The Best Cycling In Taiwan | Taroko Gorge With Giant Rental Bikes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Today was my favorite day from our recent trip of cycling in Taiwan. My wife and I will be cycling through the Taroko Gorge. We rented some flat bar road bikes from the Hualien Giant store, and were quickly on our way. Words can't explain how incredibly beautiful the surrounding area of Hualien is and we saw so many stunning sights within the Taroko National park as well. By far one of my favorite days of riding in my entire life and highly recommended if you're planning to do some cycling in Taiwan.
I've been wanting to cycle in the Taroko Gorge ever since I first heard of it from the Taiwan KOM challenge a few years back.. The footage I saw had to be some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen someone ride their bike through.. Today, that dream is finally coming true.
We arrived in Hualien (花蓮), Taiwan last night by train after my wife Thuong arrived in Taipei. We quickly woke up and went to the nearby GIANT Bicycle store to pick up our rental bikes to begin our Taiwan Cycling Trip. In today's ride, we're riding from Hualien to the Taroko Gorge in the Taroko National Park.
There were so many beautiful sights to see and attractions along the way, so this video is a bit longer than normal..
In total, today's ride ended up being about 80km
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Our bicycle rentals only cost about 1,700 NTD for 4 days, and we later used those for our ride down from Hualien to Taitung. You can pick them up at one store and drop them off at another (highly recommended service)
On today's ride, we visited many of the attractions within the Taroko Gorge, including the Eternal Spring Shrine, Swallow Grotto, and more!
Part of our ride today is also part of the infamous Taiwan KOM challenge route!
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Thanks for mentioning native Americans. I'm native American, from the Navajo tribe. Beautiful scenery...😀👍🚴♂️🚴♀️
So beautiful place.
I've been wuling with my bicycle in 2014. At that time the Taroko gorge closed by influence of typhoon. So I used opposite way from puri. This winter I'll visit Taiwan again I'll climb the wuling from Hualien. Because of your video clip I could get many imformation of road and the other conditions. Thank you very much.
Read the title and had to watch. In the early 2000’s while living in Taipei we drove over (car) and spent the weekend at the hotel in the Taroko Gorge. Your video brought back so many memories.
Beautiful area
Those jets are the sound of Taiwan freedom.
haha, good answer!
F16
Fair points, I meant no disrespect.. I was just making an observation. Hualien is my favorite place in Taiwan and I'm often recommending it 😉
@ya yaya wow, you've taken offence where there was none to be taken.
It’s is beautiful. Lived in Taiwan for over six years and Toroko is so special. Cruise it’s easy to check the history of the roads and tunnels. Date back many years and I believe during the period of Japanese occupation. The mountains range to approx 4000m+. Great to be reminded of the place and hopefully will get back some day to cycle there.
Would love to cycle to the top one day!
Two Wheel Cruise the GCN Taiwan Toroko KOM video is very good - but scares me. Only riding for a few months. Long way to go before tackling anything like that.
Definitely.. also tough if you have no experience at altitude..
Dude, that video is good. Which recall my memory about cycling about Taiwan. Those breathtaking landscapes and kind locals. Taiwan is literally one of the best place to cycling in.
Agreed
太魯閣の景色はすばらしいね。いい旅を満喫してください。
とてもきれいです！ありがとうございます！
Beautiful place, you guys are amazing, great ride. Thank you for sharing the video.
Thanks! It was an awesome ride!
Taroko is very beautiful
It's awesome!
Some amazing scenery, and good effort on that climb
She's a trooper
I rented a bicycle last year at the exact same Giant store and riding around Hualien city last year. I also rode down hill from Tienhsiang to Hualien city on the same road and rest at the exact the same pavilion at 16:38. Nice filming! It brings back my memory.
I would love to see you participating the KOM challenge!!!
Pretty funny how our experiences overlap. If I ever do the race, gonna be hard to film lol
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing these beautiful images. Take care.
Thanks! 😀
You've added a destination to my bucket list.
