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East Coast Highway 11 · part 2

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Recorded distance
113 km
Riding-time estimate
2 h 37
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.

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Why this ride

The stops in between: Dulan, Taitung and back through Dulan. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It suits an unhurried touring pace.

Scenic road chapters

East Coast Highway 11

Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 19 km this is East Coast Highway 11, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.

Chapter facts
Length
19 km
Named road
East Coast Highway 11

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Sanxiantai

    Sanxiantai means Terrace of the Three Immortals, and the name comes from a legend of three Taoist immortals who are said to have rested on the offshore island here. It lies on Taiwan's east coast, near the town of Chenggong, where the sea turns a startling deep blue, and a long arched footbridge, shaped like a dragon's back, runs out to the island across a lagoon. Seen from the shore, with the waves breaking on dark volcanic rock, it has a wild, sculptural look.

    Read the complete Sanxiantai write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    Sanxiantai is where the day begins. Next is Dulan.

  2. 2. Dulan

    Dulan sits on Taiwan's east coast, where the mountains drop almost straight into the Pacific. The village, in Taitung County about fifteen kilometres north of Taitung City, lies along Provincial Highway 11, a ribbon of road that runs between the Coastal Mountain Range and the sea, and the combination of mountain, surf and open sky has made it a haven for surfers, artists and refugees from the island's crowded west.

    Read the complete Dulan write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    Dulan comes up about 38 km into the recorded legs. Next is Taitung.

  3. 3. Taitung

    Taitung is a quiet, easy-going city on Taiwan's south-eastern coast, with about a hundred and ten thousand people, a long Pacific shoreline, and a pace of life noticeably slower than the busy west coast. Behind it, the Coastal Range runs north to south on one side and the Central Mountain Range on the other, with the long East Rift Valley in between, a flat strip of farmland that follows the line where two tectonic plates meet. For a rider who has spent the day on the road, it is an easy and friendly place to end.

    Read the complete Taitung write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    about 57 km into the recorded legs you reach Taitung. Next is back through Dulan.

  4. 4. back through Dulan

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Dulan write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    back through Dulan, late in the day. Next is back through Sanxiantai.

  5. 5. back through Sanxiantai

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Sanxiantai write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    Back at back through Sanxiantai. That is the ride.

Leg by leg

Sanxiantai to Dulan

Sanxiantai → Dulan is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Dulan to Taitung

Dulan → Taitung is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Taitung to back through Dulan

Taitung → back through Dulan is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

back through Dulan to back through Sanxiantai

back through Dulan → back through Sanxiantai is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

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