Team: YZMC
Time: June 22-26, 2014
Place: Yilan-Hualien-Taichung crossover
Difficulties: *** (3/5), since it's summer hike.
Intro:
Nanhu Mountain, known to the Atayal tribe in Beiyanan Aboriginal Village (Nanshan village) as Babo Bajiyu, is the north peak of the Five Mountains with a magnificent landscape. Nanhu Peak is the highest peak in Taroko National Park sits at the north tip of the Central Mountain Range. Surrounded by mountains on the Nanhu block, it is named the King’s Seat. The most characteristic features are two U-shaped valleys (Nanhu Cirques), which set up a natural wonder.
As Barking Deer News described, the view expected: The first day’s trail passes through lush mixed temperate and pine forest. On later days there are expansive views from alpine meadows of dwarf bamboo, juniper and rhododendron. At the higher sections the paths traverse craggy cliffs next to enormous landslides, ending in the glacial cirques these mountains are famous for.
Notes
Siyuan Col (思源啞口)
The trail head Siyuan Col is 3 hours from Taipei City in southern Yilan County, quite close to Wuling Farm - the trail head of Snow Mountain.
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| Pine forest (ard. 7k) |
New Yunleng Cabin (新雲稜山莊)
One of the important thing of the hike is comfortable rate of toilets. Yunleng has 2 choices: indoor and outdoor. The outdoor one with very good view of faraway mountains range. But it upset whenever I'm thinking of where will those gold go to. Because it seems going directly to the wood. In the back, there's the view of Nanhu mountain. And the water source, very precious one. Therefore please don't use water for non-sense reason like washing bowls.
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| New Yunleng Cabin crossroad |
Shenmazhen Mountain (審馬陣山)
No view at all, surrounded by very tall trees. However, it's in Taiwan's 100 highest mt. list, and just 5 mins away from the main trail leads to Nanhu. So, why not visit? And here also got the enormous green meadows. Up to Taiwan country's size, to find a big meadow is not easy.
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| Shenmazhen meadows |
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| Sunset time in Shenmazhen meadows |
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View of Nanhu Mt. from Shenmazhen meadow
(which is the same angle on NT 2000 notes) |
Nanhu Mountain North Mountain (南湖北山)
10 mins aways from the main trail. On the top placed a heavy stone written "start of Lang Yang river". You can have a wonderful view of opposite mountain range, and it's special geology.
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| View from Nanhu North Mt. |
Wuyanfeng (五岩峰)
Probably one of the most excited challenges of the hike. It's said better feeling if it's cloudy with little rainny, since height of the cliffs was covered with milky fog. The dangerous view can defeat any faint- heartie (like me). Before departing, this obstacles made me nervous like hell. Although, it turns out not to be that scary, however definitely you must watch out every step you make.
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| Wuyanfeng |
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| Wuyanfeng |
Nanhu Block (南湖群峰)
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| top of Taosaifeng within the clouds |
Nanhu Main Peak （南湖大山）
3547m, as highest peak of the whole block, not an easy way to come to the top. From Nanhu Cabin you have to beat the big bush in stead of climb straight ahead. Through the big stones gap, view of Central Peak. Experienced hikers make long trek of Nanhu Central Peak in ard. 6 days.
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| Nanhu Mt. breaking dawn |
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| Nearby Nanhu Main Peak |
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| View of Central Peak from Nanhu Main Peak |
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| On the way to Nanhu Main Peak |
Routes (not detail version)
Day 0：bed and breakfast 20 kms away Siyuan Col.
Day 1：Entrance of 6.7K Trail 710 at Siyuan Col→Tuochiatun Cabin→Mukan Saddle→New Yunleng Cabin C1(water source)
Day 2：C1→Shenmazhen Mountain→North Peak Cross Road→Nanhu Mountain North Mountain →Wuyanfeng→Nanhu Mountain North Peak→Nanhu Shelter C2(water source)
Day 3：C2→Upper Cirque→Nanhu Mountain East Peak→Taosaifeng→Lower cirque Nanhu Shelter C3=C2
Day 4：C3→Nanhu Mountain→Nanhu Mountain Cabin→Nanhu Mountain North Peak→North Peak crossing→Shenmazhen Cross Road→New Yunleng Cabin C4
Day 5：C4→Mukan Saddle→Mountain entrance→Siyuan Col
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