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Juansi Waterfall Trail Jinbaoli Trail (Yulu Historical Trail) Qingtiangang Circular Trail Mt. Ding-Mt. Shiti Trail Pingding Historical Canal Trail
  • Qingtiangang Gate→Xuyan Bridge→(The trail between Xuyan Bridge and Bayan is closed due to landslide. Please turn to Shanghuang Creek parking lot) - Bayan trailhead→Tienlai community trailhead (Yichong Bridge)
  • Total distance 6.6 km, average slope 7-9 degrees, entire journey takes about 4 hours and 30 minutes.

Jinbaoli Trail (Yulu Historical Trail) Drop map

Public transportation
  1. Shanghuang Creek Bridge bus stop: 1717 Royal Bus (Taipei to Jinshan)
  2. Qingtiangang Stop: S 15 main line (MRT Jiantan Station to Qingtiangang Stop), 108 (shuttle bus)
  3. Yangmingshan Bus Station: R5 (MRT Jiangtan Station to Yangmingshan), 108 (shuttle bus), 260 main line (Dongyuan, Taipei Main Station to Yangmingshan)
  4. Yangmingshan Stop: R5 (MRT Jiantan Station to Yangmingshan), 230 (MRT Beitou Station to Yangmingshan), 260 main line (Dongyuan, Taipei Main Station to Yangmingshan), S 8 (MRT Shipai Station to Zhuzihu), S 9 (MRT Fuxing Station to Zhuzihu), 1717 Royal Bus (Taipei - Jinshan)

Get on 108 park bus at the Yangmingshan main bus terminal

By car

The trail begins at Qingtiangang and ends at the Shanghuang Creek parking lot. Visitors are advised to park at the nearest parking lot and take 1717 Royal Bus and/or the 108 shuttle bus to the trail and back.

  1. Shilin→ Fulin Road→Yangde Boulevard → Shanzaihou → Jingshan Road, Lane 101 → Lengshuikeng → Qingtiangang
  2. Tamsui, Sanzhi → 101 County Highway → turn right onto 101A County Highway (Bailaka Highway) → Yangjin Highway → Zhonghu → Zhonghu Road of Armaments → Lengshuikeng → Qingtiangang
  3. Jinshan → Yangjin Highway → Tianlai Hot Springs Resort Stop → Bayan → Zhonghu → Zhonghu Road of Armaments → Lengshuikeng → Qingtiangang
  4. Beitou → Xinbeitou → Quanyuan Road → Dingbi Bridge, Shamao Road → Yangjin Highway → Chung-San Hall → Xinyuan Street access road → Jingshan Road, Lane 101 → Lengshuikeng → Qingtiangang
Parking
  1. Lengshuikeng Parking Lot No. 1 (in front of Lengshuikeng visitor center / parking fees apply)
  2. Lengshuikeng Parking Lot No. 2 (opposite Lengshuikeng hot spring public baths)
  3. Qingtiangang Parking Lot (in front of Qingtiangang visitor center / parking fees apply)
  4. Shanghuang Creek Parking Lot (exit on Yulu Historical Trail, Shanghuang Creek Parking Lot exit)
Animals
  • Taiwanese blue magpie
    Taiwanese blue magpie

    The Taiwanese blue magpie is a species that is endemic to Taiwan. This ferocious omnivore will attack other birds. The magpie will steadfastly defend and protect its family members. The Taiwanese blue magpies are gregarious birds. Close relatives of breeding pairs that have not yet bred themselves will help the pairs raise, watch over, and defend their chicks. This species exhibits strong nest defense behaviors and are ruthless against intruders.

  • Grass cicada
    Grass cicada

    Every year from April to August, the song of the grass cicada can be heard from the awn prairies of Mt. Datun, especially along the main peak trail. When mating, male cicadas emit a loud mating call to attract the attention of females. Grass cicadas are green and perch on green leaves to escape detection from predators.

  • Formosan wild boar
    Formosan wild boar

    The wild boar is smaller in size than domestic species. They are nocturnal omnivores which feed on anything from tender roots, bulbs, berries, and farm crops. They have a habit of flattening down grass for a place to rest. They also dig for tree and awn roots and leave behind cylindrical footpaths. The Formosan wild boar lives for about fifteen to twenty years.

  • Formosan red-bellied tree squirrel
    Formosan red-bellied tree squirrel

    The most commonly seen wild animal in the forest, the squirrel has a brown body and a distinctive red-brown stomach. They can be seen climbing up tree trunks or prancing among the branches with their bushy gray tails in regions at sea level as well as in the central mountain range up to an altitude of 2,000 meters.

Plants
  • Common tree-fern
    Common tree-fern

    Latin name: Sphaeropteris lepifera (Hook.) Tryon A large tree fern, the common tree-fern does not produce flowers, fruit or seeds, reproducing with spores. It has a high stem and a thick petiole and lives in damp, dark original forests. Oval leaf marks are formed on the petiole when old leaves wither and drop off. Hollowing and drying out the upper part of the stem produces brush pots, which is where the fern received its Chinese name, the “brush pot tree”. Layers of aerial roots (called “snake wood” in Chinese) are found on the lower half of the stem, which are often used to cultivate orchids.

  • Assam indigo
    Assam indigo

    Latin name: Strobilanthes flaccidifolius Nees The Assam indigo is also called “Shanlan” or “mountain indigo” because it cannot tolerate direct sunlight and is found on the shady side of hills and low altitude mountains. It is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Acanthaceae and, as a perennial, it prefers wet, shady, and cold environments, or humid areas next to creeks. It is an important plant used in the creation of blue dyes.

  • Gentiana davidaii Franch var. formosana (Hayata) T. N. Ho
    Gentiana davidaii Franch var. formosana (Hayata) T. N. Ho

    Latin name: Gentiana davidaii Franch var. formosana (Hayata) T. N. Ho The corolla of Gentiana davidii var. formosana is light blue with white petals. Flowering season is from June to July. It is a resilient plant and does not die easily. It can be seen in sunny grasslands as well as between cracks of boulders on top of mountains.

  • Common melastoma
    Common melastoma

    Latin name: Melastoma candidum D. Don Known for its large, bright, and purple-red flowers, the common melastoma is a low altitude small evergreen shrub. After the long process of evolution the shrub has developed a remarkable adaptability with a high tolerance to acid, sulfur and infertile soil. It can be used as an indicator plant for acidic soils. It is also tolerant against pests, wind, and air pollution.

  • Campanula orchid
    Campanula orchid

    Latin name: Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC. ex Redoute. The campanula orchid is a perennial herb. Lanceolate leaves have sharp tips and grow densely together in alternative arrangements. Leaves are usually 40 to 50 centimeters long and 3 to 5 centimeters wide. The scape can reach lengths of over 1 meter. The inflorescence is cone-like with blue-purple flowers, although some are white. The 6 perianth are arranged in 2 circles. The round berries are also blue-purple but the juice of the stem is poisonous and should not be ingested.

  • Red nanmu
    Red nanmu

    Latin name: Machilus thunbergii Sieb. & Zucc.The tree most representative of Yangmingshan National Park is red nanmu. In spring it is adorned with red, pig foot-like flower buds, which earned it the Chinese name of “pig foot nanmu”. It often mixes together with other broad-leaved trees to form large forests.

  • Silver-grass
    Silver-grass

    Latin name: Miscanthus sinensis Anders. Silver-grass is a hardy pioneer species that grows quickly and spectacularly in reclaimed land, wastelands, and collapsed land. The flowers in the Yangmingshan area bloom bright red because of the sulfuric gases in the area, distinguishing it from regular plain-white blossoms.