Journey report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
I’d heard good issues about this brief day hike —Teapot Mountain Path — a closing method to the summit needing a enjoyable scramble by way of a slender passage within the teapot-shaped rock.
The hike begins with a gradual ascent up a well-maintained stone staircase. With each step, breathtaking views of the Ocean and the rugged northern shoreline enhance. The trail winds up the inexperienced, rolling hills that characterize this scenic space.
Click on PLAY or watch it on YouTube. You possibly can see the scramble. It’s brief, not troublesome, BUT very slender. I needed to take off my day pack.
3.2km out and again (although you possibly can descend on totally different trails and lengthen the hike)
283m elevation achieve, totally on good stone steps
slippery coming down within the rain. GOOD SHOES wanted.
some highway strolling, relying on route
easy accessibility by native bus from Jiufen, a brilliant fashionable vacationer entice.
I returned by way of the New Taipei Metropolis Gold Museum. Very attention-grabbing.
There are a selection of tunnels nonetheless open for exploration.
Up and down there are various relaxation stations, shrines, and temples.
John Marvin Raganas had the path nearly to himself. (It was crowded to the purpose of being harmful after I was there. I spent as little time on the summit as doable.)
Click on PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
For MORE on this space, take a look at Full Information of Mt. Teapot in Jiufen, Plus Mt. Canguanliao, Mt. Banping, and Mt. Nanzilin
