Journey report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
Many vacationers visiting Taipei, Taiwan climb brief, steep Elephant Mountain to get an important view of town, together with landmark Taipei 101 — a constructing 101 tales excessive.
1.1 km
141m elevation achieve on nicely maintained stone steps
usually very crowded in any respect hours of the day and night
Finest is to climb up one path, descend on one other. There are lots of choices. So many, in reality, that the signage will get complicated. Use a cellphone app like AllTrails.
I climbed Elephant mountain twice whereas in Taipei. It’s easy accessibility from a subway station.
