Planning on hiking Yushan soon? In this guide, you’ll find everything you should know !
Yushan, also famous under the name of Jade Mountain, is the highest mountain in Taiwan with an elevation of 3,952 meters. Recently, it has become a popular destination for hikers. It’s easy to understand why, Taiwanese are very friendly, the trail is well-maintained, clean and on top of that there’s even a lodge near the summit! You don’t need any specific equipment to climb the mountain unless you go in the winter, but you’ll need to have a decent level of fitness.
Mountain-junkies love to combine Yushan with Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) and the famous Fuji Mountain (Japan) for a hiking trilogy around East Asia. The Yushan mountain will definitely be the cheapest hike of these 3, but you’ll need a bit of planning to get the appropriate documents. Another cheap hike to do in the area is hiking the highest summit in South Korea, the Hallasan mountain.
This guide includes what you need to hike Yushan, how to get every document required and share our experience hiking Yushan with our 19-month-old toddler.
If you need inspiration about where to hike on the island, I put up a list of 6 amazing hikes in Taiwan that will leave you breathless!
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3 possibilities for hiking Yushan :
You plan on hiking Yushan in less than a week :
Not possible since you need to apply for a permit at least 7 days in advance.
The day of your hike is between 7 days and 35 days :
Youโll be able to hike after applying for a permit, but youโll need to sleep at least 12 kilometers away from the summit or at the parking lot slightly closer if you have a car.
The day of your hike is in more than 35 days :
As a foreigner, things get easier if you want to hike during the weekdays.
Youโre gonna be able to sleep in the Paiyun Lodge (3,402 meters high), a hostel located only 2 kilometers away from the summit. There’s a quota, 24 spots to be exact, allocated to foreigners during the weekdays (Sunday night to Thursday night). If you want to hike during the weekend, then you wonโt enjoy any advantage from being a foreigner and there will be a lot of locals applying to sleep in this lodge, still possible though!
You can apply for the Paiyun Lodge up to 4 months in advance.
Step One : Get the PERMIT ~ 30 minutes
You need to get a permit before hiking Yushan. The permit is totally free.
You can apply for the permit here.
After accepting their conditions, you’ll get this screen:
- Want to sleep in the Paiyun Lodge? Choose the “Paiyun Lodge Advanced Application” (35 days to 4 months in advance)
- Not going to sleep in the Paiyun Lodge? Choose “Standard Application” (7 days to 2 months in advance)
You can only submit your application between 7am and 11pm Taiwanese time. You can still save your draft though.
I donโt speak or read Chinese and I managed to do it without my wife’s help. It takes about 20 to 30 minutes. (doesn’t seem to be the case anymore) You need your personal details and a picture of you hiking above 3000 meters. They ask for insurance but you can tick off the case without uploading anything. Youโll also need a parental authorization if youโre going to hike with a kid.
How to fill the form to apply for the Paiyun Lodge?
Hiking Route: Main: Yushan Trails
Secondary: 2 days (Tataka – Yushan Trails – Tataka) (Paiyun Lodge Advanced Application)
Schedule: Start with Paiyun Mountaineering Center – Tataka Trailhead – and then you can choose depending on what you plan on hiking. Mt. Jade Main Peak is the highest summit at 3.952m. There are others peaks named Mt. Jade (Front, West and North), but they are just different nearby mountains.
How to fill the form to apply only for the one-day Hiking Yushan permit?
Primary Route: You have to choose Yushan Trails
Route: Yushan Trails Day Hike
Schedule: Paiyun Mountaineering Center – Tataka Trailhead – Mt. Jade Main Peak – Tataka Trailhead – Paiyun Mountaineering Center
Choose Mt. Jade Main Peak if you plan on hiking Yushan. The other Mt. Jade mountain is just a nearby lower mountain (but much less crowded and also beautiful!).
Tips to apply for the Yushan Permit
The number of people hiking Yushan in a day is limited to 60 by the Yushan National Park, but if you hike during weekdays you shouldnโt have any problem with this quota. If itโs at the weekends then you might end up being on the waiting list if you apply late.
When you apply, it can be slightly tricky, since a few things are not translated in English. You might wanna use a browser that can translate the page. Try to tick off the case, or write anything in the blank, it should allow you to submit your application. Leave a comment below if you need any help.
