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Taiwan Day 2 – Keelung to Jiufen

An view of colourful houses near Heping Island, close to Keelung. 17 April 2026.

Our second day of riding day took us from the northern town of Keelung to the mountain town of Jiufen, with a morning detour to the Buddha’s Hand Cave and the adjacent Fairy Cave.

Ride details

We took a 4 km sight-seeing ride in the morning from central Keelung to the Buddha’s Hand Cave and Xiandongyan Zuisheng Temple. The ride was flat.

After a coffee, we commenced our main ride.

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Date: 17 April 2026

Start: Central Keelung

Route: via Buddha’s Hand Cave just outside central Keelung

Finish: Jiufen

Distance: 7 km out and back between Keelung and the caves, then 19 km to Jiufen, for a total of 26 km.

Elevation gain: 350 m

GPS Trace: Download the GPX file from the button on the map above

Meals:

Weather:

Weather at the destination of our ride on 2026-04-16 from Keelung to Jiufen.
Weather at the destination of our ride on 2026-04-17 from Keelung to Jiufen.

Post-ride accommodation: Winsor’s Han-Guan guesthouse in Jiufen

Bike: Brompton C-Line 12-speed, 2025 model

Navigation computer: Coospo CS-500

Observations

  • There was a lot of traffic on Highway 2
  • The traffic was light once we left the highway and commenced the climb to Jiufen

Scenery

Here are some photos from the ride.

An view of colourful houses near Heping Island, close to Keelung. 17 April 2026.
An view of colourful houses near Heping Island, close to Keelung. 17 April 2026.
Notice the cycling lanes on either side of Taiwan's Highway 2. 17 April 2026.
Notice the cycling lanes on either side of Taiwan’s Highway 2. 17 April 2026.
An outlook along the coastline of northern Taiwan. 17 April 2026.
An outlook along the coastline of northern Taiwan. 17 April 2026.

About

This ride was part of a multi-day cycling adventure in Taiwan, in April 2026.

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