Seat of the Taipei government, the busy Xinyi District contains some of the city’s major sights, such as the Taipei 101 building, Convention Center, World Trade Center, and the National Sun Yat-sen Memorial. If staying in this area, one can do a ‘runseeing’ tour of about 4 km, using good sidewalks and pedestrian paths. Best to go early (or at night)! Do this in any order you like, but the major ‘path’ sections include the Sun Yat-sen Memorial, the Discovery Center, the Xiangti Avenue Plaza, and the Taipei 101.
For a longer or standalone run, cross Xinyi Rd. and run through Xiangshan Park to the Xiangshan (Elephant Mountain) hiking trail, which has steps and steep paths leading to a summit. This is more of a hike than a run due to the steepness (240 meters in 2 km). There are a lot of stairs here. Options for numerous other paths in this area, but most are steep and there are a lot of stairs.
Seat of the Taipei government, the busy Xinyi District contains some of the city’s major sights, such as the Taipei 101 building, Convention Center, World Trade Center, and the National Sun Yat-sen Memorial. If staying in this area, one can do a ‘runseeing’ tour of about 4 km, using good sidewalks and pedestrian paths. Best to go early (or at night)! Do this in any order you like, but the major ‘path’ sections include the Sun Yat-sen Memorial, the Discovery Center, the Xiangti Avenue Plaza, and the Taipei 101.
For a longer or standalone run, cross Xinyi Rd. and run through Xiangshan Park to the Xiangshan (Elephant Mountain) hiking trail, which has steps and steep paths leading to a summit. This is more of a hike than a run due to the steepness (240 meters in 2 km). There are a lot of stairs here. Options for numerous other paths in this area, but most are steep and there are a lot of stairs.
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Runseeing Tour is 3.5 km loop; Xiangshang Park & Trail is 4 km out and back. Can be combined
Flat along in Xinyi; Trail is 243 meters (797 feet)
Anywhere on tour; for hiking trail, Xiangshang Park
A green oasis in this busy city. Beautifully landscaped, 64 acre park has numerous tree-lined paths. A loop around the perimeter path, which features time and temperature displays for runners, is about 2.5 km
One of the signature river runs in Taipei. Nearly 10 km of seamless paths on both the north and south sides of the river, passing through several parks, with several bridges that can be crossed to form loops of varying lengths.
Excellent running paths along both the right and left banks. Good water views much of the way, and it’s great for sunrises/sunsets. On the right bank, 9 km from Yanping Park to Shezi Island. On the left bank, 4 km from Taipei Br. through Tamsui Riverside Park.
Scenic waterfront running along the Tamsui River in the northern part of Taipei. There are options on both the east (Tamsui) and west (Bali) sides, using the Guandu Bridge as the anchor. Dedicated path nearly the whole way.
Pleasant riverside running path, for 6+ km from Jingmei Riverside Park to National Chengchi University. There are several parks and a couple of pedestrian bridges along the way.
A great opportunity for a longer waterside run through a series of riverside parks stretching for 8+ km, binding the Tamsui River in the Sanchong and Luzhou Districts. Good variety of landscaping, paths, waterside sections.
This is a part of Taipei that has many popular sights and also some excellent running options. Run west along riverside parks toward the Fine Arts Museum, or east for up to 4 km. Hillier and narrow Jiannan Rd. is also a good option.
One of nine national parks in Taiwan, sitting between Taipei and new Taipei City, and accessible via public transport. Generally hilly and challenging! We've highlighted a few of the 'pedestrian' trails that are most suitable for running.
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Essentials
Runseeing Tour is 3.5 km loop; Xiangshang Park & Trail is 4 km out and back. Can be combined
Flat along in Xinyi; Trail is 243 meters (797 feet)
Anywhere on tour; for hiking trail, Xiangshang Park
For a longer or standalone run, cross Xinyi Rd. and run through Xiangshan Park to the Xiangshan (Elephant Mountain) hiking trail, which has steps and steep paths leading to a summit. This is more of a hike than a run due to the steepness (240 meters in 2 km). There are a lot of stairs here. Options for numerous other paths in this area, but most are steep and there are a lot of stairs.
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