Step two : Got the permit? You need to apply for the police authorization ~ 2 minutes
You need to wait to be approved. Once approved, youโll be able to apply for the second permit, named Police Permit. You can apply it through your application on the same website. They were very quick to send mine, but it was all written in Chinese. There are two pages. Here’s one of them.
Step three : Print the documents
Youโll need to print the Yushan National Park permit (1 page) and the Police permit (2 pages). You can print it only 5 days before hiking Yushan because they wonโt send it before. So to be clear youโll know that youโre approved long before these 5 days, but youโll receive the permit 5 days before the hiking date.
You can print these documents in a 7/11 for 2NTD (0,05euro) per page. Bring your USB or upload files before on this website (it’s in English).
Step four : Get to the Yushan National Park
Get to the Yushan National Park from the Sun Moon Lake
You can take a bus from the Sun Moon Lake directly to the Yushan National Park. Two buses are leaving each day, at 8am and 9am. The bus is bound for Alishan. two very popular touristic destinations, to the parkโs entrance.
The bus journey is operated by Yuanlin bus (website only in Mandarin).
Get to the Yushan National Park from Taipei
The first step is to take a train from Taipei to Chiayi. It takes about 3 hours. Chiayi is easily reachable by direct train from Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung or any big cities on the west coast. After reaching Chiayi, you have several options:
From Chiayi, the option I’d recommend is to take a bus to Alishan. It will be cheaper than the train. There are frequent buses connecting these two places, but the last bus leaving Chiayi towards Alishan seems to be at 2pm, and the last bus leaving Alishan for Chiayi is at 5pm. From Alishan to the Yushan National Park, there are only two buses per day. At 1pm and at 2pm. They are bound for the Sun Moon Lake, but you can ask them to drop you at the entrance of the park. The starting place for hiking Yushan is called Tataka, so you need to ask the bus to drop you there.
There’s also a scenic train that used to connect Chiayi and Alishan named the Alishan Express Train. As it doesn’t reach Alishan anymore, you’ll need to switch to Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Bus about halfway to Fenqihu. Check out the schedule and more information here.
You can also take a taxi from Chiayi, straight to the entrance of the Yushan’s trail. It should cost around 3000NTD (100$).
Hitchhiking from Chiayi is also a good option, as thereโs a decent amount of traffic going up there. You could also hitch from the Sun Moon Lake/Nantou, thatโs what my wife HiuYing did and it worked well for her. A lot of traffic until Xinyi, then itโs a bit more scarce. All in all, Taiwan is a great place to hitch rides.
You could also rent a scooter or a car in Chiayi or Alishan and ride it up there.
Cycling is another interesting option if you have the legs. That’s what I did.
If you like cycling, check this article about my experience cycling Taiwan’s highest road, the Central Cross-Island Highway, going from sea level to an altitude of 3200 meters in only a day !
Step five : Sleeping
If you want to have more details about all your options to sleep in, or near, the Yushan National Park, I wrote a complete article that hopefully will help you in your planning.
Where to sleep in the Yushan National Park?
If you managed to secure a spot at the Paiyun Lodge through the permit application process, you probably donโt need to read this part and just focus on hiking Yushan.
If you did not, then your best option might be the Dongpu Villa Hostel (also known as Dongpu lodge) as it is the closest hostel from the entrance of the trail. It costs 300NTD (10US$) per person to sleep in a dorm shared by 20 people.
Being the only foreigners, and especially with a baby, we were well-treated by fellow Taiwanese trekkers and got invited to eat some famous chiayi turkey rice and drink a bit of liquor (58% of alcohol though!!).
Normally theyโll have space during the weekdays, maybe best to book in advance for the weekends. They don’t have a website nor can you find them on Booking.com or other popular booking websites. You can call them at this number: +886492702213. We were there on a Tuesday night, and there were around 40 people here. I think the hostel was almost full, but probably because half of the people were part of the same group. That was one of the best parts of our trip.
Sleeping within the Yushan National Park
Check the link to see all your options to sleep within the Yushan National Park.
Your options are quite limited if you plan to sleep within the Yushan National Park. You need to apply to a lodge, such as the Paiyun Lodge. There’s no commercial accommodation within the Yushan National Park, all the lodges are regulated by the Yushan National Park governmental organization.
Sleeping outside of the Yushan National Park
Sleep in Alishan: More options, more comfortable, more sightseeing but more expensive!