Thuong is a trooper!
Just wait.... 😁
@@TwoWheelCruise lol - she looked absolutely bagged from the extra long travel the day before. She hung in there though. I haven't seen the rain vid yet.....
I rode same route 3 years ago,it's pretty beautiful there . But take care the cars.
yeah, lots of cars and a bit narrow :/
Taroko Gorge must be a fantastic place to cycle. Been through it on foot / scooter, but haven't got the chance to ride there yet. Definitely one of the most beautiful places in Asia.
It lives up to the hype.. Hopefully I'll have a chance to cycle all the way up one day..
I came across and watched this video after you published three years ago! Great video, thanks! 👍🏾
This is another country in my bucket list, yet to travel that far. Someday, someday…
Great job Thuong on the ride. Heavier bike, panniers, sandals, and in the heat. Not easy!
Love my wife 😍
Looks like a fantastic trip Cruise. Thank you for the video!
Thanks! Been a great trip so far!
Man the video was amazing. I loved it, the scenes were so beautiful.It's a very good cycling ride.
I am still mesmerized by the scenes !
Such a beautiful place 😀
nice video! please come back and visit Taiwan soon.
Thanks! Hopefully back soon! :)
Beautiful place!! Surprised to see so little traffic!! 😳
There was more traffic, just not filming much then
Wow the scenes where Amazing what a awesome ride 😁📸🚲🚲🚲🚲📸
Been a dream ride of mine for a while 😀
It is a good place for biking and running. Very pleased to see your introduction and all the routes even when it was hot that day. Thanks a lot.
I hear the hiking is also really good :)
台灣商店方便、鄉野純樸、高山好風光，還有最親切的台灣人喔，歡迎遊台灣，自助、團遊皆讓你回味。
谢谢！ 我爱台湾！
Great blog man. Amazing views. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks man!
Welcome to Taiwan, hope you enjoy the rides all the time. Thank you for the video for wonderful views in Taiwan!
Thanks! Love cycling in Taiwan!
45 USD for 4 days. Really good deal!
The recreational centre is Buluowan. That place is beautiful. The hotel is worth the stay and the proceeds help the local tribal population.
Good to know, thanks for the info!
Thanks for producing this video. I hope to take a trip as a bucket list trip before I’m pushing up daisies.
It's an amazing place to visit!
Watch our full Taiwan Cycling playlist th-cam.com/video/2kQ7qQeLFqQ/w-d-xo.html
Today is sadly our last day in Taiwan, but we've been able to get so many great rides in along with many other great experiences. Be sure to check out out on Strava / Instagram for more up to date posts!
Anyway, I'm very happy to finally release our first cycling vlog from the trip where we rode to Taroko National Park from Hualien. This area was absolutely beautiful, and this is just a taste of what's to come ;)
Two Wheel Cruise Back to Japan for the both of you?
Always can come back😄
Just me back now. Thuong is in Vietnam...
Hopefully visiting Taiwan every year 😁
@@TwoWheelCruise Well-crafted clip! I think you can try to promote more Japanese cultures , foods and special tourist spots to people around the world. Also, since you are American and your wife is Vietnamese and you are in Japan, you may think about how to incorporate language teaching into your clips. Maybe you can have bunch of clips designed for language teaching and add more target languages to the subtitles. Hopefully, you can get more subscribers and visit Taiwan again soon to bring more interesting clips.
Thanks for the ideas! Definitely would like to integrate more language learning in the videos..
It would be a dream come true to cycle here. Those temples look amazing, straight out of Touch of Zen or Legend of the Mountain. Those films were shot in Taiwan I believe..
The riding around here is fantastic.
What a beautiful ride! Great commentary to go with it too.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such a nice vlog , keep it up and keep it posted. Beautiful view
Thanks!
good ride guys! i wanted to ride the taroko but i just didnt have time so i did a bus up there... seeing you guys is making me bummed i didnt attempt to ride it.
