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One Day Senior Travel in Guanyinshan

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Highlights:

Welcome to Guanyinshan! Take a stroll along the Linshao Hiking Trail, challenge the tough man peak (Yinghanling), and don't miss the annual hawk watching event in April and May.

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Hawk-watching on Guanyinshan
Guanyinshan (Guanyin Mountain) belongs to the Datun Volcanic Group. Volcanic eruptions formed 18 peaks, which resemble a statue of the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin) lying on her back facing the sky, hence its name. The highest peak, Yinghanling (Tough Man Peak), is 616 meters above sea level, and has a 360-degree panoramic view of the peaks of the Datun Mountains, the mouth of the Tamsui River, and the Guandu Plain. Every autumn, flocks of raptors fly to the warm south to spend the winter, and then return north to their breeding grounds in the spring. Guanyinshan, located on the left bank of the Tamsui River, has become a must-see route for Taiwan's raptors due to its unique and spectacular scenery and natural ecology. Every year in April and May, more than ten species of raptors can be seen on Guanyin Mountain, with the Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis), Gray-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus), Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) and Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela), known as the "Four Raptors of Guanyinshan," being the most numerous.

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Guanyinshan Ecological Park and Linshao Hiking Trail
Guanyinshan Ecological Park and Linshao Hiking Trail
Linshao Hiking Trail is situated at the ecopark below Guanyinshan Visitor Center. The 800m-long wooded trail is 380 meters above the sea level but eas...

Accessible Toilets:2 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Accessible Parking:2 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Wheelchair Rentals:1 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Yinghanling (Tough Man Peak)
Yinghanling (Tough Man Peak)
At 616 meters above the sea level, Yinghan Hill is the highest peak in the Guanyinshan region. It acquired the name because military trainings used to...

Accessible Toilets:2 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Accessible Parking:2 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Wheelchair Rentals:1 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Guanyinshan Raptor Museum
Guanyinshan Raptor Museum
Located by Guanyinshan Visitor Center, Guanyinshan Raptor Museum is the first of its kind in northern Taiwan. After four years of preparation and cons...

Accessible Toilets:2 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Accessible Parking:2 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Wheelchair Rentals:1 (Guanyinshan Visitor Center)

Travel Information

Public:

  1. Take THSR (or TRA) to Taipei Station, transfer Taipei MRT to Luzhou Station, transfer Sanchung Bus Orange 20 (bound for Guanyinshan) (All buses are low-floor) to Guanyinshan Visitor Center stop or Lingyun Temple stop and walk for about 20 minutes to Guanyinshan Visitor Center.
  2. Take THSR (or TRA) to Taipei Station, transfer Taipei MRT to Beimen Station, transfer Sanchung Bus 785 (bound for Guanyinshan) (Some buses are low-floor) to Lingyun Temple stop and walk for about 20 minutes to Guanyinshan Visitor Center.

 

Last update time: 2023-02-16
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