If you need more comfort than the Dongpu Hostel can provide, I’d suggest you to sleep in Alishan. It’s located 20 kilometers away from the start of the hike. Here’s a thorough list of available accommodation near the popular Alishan Forest Railway.
The most comfortable choice would definitely be the 4-star Alishan Hotel while a cheaper option would be the 2-star Cing Shan Hotel, seemingly the cheapest option in Alishan.
Sleep on the road coming from the northern side: More authentic, more rural and cheaper, but further away from the park
If you’re coming from the northern side (e.g. Shuili), you’ll have much less options than the touristic town of Alishan although it should be much cheaper. The closest accommodation to the park’s entrance on the northern side is a village near the town of Xinyi, about 40 kilometers away from the trail. I’d recommend two different homestays there: Tabakai, and Manaskal. You can enjoy great views of the Yushan moutain from both of these homestays and an authentic feel. As of today, the Tabakai homestay is rated at 8.9 while Manaskal is at 8.6 on booking.com.
Sleep in the closest major city: Chiayi, 90 kilometers away from the trail
Another interesting option is to sleep in the city of Chiayi. Although it is rather far from the Yushan National Park (2 hours by car), you’ll certainly have to go through Chiayi at some point or another if you’re planning on hiking Yushan.
Hostels and hotels are plentiful and prices are much cheaper than Alishan. You can even get a double room in a 5-star hotel for less than a hundred US dollars a night! If you enjoy comfortable nights, check out these two reasonably priced 5-star hotels Hsin Hotel and Nice Prince Hotel.
I know a lot of our readers are budget-cautious, so check the KM Hostel for cheaper offers and great dorms deal, the Holiday Inn Express Chiayi is definitely the most famous franchise out there, while the Chiayi Look Hotel has some of the best prices in the country for a 4-star hotel!
Or search directly on this map the most suitable option for your need!
Booking.comStep six : Hiking Yushan
It took us 12 hours and a half to get from the hostel to the main Yushan peak and come back to the Dongpu hostel. We were faster than most that day. We started at 3am, and returned at 3.30pm. Letโs break down the hike in three parts:
Map of the Yushan area
From the hostel/parking lot to the trail’s entrance (~4KM / 1 hour)
The first part is the walk from the hostel/parking lot to the trailโs entrance, named the Saddle of Tataka. It is ~4KM long and it took us 50 minutes. The road is paved but closed to all vehicles, except some shuttles going back and forth between these two points, they wonโt be there before dawn, but you can take the shuttle during daytime. It costs 100NTD (~3US$). It seems that these shuttles start to operate at 6.30am.
On the way, you’ll pass by a police station as shown on the map above. We dropped our police permit in their postbox.
The trail’s entrance to the Paiyun Lodge (8.5KM / 3-5 hours)
You need to reach the Paiyun Lodge before 10am, otherwise they won’t let you carry on hiking Yushan !
Once you reach the trailโs entrance, the Tataka saddle, you have to walk 8.5 kilometers to the Paiyun Lodge. This is where you feel like youโre really hiking! The trail is not too difficult despite the 1000-meter difference between the two points. Most of the time youโll go slightly up, and sometimes down. A few rest areas are located on the way along with markers every 500 meters.
We arrived at the lodge at 7.25am. We were quite fast and overtook several other trekkers, but we took a โlongโ break halfway because the baby woke up and got fussy. HiuYing nursed him for a while, then I put him back in the carrier until the lodge.
Youโll be very happy to reach the lodge, as it is a good place to relax and recharge your batteries. You can get some hot water there. They donโt sell anything though, so you should bring your own food for the entire hike. The lodge is also where you need to show your hiking Yushan permit. We left a small bag there that we picked up after returning from the top.
We stayed 40 minutes there, eating breakfast, drinking water and, of course, we let the kid walk and grab everybodyโs attention.
I love to hike with my kids! Check out this article where I share my 32 best tips to hike with a baby!
The Paiyun Lodge to the top (2.4KM / 1-2.5 hours)
Brace yourselves! After the lodge comes the last and hardest part. Only 2.4k with a 500-meter height difference. It gets harder as youโre getting closer to the summit, but youโll find chains to help you. I was surprised by the end of the trail because I was expecting something easier. Take your time! If youโre in decent condition, youโll make it. I arrived at the summit with the baby at 9.30am, and HiuYing made it a few minutes later.
