big this little island is. Its mountains – and their valleys and meadows – seem near endless, and that around every corner is a rustic hot-spring village, forest reserve or indigenous hamlet.

• ride the rails between heritage stations on a beautiful branch line railway in Pingxi District
• maps
• have your spirits lifted by Sandiaoling Waterfall Trail, a trio of gorgeous cascades
• transport
• catch summer surf vibes and seafood on a sleepy stretch of coast in Toucheng
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: New Taipei City, Yingge & Sansia, Wulai, Cihu, Baling, Northeast Coast, Jiufen & Jinguashi, Pingxi District, Fulong, Toucheng, Nanao, Hsinchu & Miaoli Counties, Hsinchu, Beipu, Nanzhuang, Shitoushan, Sheipa National Park.