Thanks man! That's a bummer that you weren't able to ride up there, but at least you still got to see it :)
Watching from the 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
when I ride 50k, I don't look so relaxed like you guys :). Looking forward for the next video.
I cut out a lot of her pain faces 😂
I finally got my 2017 giant fast road comax 1, same bike you are riding... Full carbon and upgraded ultegra drivetrain, finally no more bike shopping for a decade... Lol...
That bike is super smooth and durable.. Loved it! :)
I also like cycling around Taiwan :)
It's a great place for cycling! :)
The natural landscape looks sooo cool there, I'm a little bit jelaous :)
It was awesome!
Welcome to Taiwan 😊😊
Thanks! 😀
Woo! The KOM area! :)
Really wanted to keep going up..
Welcome back!
Thanks! 😀
Hi sir welcome to tatoko im at taiwan too enjoy the view
Thank you for video!
Thanks! 😁
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Awesome! such an exotic place to be.
Great place to visit!
Wow, what did I tell you about exponential growth? You were just at 1k in February 2018 and now almost 7k. Congrats and hope the return flight was not affected by weather.
Thanks! I've heard the first 1k is the hardest, and that certainly seems to be the case :)
All Sapporo and Kansai flights were cancelled, but thankfully Nagoya was still open.. Wouldn't of minded a few extra days in Taiwan though 😉
Thuong is just the cutest. Really enjoy your channel.
Thanks! :)
Japan taiwan cycling place awesome
Great vlog! Taiwan is such a beautiful country!
Thanks! I love it here!
Taiwan is not a country!
@@metide9274 Taiwan is a much better COUNTRY than china.
@@txr8565 2b
They have their own land, government, passports, military, culture, currency, etc... Sounds like a country to me...
Oh my i love your old videos cruise
Thanks! We miss Taiwan
@@TwoWheelCruise same here i miss Taiwan but i haven't tried cycling the country
Cycling from Hualien City to the Taroko NP in August was probably not the best idea 😊 By the time you got to the park, the heat had already started to wear you down. Although probably there are not many renting options closer to the park.
The climb you did to Buluowan is easily a pass, especially on bikes. It is not long but it is quite steep, and there is nothing really special once you get there. Now there is a new suspension bridge, but still not really worthy. And the bridge currently leads to nowhere.
The Baiyang trail is a good destination for one day trips in the Taroko Gorge area. It is cyclable, although I do not know if it is allowed to actually ride the bike or if you have to walk it. The falls at the end of the short trail are beautiful (almost completely dry one month ago though) and there is a tunnel that run through an aquifer, so plenty of water coming down from its walls.
I would like to try to make it to Hehuanshan this Autumn. Still plenty of training to do if I want to actually make it to the top.
what a great video. very respectable because making video while doing cycling isn't easy.
Thanks! Especially tough on the climbs 😂
welcome to Taiwan.
Thanks!
hi guys,thank you for your videos about taroko gorge,im planning to visit next month,thank you for the ideas,i want to make my own too,happy cycling 🚴
Great place, have a nice trip!
KOM in my plan for next year.
Awesome! Good luck!
Oh man, 20 secs of video and music and I already love it \o/
Not much in the way of bike lanes or shoulder. Hope the drivers are good! Great scenery and cool place to visit. Your wife is a trooper!
welcome to taiwan
Thanks! :)
I rode the central Taiwanese mountains earlier this year. Rode down from the top for several hours it was fantastic. You only went a tiny way up the Taroko Gorge. There is a 7/11 a bit further up which you could have ridden to but I guess you were not up for it. Beyond that you get up into the mountains for real. Falling rocks really are a danger especially when the weather is stormy although when I did it in february/march the weather was calm. Absolutely fantastic views and descent. Also it is a major earthquake hotspot as I found out one night when the earth shook quite badly. Hualien took a lot of damage and people died. Traffic at busy times can be insane though. Scooters are terrible for creating pollution. Thanks for posting.
Would love to ride the whole thing one day.. good to know there's another convenience store stop along the way.
