It was the most demoralizing moment of my hiking career in Taiwan. With at least five more days remaining until I reached the summit of Jade Mountain, I contemplated giving up. Surely that was the ...

The star of the island's 11-peak central mountain range and a bucket-list hike for many Taiwanese, it is wild Taiwan at its best, covered with fir, spruce, conifer, broadleaf and bamboo forests ...

In March 1992, Chou Yeh-Cheng was high up on the slopes of Mount Dabajian in Taiwan's Shei-Pa National Park. The 3,500m peak, mostly made up of dark, earthy sandstone, is noted for its imposing ...

but the hiking network is open to anyone at any time. For visitors seeking a permit before arriving in Taiwan, visit mountain.ysnp.gov.tw/english/ for details. At the visitor center, open all year ...

adding that many hikers sharing their experience of completing one-day hiking trips across Taiwan on social media have prompted others to follow suit, per the Liberty Times. The headquarters pointed ...