The other trekkers congratulated me and started to ask for a picture with the baby and me while I was catching my breath. After HiuYing arrived, everybody left. It was only the three of us up there, feeling like we had the mountain for ourselves. Great experience with amazing views on the Yushan National Park, but on the other hand we donโt have any good pictures of us 3 up there haha.
Around 40 minutes later we started to go down, took another break in the lodge and headed back to the hostel. It was quite misty on the way back. We arrived at the Tataka saddle at 2.50pm, and some shuttle vans were waiting but we walked to the entrance of the Yushan National Park. We arrived at the hostel at 3.30pm. After a short break and a bit of food, I was on the road cycling while HiuYing started to hitchhike with the kid towards Chiayi, where our Couchsurfing host was waiting for us! That was a very long day, and I ended up hitching a ride with my bicycle to get to Chiayi because I was just too tired!
You like to do non-touristy thing? While you’re in Taiwan, why not sharing your story to local students? They’re eager to meet you and practice their English!
Hiking Yushan : 7 Tips & advice
When to go ? The weather in Yushan
Taiwan has a useful government-owned weather website.
It rains an average of 140 days per year, mostly during May and August as you can see on the chart. On top of that, the typhoon’s season comes between July and September.
We went hiking Yushan in September, and it was perfect !
During the winter months, the summit will usually be covered by frost but these are the driest months.
Source : Wikipedia
Hiking Yushan in the winter
The permit application to hike the Yushan main peak in one day are closed from January until the end of March. The dates can depend on the actual weather. You can still hike the Yushan Main Peak, but you’ll need to sleep in the Paiyun Lodge, and all members will be required to show photos or certificate proving that you have experience snow climbing. You’ll also need to bring equipment.
Check out more here.
Is the Yushan trail open or not?
You can check this link to know the current status of the trail. You’ll learn whether you can apply for the permit and go hiking Yushan.
Eating
There’s no shop on the trail or near the hostel. The closest shops are in Alishan so you’d better stack up everything you need before. If you stay at the Dongpu Villa Hostel, you can get dinner at an extra cost. They sell cup noodles as well. There’s a shared kitchen and water. The Paiyun Lodge also offers an option to eat but you’ll need to book it a week before the hike. Dinner is 300 NTD (10$), breakfast/lunch is 150 NTD.
Tips
You don’t need a guide for hiking Yushan. Every intersection youโll see a sign in Chinese and in English.
- Hike with comfortable shoes. Try to avoid brand-new hiking shoes because you’ll be likely to have blisters.
- Get ready for bad weather even if it looks sunny. Things can change quite fast at this elevation. Carry something in case of rain or/and strong wind.
- If you start hiking Yushan before dawn, a light will be necessary as you won’t be able to see the trail. A headlight is the best option.
- The sunrise is said to be an incredible sight, but you’ll need to stay in the Paiyun Lodge, or to start hiking Yushan around midnight if you want to experience it. Be aware that the sun is rising at a different time every day so check it before!
- It’s an unbelievably clean trail, so please take your own trash. I might add not only on this trail but anywhere on this planet. Thank you!
Conclusion
Hiking Yushan was a great experience and one of our best memories of the year. We quickly forgot that we couldn’t walk for a few days after that. Don’t be deterred by the permits. The application will be a painless process if you follow our tips! Taiwan is an island blessed with stunning landscapes. The Yushan National Park might be the most beautiful place of them all. Many Taiwanese see hiking Yushan as one of their life goals. If you are in decent shape and have enough time on the island, go for it !
Feel free to comment if you need help for any step of the process. And of course, let us know how hiking Yushan was!
Hi Max! Great read!!! Enjoyed and got excited for our, my wife and I, Taiwan bikepacking (Taipie to Kaoshiung) with a higher probability of Jade Mountain One-Day Summit Bid (after reading your post). Just got some questions though. Hope it wont be troublesome… – We will most likely be coming from city of Chiayi. Is it doable to cycle with folding bike? Any idea how long the distance from Chiayi to Tatajia Saddle? Would it be safe to cycle from Tatajia saddle back to Chiayi at night (after the climb)? – I am planning to camp around Dungpo Villa Hostel… Read more »
Hello Adrian, it looks like a great trip! Let me help you a bit with your plan : – I never went uphill with a folding bike, so I’m not the best to talk about it. However the road from Chiayi to the entrance of the National Park might be very difficult since you will have to go up almost all the time. The distance is 85 kilometers. I tried to cycle to Chiayi after the hike, but I ended up hitchhiking. You’ll be truly tired after the hike, and the road is not lighted well enough in my opinion.… Read more »
Thanks for the quick response!