Love the video. I really want to do the Kom challenge as well. By the way your wife is a trooper tackling such challenging ride . Hope your visit in Taiwan went well.
Thanks! Hopefully one day I'll be able to enter.. Don't think my wife wants to go back though haha, but she did great on this day :)
Taroko is originally a Japanese Romaji name of the place. One of very few Japanese Romaji names left in Taiwan. Other Japanese names in Taiwan are mostly Kanji, but they are pronounced in Mandarin now, such as 高雄(Takao/Kaohsiung) 台北:松山(Matzuyama/Songshan)花蓮: 豐田(Toyota/Fengtian)
That's interesting! I did notice taipei is used internationally, but taibei seems to be the correct spelling as well..
Two Wheel Cruise
Taibei is the romanization system used in China(Hanyu Pinyin or Pinyin). If you use this to search for Taipei, you get mostly information from China.
Taipei is used after 1945.... the officially name now. It is used in Taiwan and around the world.
Former names(if you would like to search for historical info, interesting if you google the keywords especially Taihoku):
Taihoku during early 1900s and 1945.
Taipak before 1900s.
ahh, that's right, I forgot there were different romanization systems. Thanks for all of the info!
I always come back and watch this video such a beautiful area. (Also what songs are playing they are great)
Bad Snacks
Nice ride
Thanks!
Beautiful, thanks for the tour
She’s very patient 😃
Nice trip bro😊 keep safe ride always!,,
Thanks man!
best color to be seen; I wear the same
Wow, no rest for Thuong haha.
It gets worse Haha
You had the best view the whole time though, haha!
Hello from from the U S of A, home of the Big Mac and Big Gulp!
Miss a good ol' Big Gulp haha.. Thankfully we have big mac here :)
Jim Henson also, SuperSize everything 😝
Great vid
I like that you and your wife are both non Japanese but that is the language that you use to talk to each other
The shrine was built in memory of the some 400 workers who died building the east west highway which ends at taroko gorge on the east side
Taroko has a special feel to the place
Love your Taiwan videos!
Thanks! Hope to go back soon!
Wow when I went back in 2014 there were no cyclist along the road. I did not know Giant had bike rentals, the private bike rental shops in Hualien had some sketchy cycles for 500 NTD for a day. But your story about the Japanese Rider dying from a rock is freaky scary. I rode the shuttle bus up to go hiking, and this huge chunk of rock fell on the roof of the bus and rolled off. It was probably 7 inches in diameter, but the driver drove away like it was no big deal... I hiked one of the trails that took me down to the hot springs by the river, but I would be exhausted climbing on a cycle and then hiking afterwards.
They really cut down on the shuttle times for the buses to go into the gorge. At least the cycles gave you the chance to see sites I totally missed by zooming up on the shuttle bus. It's a shame you didn't have enough time to see the 3 level waterfall, you were almost there! 50 minute walk from there is the onsen by the river.
Road cycling is growing in popularity lately in Taiwan :)
The falling rocks is a scary reality, but thankfully there don't seem to be too many life threatening incidents.. I would of loved to stay here a few more days and do more hiking.. Onsen after a hike is perfect.. Will come back!
God! Why you know about Taiwan so much?^_^Your wife is so brave.
I visit every year, I love Taiwan! :)
Epic ride with the heart pattern polkadot-ish KOM/QOM water bottle
New fav water bottle 😍
I'm going to be cycling a big circuit around Taiwan this February. Giant are apparently the best for rental, how easy was your experience and what did you get with your bike ? (Pump, bags, helmet etc.)
Had a great experience with giant. Everything was included, but helmet was a little extra
Great video!!!
Thanks 😀
Beautiful country side mountain and roads yes please always be safe,, do you and your wife have blue tooth helmets?? Thank you
Thanks! And no, just normal helmets
so beautiful Taiwan
It really is... 😍
In indonesia we have "indomaret" & "alfamart" it's our local "7/11", you can find it at every intersection..
