Note:
The Mt. Bilu Day Ascent and Bilu-Yangtou traverse trails' trailhead from 820 Forest Road reopened starting from 9 December, 2021
- Due to the landslide at the entrance of 820 Forestry Road, the Taroko N. P. HQ has already provided a higher substitute road. Hikers are advised follow the signs. Do not go across the original route collapsed section of 820 Forest Road for your safety.
- The entrances and exits of the substitute roads of 820 Forest Road on the higher section are explained as follows. There are relevant guided signs No. 1-25 along the way to Bilu Mountain. All hikers are advised to follow the directions signs.
A: The stairs next to Dayuling parking lot (intersection of the Provincial Highway 8 and 14A) go up.
B: The wooden ladder is located at 0.3 kilometers along the 820 Forest Road.
Trail Introduction
Since the completion of the 820 Forest Road that leads from the parking lot at Dayuling directly to the trailhead, Mt. Bilu can be hiked in a single day (out-and-back). After traversing 8 km of the Forest Road (~3 hours by foot), the trail steeply and unrelentingly ascends up the mountainside. At the Mt. Bilu trailhead, there is a small stream that hikers can obtain water, and is the only water source for the entirety of the trail. During the late spring, delicate azaleas cover the landscape surrounding the trail.
Geology
Mt. Bilu is surrounded by other well-known mountains. Traversing northwards, hikers can ascend Mt. Lingming and Mt. Wuming (North Section 2) as well as reaching Mt. Zhongyangjian and Mt. Nanhu (North Section 1) further northbound, delineating the entirety of the Central Mountain Range Grand Traverse . Note that this route is exceedingly difficult to complete.
Stop 1: 820 Forest Road
The aptly-named 820 Forest Road is 8.2 kilometers long, and was constructed for the extraction of forest resources.
Stop 2: Large Collapsed Valley (Dabenggu)
At the end of the 820 Forest Road, hikers will need to bypass around a large collapsed valley before continuing onto the Mt. Bilu trail.
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