– With a distance of 85KM I think it would be better to take the bus/van from Chiayi…reserve the legs for the summit for the remaining cycling days
– Would also be better stay in Dongpu Villa to have a better sleep…hopefully and start early dawn!
– Yeah you got it right. I think i have read somewhere that they dont allow camping around Paiyun Lodge, but we can bring our own food and sleeping bag to cut cost.
Thanks for the information Max!
Hi Max!! Great blog and amazing details. I have few questions, i hope u can spare your time. A bit of background about me, im not a frequent hiker but i think i had my share of experience. I bullet hiked mt. Fuji (which means one day) and did abc hike at annapurna. But this are years apart. 1. Which trail will you recommend is easiest for yushan? Is it as difficult as fuji? 2. From the park entrance, is there other way to go to the nearest hostel aside from hitch hiking? 3. How long before the permit also… Read more »
Hello Con, sure let me help you with your plan : 1. There’s only one trail going to the Yushan Main Peak. I haven’t been to Fuji yet, but I’d say the first part of the hike is straightforward, until the Paiyun Lodge. This is where the path becomes steep and the last 500 meters are probably the hardest. 2. The hostel is located very near the park entrance. You can walk, that’s what we did. During the day there’s a shuttle from the park’s entrance to the trail’s entrance. 3. The police permit was obtained right after I got… Read more »
Hi Maxime,
Thank you for sharing your experience.
I would like to ask when is the best time to hike Yushan? Is November okay without crampon? I heard that some parts of the track are very narrow, so I am a bit afraid if it is slippery with ice. I am not very experienced hiker, but I have done some with ~ 3000m height. Is it doable if I do it in 2 days with carefulness?
Thank you for your advice.
I think the best time to hike Yushan might be between April and October. Although there’s a higher chance of rain between May and August because of the monsoon. The parts of the track which are narrow and more difficult are located very close to the summit, you won’t have any problem to get to these parts as the hike is relatively easy until the Paiyun Lodge. Crampons might be necessary to reach the top depending on this year’s weather. You’ll probably find snow up there in November. I would advise you to be ready for that possibility! Anyways I’m… Read more »
Would this trial be okay for a solo female traveller? Will be my first solo hike but I’ve hiked to Everest Base Camp with a guide and Annapurna base with my husband. ! I’ve applied to do the 2-day trip staying at Paiyun Lodge. Are there places to stay in Tataka ? I was hoping to start the hike very early so would be nice to stay near the trail that and there’s only 2 buses a day from Alishan. I understand you stayed at a hostel near the trial named Dongpu Villa Hostel , but are there any other… Read more »
I think Taiwan is a great place for solo female travelers in terms of safety, that’s even where my wife decided to hitchhike alone for the first time a while ago before we met each other. Unfortunately there are not much choice near Tataka, only the Dongpu Villa Hostel. Apart from this the closest options are down the valley in Dongpu (there are a few hot springs) or Alishan. I think most hikers stay either at the hostel in Tataka or the Paiyun lodge.
Hi There,
Thanks so much for your blogpost – really helpful ahead of hiking Yushan next week!
A couple of quick questions:
1) Do you need a GPS tracker other than a smartphone?
2) I’m a foreigner doing the hike – do you know if I need to wait until 6.30am before starting the hike for them to do my ID check?
No worries if you’re not sure. I’ve not been able to find much info about either of these online.
Thanks again for all of your useful tips and advice!
Hey Katie,
1) I believe that you don’t even need a smartphone. The path is well marked throughout the trail and we didn’t even have to use any map.
2) We are also foreigners and we started the hike around 3am. We just dropped our police permit in the police postbox at the beginning of the trail. Then we showed our Yushan National Park permit at the Paiyun Lodge, but when we reached this place it was already 7.30am!
Good luck for your hike and feel free to let me know if you have any other questions.
Thx for very nice description!
Hello! This is very helpful and I’m thankful for you sharing this information. I would like to ask a question, does the foreigner exclusive application automatically grant us a permit or we still need to wait for the lottery?