Interesting.. haven't seen those ones before..
a while ago we had the original "7/11" but closed because of bankruptcy
Come back for Taiwan KOM Challenge next time. :)
Really want to!
Hi, champion , long time no see and welcome back !
Married ? Congratulations .Talking about KOM , the winner Swiss who won 2 times , he used the prize to live in Taiwan for 1~2 years . Hope u can do the same .
Thanks! Was very happy to be back in Taiwan and had a blast (as usual).
Lots of changes since my last trip :)
That's awesome that he decided to stay in Taiwan.. I'm strongly considering it and it might happen next year if I am able to find a good job after my current contract ends..
Nice trip!
Thanks!
Wow! We've been following your channel for a few years, but didn't realise that you did this cycle to Taroko Gorge. We booked Giant rental bikes to go from Hualien to Taitung, but didn't plan to cycle to Taroko Gorge as I read on some blogs it's quite dangerous and not recommended. What did you think? We're experienced cyclists in Japan (although not been riding much recently).
It's definitely worth going to, probably some of the most scenic riding I've ever done. You do need to be cautious in areas where there may be falling rocks though.
You guys should have a convenience store sponsorship. You basically plug 7-11/Lawson every ride. TWC: Pan Power
haha I wish. I love my bread... Thuong not so much.. 😂
Yeah. I saw that beef noodle episode. It's not a meal if there's no rice no matter how much noodles/bread you consume. It's a south-east asian thing.
livn the life bro!
Brawo 👍 Super 💝 Thank you 💝 POLAND 👍 Brawo
Thanks! 😀
You good at language learning😲
Just Japanese ;)
Your video piqued my interest in Bianchi bikes.
Maybe when I get a job
Looks fun! I've been to Taiwan so many times but never did a cycling trip b4....
Highly recommended!
I double that!
Shall plan one next time I go again! :)
How long did you cycle for the whole trip? Was thinking of doing the same next year when I visit Taiwan. I have been to Hualien and Taroko last 2017, and was hoping for enxt year will do the same as yours. Looks interesting and more fun than taking the bus.
We did about 6 full big days during this trip..
Hualien area is way better on the bike than by bus if you have a chance to do it ;)
Love Taiwan. Taroko Gorge is sooo beautiful. Curious, what editing software do you use? Final Cut or iMovie? Thanks 👍🏼
Taiwan is awesome! I use Premiere Pro
love your channel guys! it probably won't work out as I know taiwan is massive but another one of my fav vloggers is cycling his recumbent bike around taiwan. i think he's heading up the east coast at the moment. his name is matt Galat - channel -> Jayoe nation. he is cycling around the world and has already done korea and japan, now in taiwan. maybe you could do a colab? :) best way to get him is via his fb page
oh, just read that it was ur last day in taiwan - never mind :)
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately I just arrived back in Japan last night :(
I know of him (we're actually both from Detroit area) and I tried commenting on a few of his videos to get his attention, but no luck. Doesn't look like our schedules would've mixed well anyway thanks to the typhoon/rain. 😞
Is that where the Taiwan KOM is held every year?
Yep!
Giants equal the best
My wife and I would like to do the ride through Taroko but we're incapable of climbing 3,000m although we can ride 80km a day on more modest terrain. Does anyone know if there is any service (such as a bus, taxi etc) which could carry us up the big climb. We've been to Taiwan before including Taroko. It's so good I want to it again, this time by bike.
The part we rode doesn't climb that high.. but there are buses all the way to the top I've heard
how far up the gorge did you end up going? i know the total length of the taroko road is 85km and up like 3500 meters...
We only rode up to swollow grotto. I want to do the full course one day, but my wife has no interest in that kind of climbing haha
JaYoe! I want too as well.. big climb
One of the biggest accents you can ride in the world.. one day.. 🙂
What kind of Giant bikes are those?
Fastroad
The trails need a permit to go. Especially the Juilu Old Trail.
Makes sense