The road around Sun Moon Lake features magnificent scenery with abundant natural ecology and cultural characteristics. Other than being elected and honored as the world’s top ten most beautiful bikeways in 2012 by CNNGo travel life website under America’s Cable News Network, it is also the only Asian region to be nominated. In 2017, it is further honored as one of the world’s eight most beautiful cycling route by the travel search website of Skyscanner.
Sun Moon Lake Bikeway – Xiangshang Section
Connecting Shuishe to Xiangshang Visitor Center, where the 400 m long “Overwater Bikeway” along the way further makes one feel as if sailing a boat. Scenic spots along the way include Shuishe Dam, Sun Moon Lake water outlet, Yongjie and Tongxin Bridges, as well as Xiangshang overlooking platform.
Sun Moon Lake Bikeway – Moon Lake Section
With Xiangshang Visitor Center as the origin, go southbound along the south bank of Moon Lake, pass by the Toushe Dam, Crescent Moon Bay to the entrance of around-lake tunnel No.1, where abundant ecology and forest forms vary along the way, especially when overlooking Toushe basin from a high position, such that farmlands and houses appear to be a chessboard arrangement.
Toushe Bikeway
Toushe is a small village located on the southwest of Sun Moon Lake at an altitude of about 640-670m, featuring flat terrain, where the level farmland and green field, the flying egrets and the simple farmhouses form magnificent mountains with fields scenery, such that one may feel refreshed cycling leisurely amongst these.
Sun Moon Lake Bikeway – Ita Thao Section
Sun Moon Lake Bikeway – Songbolun Section
Sun Moon Lake Bikeway – Shuishe Section
With Shuishe Pier as the starting point, passing Jiulongkou on the way, an overwater platform is setup here for use as small alfresco performance space due to the gentle terrain. Other than admiring floating fields on water, one may further look into the distant Ci'en Pagoda, as well as mountain system including Qinglong Mountain and Erlong Mountain.