Bike Cruising
Surrounded by mountains, Sun Moon Lake’s hazy early mornings and beautiful afternoon sunsets have always attracted travelers from near and far. Not only can you enjoy visiting the lake by boat, you can also bike around the lake to enjoy the views. The bikeway terrain along the lake rises and falls and can be challenging at times, but is suitable to those of you who like a little challenge. On the other hand, those who like a more leisure pace may choose to ride on the short distance bike lane. Known for the high and low rolling hills, every bike lane in Puli Township is a personal challenge. The windy road and views of the rolling mountain compete for attention. You might even hike up to Mt. Jinlong to enjoy the beautiful sunrise.
If you want to experience the small town lifestyle or savor the fun in chasing after the little train, you may want to choose the Jiji Green Tunnel and Shuili Shui’an Bikeway. These bikeways provide natural shades, lakeside views, and you can even hear the whistling sounds of the little train. These experiences will definitely add unexpected memory to your bike tour. Those of you who like to enjoy the scenery while biking must not miss the chance to explore the wonderful things in the Sun Moon Lake area!
The sceneries in Sun Moon Lake are beautiful, and there are a variety of cherry blossoms planted in the area. The cherry blossom season each year is from February to March.
To take advantage of the cherry blossom season, a 50-kilometer bike route starts from Tannan allows visitors to explore the indigenous tribe and experience its beautiful culture. Come experience an unmatched Tannan tour!
Jiji in Nantou possesses beautiful and tranquil mountain scenery. The railroad culture is an inseparable part of Jiji and Checheng, two quiet, leisure rustic towns. By combining two features – railroad and biking – the leisure Checheng-Jiji biking event is designed to suit most bikers. This tour is great for bikers to experience the beauty of rustic small towns.
Both the Sun Moon Lake Cycling, Music & Fireworks Festival and the Come! Bikeday Festival take place during the late autumn season. Targeting different age group abilities, challenging bike tours surrounding the lake, relaxing easy bike tour, and Children’s push bike events will be held. Each year, thousands of visitors come to participate in these festivals, and create the theme of “Biking in the day, and Music and Fireworks at night”.
To feature the temples and holy places near Sun Moon Lake and honor the wishes for the new year, the “Lake Bike Ride and Prayor” event is organized.
Located near Sun Moon Lake, Wenwu Temple, Longfeng Temple, Xuanzang Temple and the Church of Christ on the Hanbi Peninsula are all institutions of different religious faiths. On New Year’s Eve, visitors are encouraged to bike around the lake and visit the temples and church to pray for a healthy and peaceful year. In addition, on December 31 the final highlight of the year – the New Year Happiness Activity Series - will be held at Shuishe and Ita Thao Wharf, where the New Year Fireworks Concert will be held in both places to welcome the new year with visitors.
