Hualien Baiyang Trail

About Baiyang Trail

    From Tianxiang to Wenshan direction continued for about 15 minutes, on the roadside railings with iron railways, since entering the Taipower construction sidewalk that poplar trail entrance, trails length of 2.1 km along the tunnel up to seven, there are second Tai Lu Court Youxia said. Along the way can be seen in the fog River tributary tile Hale Creek, and Li fog Creek upstream tower Kerry Creek, so the two well-known characteristics of "more water" and "multi-tunnel", and the resulting

Baiyang Trail - there is the largest waterfall in Taroko

    Walking in the poplar trail in addition to enjoy the scenery of the valley, but also observe the birds, insects and other ecology. After the sixth tunnel, it can be divided into four sections, such as Baiyun waterfall, which is left under the bailiff. The Taroko National Park Management has a bridge to the lower waterfall and a waterfall viewing platform for tourists to enjoy.

Poplar trail - such as pouring rain curtain hole

    After the seventh tunnel, see the water curtain hole, here for the fog Creek hydropower project in the construction of the tunnel process, accidentally digging underground water veins caused by groundwater rock crevices continue to flow out, and the formation of special landscape.


    Taroko National Park Tianxiang near the poplar trail from the Taipower construction channel evolved, the path is generally flat to go, is a famous tourist attractions. Which is located in the 2.1 km at the Shuilian Dong, spring from the tunnel roof rock aquifer is vent, the formation of a special curtain landscape, attracting many tourists come. Although the tunnel is not allowed to enter the water curtain hole, but because of the rock within the tunnel is still likely to be a strong erosion of spring and loose fall, so enter the Shuilian Dong, please pay more attention to the state of the environment; Only along the edge of the mountain there is a trail, the road is slippery and rocky rocky rugged collision or fall, visitors must enter the cave and other flashlight lighting equipment, in the cave residence or rendezvous should pay special attention to themselves and Others are safe, and do not use a tripod in the tunnel to take pictures, so as not to hinder others.


    In addition, the Office of the Commissioner to remind visitors, previously set from the cave water set in the water area, by the calendar year and the risk of the border slope rockfall, is no longer used; the current water curtains to retain the pool, Cave inside the water into the tower sub-Qili River and as a source of water for the Tianxiang water source, for the maintenance of water safety, visitors do not enter the pool of water, pollution of water.


    The Baiyang Waterfall Trail is characterized by the number of tunnels. Beginning with the entrance tunnel of 380 meters (by the Central Cross-Island Highway 900 meters west of Tianxiang) to the last tunnel before Water Curtain, you will pass through seven tunnels along the 2 kilometer trail ( the 4 km round trip will take about one hour and a half).


    Some of the tunnels are as straight as a pencil and you can see the light at the end. Others however are curved such that you will be enveloped in pitch-black darkness for a short time unless you take along a flashlight, which is advisable. Looking out of the tunnels from within, the lovely green mountain view is like a painting by a master. The trail was originally built by Taiwan Power Company in 1984 during the early stages of their plans (approved for construction in 1979) to develop hydroelectric power in the area, plans that included damming many parts of the gorge. The hydroelectric project for this area was eventually cancelled. Taroko survived and a road left that makes it easier for us to get into this once remote area.


    The ground rock after Water Curtain (Shui-lian-dong) is loose and there is danger of a collapse so as present visitors are only allowed to the entrance of the first Water Curtain. Water curtain is a special scene created by spring water falling from the tunnel roof. Unfortunately, the danger of roof collapse means that the other water curtains are out of bounds.