| Day Hiking | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Tao and Mt. Chiyou 桃山池有山 |    | Steep day hike from Wuling Farms 武陵農場 to gain views of the Holy Ridge. Permits needed. |
| Hehuan North and West 合歡北西 |    | Full day hike, out-and-back. |
| Mianyue Line Hike 眠月線步道 |    | Walk along a defunct railway line, through tunnels and over bridges. Need permits. Easy walk, need to scramble with some exposure for one short collapsed section. |
| Stegosaurus Ridge 尖龍稜 |    | Lots of scrambling. There are ropes but none of them are required. Trailhead and route. |
| Mt. Lilong 里龍山 |    | Highest peak near Kenting. Ascend up the gully from south trailhead and descend via stairs to north trailhead. Day trip from Hengchun 恆春 which has the best-kept old city walls in Taiwan. |
| Taoyuan Valley 桃源谷 |    | Coastal ridge and some water buffalo. |
| Siaocukeng Trail 小粗坑古道 |    | Footpath from mountain town Jiufen to former-mining now-cat town Houtong, passing through an abandoned village. Jiufen is a popular tourist spot, Houtong has a cool mining museum. |
| Taipei Triple King Crags 台北三尖之王 |    | Wuliaojian 五寮尖 , Huangdidian 皇帝殿 and Bijia Ridge 筆架峰. Three day hikes from Taipei involving some ropes or scrambling. |
| Yangmingshan Traverse 陽明山縱走 |    | Ten peaks from east to west: 頂山, 石梯嶺, 雞心崙, 七星山東峰, 七星山主峰, 大屯山, 大屯山南峰, 大屯山西峰, 面天山, 向天山. Can be a long day or broken up. |
| Backpacking / Very Long Day Hiking (all need permits) | ||
| Holy Ridge 聖稜線 |    | Three nights in tent and cabins, one-way from the west to east. |
| North Crest One 北一段 |    | Three night loop. |
| Western Batongguan Traverse 八通關越嶺古道西段 |    | Three nights in cabins, out and back. |
| Cidanumas Buan 嘉明湖 |    | Two night loop. |
| Snowy Mt. Syue 雪山雪 |    | A very long day hike or two-night backpacking trip, out-and-back. Second highest peak in Taiwan, often gets snow in the winter. Rent ice axe and crampons. You can glissade down. |
| Walami Trail to Baoyai 瓦拉米步道至抱崖 |    | Two night out-and-back traverse. Lots of suspension bridges and wildlife. |
| Yushan 玉山 |    | One night. Highest peak in Taiwan. |
| Mt. Kavulungan 北大武山 |    | Very long day hike or one night out-and-back. Most accessible high mountain, but the views at the top are obstructed. Can reserve a very good meal at the hut. |
| Biking | ||
| East Rift Valley 花東縱谷 |    | Leisurely three nights. Start in Hualien and end in Taitung, using point-to-point rental. Follows the train line, you can use it to bail if rain. Can also rent at major train stations, good for day trips but the bikes lower quality. |
| Ruifang to Yilan Tunnels 瑞芳宜蘭隧道 |    | A viable single-day route from station to station, but you have to make reservations to enter the Sandiaoling Tunnel 三貂嶺隧道 which is a cool attraction on its own. The other Tsaoling Tunnel 草嶺隧道 does not. |
| Cultural | ||
| Alishan Forest Railway 阿里山林業鐵路 |    | Mountain line from Chiayi 嘉義 to Alishan 阿里山 built by the Japanese. Slated to fully re-open in 2024. Need advance tickets, can be hard to get. |
| Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute 國家電影及視聽文化中心 |    | Theater which sometimes has programs featuring rare restorations of Taiwanese cinema. |
| Generalissimo Garden 慈湖蔣公銅像公園 |    | Discarded statues of a former dictator. |
| Fanaw 法淖 |    | A course on Amis culture. |
| Green Island White Terror Memorial Park 白色恐怖綠島紀念園區 |    | Island that used to be the site of a political prison. | National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung 國立臺灣美術館 |    | Free entry. |
| Tainan Art Museum 臺南市美術館 |    | Two buildings, one is a former police station built by the Japanese, the other is a new construction. |
| Ju Ming Museum 朱銘美術館 |    | In the mountains, sculptures. |