[2025 Miaoli Attraction] Travel Guide for Manabang Mountain (Updated May)

A very popular hiking route in Tai'an, Miaoli is climbing Mount Manabong (1406m above sea level), which is also a popular maple viewing hiking route. It has three trailheads. We climbed from the Natural Lake trailhead. It is a very suitable route for parent-child hiking. Don't be scared by the steep stairs inside, as that is only the second half. The front is flat and easy to walk. The scenery at the top is also very beautiful, with a broad view. My brother is 7 years old and my sister is 4 years old. The whole journey was 2.3km one way with a climb of 400m. The two siblings played while climbing and finished the whole journey by themselves. It took 2 hours to go up the mountain and 70 minutes to go down the mountain. It's slow but it's awesome~ Manabong Mountain Natural Lake Trailhead No. 31 Shanghu, Dongxing Village, Dahu Township, Miaoli County 364 #Manabongshan #mountain climbing #natural lake #trailhead #map viewing #camping #local travel #good place for family #familytravel

#Manabong Mountain Plum blossoms are in full bloom, starting in early February every year. The sea of ​​clouds and blooming plum blossoms make people feel like they are in a fairyland... There are also strawberries 🍓 and citrus 🍊 available for purchase, so you can feast your eyes 👀 on the beautiful scenery, hold delicious 😋 food in your hands, and have wonderful memories~^_^ Route altitude: about 900-1406m Distance: 3 kilometers (one-way) Travel time: 2-3 hours (Zhuhu trailhead-Manabang Mountain top and back) Trail difficulty: beginner and intermediate (the whole journey takes more than 3 hours, and requires a certain amount of physical strength, but most people can go) There is no car that can go directly from the city to Manabong Mountain. You must first take bus 5656 from Miaoli and get off at the Township Office Station, then transfer to bus 5661 and get off at Zhongxing Station. Then you need to walk for another 50 minutes to reach Zhuhu trailhead.

After checking out Shanlin.com and making an extra trip to the Zhuhu trailhead, which took nearly an extra hour, I realized that what the netizens said was true - biting cats can be seen everywhere, it's scary! After the regret, we returned to the Shanghu trail entrance and stopped the car at Jinyun Villa! I thought I had reserved the whole trail for today, but on the way there I met a fellow hiker who was turning back. When we reached the triangulation point, we met a talkative couple who introduced many trails that we must try, especially the Gary Mountain Middle Trail section. Got it, thank you both! We finally arrived at the ancient battlefield from Jinyun Villa through the seemingly aimless bamboo garden. After a short rest, we continued to climb along the mountain road to the station. Soon after, we passed through the stone gate. We thought that the 0.18 kilometers would soon be a day of progress. Unexpectedly, this continuous uphill section was an invisible killer that made us tired. God paid off our hard work and finally we reached the commanding heights of H1406M with tears of joy... I didn’t calculate the mileage on the way there, I just knew it took about 2 hours to reach the triangulation point. On the way back, I calculated that the distance from the triangulation point to Jinyun Villa was about 3.27 kilometers... Wow! The round trip was about 6.54 kilometers, and it took me nearly 4.5 hours to complete the challenge, which was not bad!

#山山GoodPlace #Miaoli County #Malabang Mountain I arranged a "one-day maple viewing tour to Xiaobaiyue in Malabon Mountain" for myself over the weekend. Malabang Mountain, located in Tai'an Township, Miaoli, is one of Taiwan's smallest mountains and a sacred mountain for the local Atayal people. "Malabang" means "magnificent mountain" in the Atayal language. In addition to being a local representative, Mount Malabon is also a "must-do maple viewing itinerary in autumn" among Baiyue Mountain friends.