Hi Tanaka, thank you really much for your support. Concerning the permit, there’s no such thing as a lottery, the draw is only about getting a spot in the Paiyun Lodge during weekends. As far as I understand, hiking Yushan is limited to a hundred people per day, and foreigners/locals applying for the hike can get a spot on a “first to apply, first served” basis. You can check the availability on this link: Yushan availability
I hope it helps to clear the possible confusion regarding the lottery.
Hey Max excellent blog and explanation, hat off for hiking with a baby and then biking back to Chiayi. I have few questions for you.
1. what is the cost let’s say for the permit, entrance, cabin, food… for the whole process from beginning till the end?
2. Do I need insurance or it is not necessary?
3. if I go during summer time, do i need any proof of hiking at high elevation or no need?
4. is it necessary to bring any hiking poles?
thanks in advance
Hi Fabyan, thanks for your support! Let me answer your questions: 1. I’d say about $50 per person, potentially less. The permit and entrance are free. The Paiyun Lodge is about $16 a night, and you can check all sleeping options on this article : Where to sleep in the Yushan National Park. So it all depends how much you’re willing to spend on food, as well as the mean of transportation you choose to get there. 2. They don’t check whether you are insured or not. 3. No you don’t. 4. It is not necessary. We didn’t bring any… Read more »
Hi Maxime! I’m thinking of going to Taiwan Fall 2023 so this was super helpful, thank you. I noticed you’ve also done Hallasan – I did Hallasan Fall 2022 and I was wondering if you could provide some thoughts as to comparison between the two? I went up and down Gwaneumsa (and found it tough but worthwhile), if that helps!
Hi Stephanie! Let me give you my opinion about both hikes, while I think Hallasan is certainly a good training to hike Yushan, Taiwan’s highest mountain is more challenging than the Korean one. The trails are rougher, the altitude is higher, the hike is longer, but I felt closer to nature there than Hallasan. There’s much less people, and I found Hallasan to have lots of man-made stairs while in Yushan I had this feeling of being out of civilization for a short while. I love this sensation. By hiking Hallasan, you sure proved you have the fitness to attempt… Read more »
Hello Max, great review, thank you for all the details. I’m thinking about doing the hike. I’m in good shape but I am not an experienced hiker. How much do I need to prepare? Especially to get used to the altitude.
Thank you
You need to be reasonably fit to attempt this hike. If you want to make sure you’re up to the task, I’d suggest to have a couple of hikes with a similar amount of kilometers and duration. Even better if the hikes are higher than 2000/3000mts, so you can get used to a relatively similar altitude and to the extra efforts it might take for your body to adapt.
Hi Maxime,
Thanks for the guide! Quick question, I attempted Xueshan (Snow mountain) many years back and remembered I struggled. I’m in better shape now but would like to know have you climbed Xueshan and hence would be able to compare the climbing difficulty between this two?
No, I haven’t climbed Xueshan yet, but I’ll make sure I do it next time I’m in Taiwan!
Hi Max! Thanks a lot for the info. Do you know (or how to find) what times the bus leaves back from Tanaka to Sun Moon Lake? Or to Alishan?
Hi Kenneth! I wouldn’t be sure of the current timetable, but I suppose you could find this information in a tourist information center, once you get to Taiwan. Another possibility would be to ask on relevant travel groups on Facebook, or check reviews on Tripadvisor to see if anyone mentioned it.
Hi Maxime,
Thanks for this guide. It’s very informative! It looks like I missed out on applying for the foreigner application by a few days for our upcoming trip to Taiwan. My husband and daughter recently hiked Mt. Fuji and struggled a bit through some heavy rain and stormy weather. I’m wondering if it’s worth it for them to try the hike you outlined as a one day hike or should they just do the Front Peak hike route?
Hi,
I haven’t hiked the Fuji Mt. so I might not be able to give you a fair comparison. The Yushan mountain is a strenuous hike but, when the weather is adequate, it seems like a realist option for a fit person to hike in one day if starting before dawn ๐
Hey there Max and HiuYing, I really appreciate your Blog on hiking Yushan Mountain! You made the application process far more easy for me. Do you know if there is any chance of renting some walking sticks around the Trailhead or around Alishan in general?
Thank you very much in advance!
Best regards, Elisa
Hi Elisa, thanks for your comment! Concerning walking poles, there won’t be any near the trailhead and I’m not quite sure you’ll manage to find some in Alishan although that’s a possibility. Your best bet would be in a bigger city, such as Chiayi.