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East Coast Highway 11

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Recorded distance
170 km
Riding-time estimate
4 h 06
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

A coastal highway from Hualien, Taiwan to Taitung, Taiwan, via Shitiping. Key character: Pacific cliffs; terraces; coastal villages. Surface: paved.

Scenic road chapters

East Coast Highway 11

Slow enough to look. The surface follows the shoreline, so the corners arrive where the water decided, not where an engineer did. Water arrives beside the road and stays for 15 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.

Chapter facts
Length
15 km
Named road
East Coast Highway 11

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Hualien City

    Mountains and sea crowd against each other at Hualien. The city sits on a narrow coastal plain on Taiwan's east coast, with the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Central Mountain Range rising steeply to more than three thousand metres on the other, and the view from the waterfront, with the peaks looming over the town, is one of the most striking in Taiwan.

    Read the complete Hualien City write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    East Coast Highway 11 point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is East Coast Highway 11 point 2.

  2. 2. East Coast Highway 11 point 2

    South of Hualien, the Rift Valley opens up on the left, and on the coast the road follows a long, low shelf of land with the Pacific on one side. The rocks are volcanic and sedimentary, folded and eroded into odd shapes, and on a clear day the light on them is strange and beautiful. The coast road here is known for its quiet, with fewer cars than the main valley road.

    Read the complete East Coast Highway 11 point 2 write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    East Coast Highway 11 point 2 comes up 37 km in. Next is East Coast Highway 11 point 3.

  3. 3. East Coast Highway 11 point 3

    Chenggong is a small fishing port halfway down the east coast, and the nearby Sanxiantai is one of the great sights of Highway 11. A small island of rock lying just off the coast, it is connected to the shore by a long, curving footbridge with eight arches, like a dragon undulating across the sea. According to legend, three immortals once rested on the island, and the name means Three Immortals Platform. The reefs around it are rich with coral, and snorkelling and diving are possible when the sea is calm.

    Read the complete East Coast Highway 11 point 3 write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    At least 98 km in you reach East Coast Highway 11 point 3. Next is East Coast Highway 11 point 4.

  4. 4. Near Taitung City

    Planning note

    East Coast Highway 11 point 4, late in the day. Next is East Coast Highway 11 point 5.

  5. 5. Taitung City

    Planning note

    East Coast Highway 11 point 5 sits at 170 km, late in the day.

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