Pedal your way around the cycle routes of Taiwan at the World Travel Market
Road closure at street market, Tainan
Map of cycle routes, Tainan
Route past the former Tait & Co Merchant House, Tainan
Rental bikes at the former Tait & Co Merchant House, Tainan
Route past historic cemetery, Tainan
Map of waterfront path, Tainan
Left-turn sign on waterfront route, Tainan
Riverside route and bus-stop, Tainan
Unusually awkward crossing, Tainan
Map of cycle routes, Tainan
Bike provided by a hotel, Tainan.
Closed bridge, Tainan - cyclists have to switch to the footway.
Closed bridge, Tainan - cyclists have to switch to the footway.
Cycleway to closed bridge, Tainan
Riverside path, Kaohsiung - not easy to use during the Lantern Festival!
Closed link to the riverside path, Kaohsiung
Road closure with No Motorbikes sign at Kaohsiung night market
Kaohsiung station - English-language sign for cyclists
Very obvious bike space on this Taiwanese train.
Taiwan Cycling Festival marking (in English) in the bike space of this train.
Very obvious cycle space on this Taiwanese train.
Lift at Chaozhou station - well marked, a good size.
Cycle parking at Chaozhou station - the final end of our end-to-end cycling trip.
Segregated cycleway on bridge, Taiwan
Embankment cycleway, Taiwan
start of embankment route
Lots of scooters in the cycleway
Cycle parking at Fangliao station, Taiwan
Traffic lights on this cycleway under a flyover, Taiwan
Cycle route under flyover, Taiwan
The usual - the cycle lane ends just where you need protection on this bend.
City gate, Hengchun, Taiwan
The summit of a pretty easy and lightly trafficked climb over the coastal mountains of Taiwan
Former station on converted railway, Taiwan
Tunnel on the Taroko Gorge road, Taiwan
Cyclist in the Taroko Gorge, Taiwan
On the notorious Su-hua Highway, Taiwan - a narrow twisty cliffside road with many heavy trucks.
It's clear that these Taiwanese squid fishermen cycle to work.
South end of the Caoling Old Railway Tunnel, Taiwan - part of a very popular loop route, and also a way to avoid riding around a sizeable headland.
At the southernmost point of Taiwan - having cycled from Taipei via the northernmost point.
Approaching Taiwan's northernmost point
The final rest on the final hill before descending to Taiwan's southernmost point.
Cycleway on a former railway across the rift between the Asian and Philippines plates.
At the southernmost point of Taiwan - having cycled from Taipei via the northernmost point.
Attempting to follow coastal Cycle Route No.1-1, Taiwan
Another rest stop at a 7-Eleven - hot drinks, snacks, seating, toilets...
Wide shoulder for cycling, parking and other activities - and a 7-Eleven rest stop, as so often in Taiwan
Zebra crossing leading to segregated cycleway in the suburbs of Tamsui.
Cycle stands in former customs shed, Tamsui (kickstands required)
Cycle parking in former customs shed, Tamsui
Fishing boat and cycle parking, Tamsui
Cycleway on the Tamsui waterfront
Cycle route south from Tamsui
Cycleway past an area of protected wetland.
Shared-use signs on this ramp north of Taipei
Cyclists Dismount sign on a steep descent north of Taipei
The coastal path north of Taipei takes a right-angled kink around Hongshulin metro station.
Cycleway south from Tamsui to Taipei
Junction on cycleway north from Taipei to Tamsui
Cycleway through nature reserve, Tamsui
Cycleway through nature reserve, Tamsui
Ramp to bridge from Tamsui to the New Taipei side of the estuary
Bridge from New Taipei to the Tamsui side of the estuary
Ramp to bridge from New Taipei to the Tamsui side of the estuary
Bridge on riverside cycle route south to New Taipei
Riverside cycle route north from New Taipei
Riverside cycle route south to New Taipei
Map of riverside cycle routes north from Taipei and New Taipei
Riverside cycle route north from New Taipei, under a road viaduct
Riverside cycle route north from New Taipei
Bridge on riverside cycle route north from New Taipei
Riverside cycle route south to New Taipei
Junction of riverside cycle routes south to New Taipei
The riverside cycle route north from New Taipei turns left here
Riverside cycle route north from New Taipei and ramp to cross flood defences
Riverside cycle route north from New Taipei
Riverside cycle route north from New Taipei
It seemed like a good idea to haul a loaded bike over the New Taipei flood defences here - of course I dropped it and bent the derailleur.
It seemed like a good idea to haul a loaded bike over the New Taipei flood defences here - of course I dropped it and bent the derailleur.
Bike/scooter lane on bridge from Taipei to New Taipei
Bike/scooter lane onto bridge from Taipei to New Taipei
Two branches of the route on Taipei's riverside flood plain
Link from New Taipei to Taipei bridge
Ramp down from New Taipei to Taipei bridge
Ramp down from New Taipei to Taipei bridge
Riverside cycleway, Taipei
Shared-use path on bridge from New Taipei to Taipei
Wheeling ramp to bridge from New Taipei to Taipei
Ramp to bridge from New Taipei to Taipei
Kilometre 0 on the New Taipei riverside route
Spiral ramp to bridge from New Taipei to Taipei
Riverside cycle route, New Taipei
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