Most mountaineering routes, as well as Zhuilu Old Road, require advanced application before departure. The application window varies by route:
5-30 days before entry:
• Mt. Nanhu
• Mt. Nanhu – Mt. Zhongyangjian (North Section 1)
• North Section 2
• Mt. Shuan – Mt. Lingming
• Mt. Shuan (single day ascent)
• North Section 1 to 2
• Mt. Bilu – Mt. Yangtou
• Mt. Qilai Main/North Peak
• Mt. Qilai Range
• Mt. Qilai South Peak
• Qilai East Ridge
• Mt. Qingshui
• Other (non-traditional) routes
3-30 days before entry:
• Mt. Yangtou (single day ascent)
• Mt. Bilu (single day ascent)
1-30 days before entry:
• Zhuilu Old Road: The application window time is before 15pm the day before entering on Tuesday to Friday and before 15 pm on Friday for Saturday to Monday entry.
35 days-4 months before entry:
• Zhuilu Old Road Day Ascent (out-and-back to 3.1 km) for Foreign Visitors: Application window open 4 months to 35 days before date of intended entry; weekdays only (Monday to Thursday, excluding public holidays). The application window closes at 3 pm, 35 days before the date of intended entry.
Applicants can prepare a draft of their application before this date, which is saved on the system for up to 7 full days after the draft was last modified. The system accepts applications daily from 07:00 to 23:00 in the order which they are received: https://hike.taiwan.gov.tw/en/web_index.aspx
Applicants can use the widget on the lower right section of the Online Applications for Taiwan National Park Permits homepage to calculate the dates of the application window given the intended hiking dates: https://npm.nps.gov.tw/en/sitemap.aspx

Foreign Visitors may apply up to 4 months ahead
Zhuilu Old Road:
Starting 01 September 2019, foreign visitors are able to submit applications 35 days - 4 months before date of entry via the “Online Application for Taiwan National Park Permits” website. We hope that the new measures will allow more foreign visitors to experience the exquisite scenery within Taroko Gorge. Please contact our Recreation and Services Section (Tel：+886-3-8621576 or +886-3-8621100 ext. 605; Office Hours: Mon – Fri 08:30 – 12:30; 13:30 – 17:30) or review the following details if you wish to apply through this method:

A: Application window: 35 days to 4 months prior to the date of intended entry (date of intended entry restricted to between Monday – Thursday)
B: Application Website: Through the English version of the “Online Application for Taiwan National Park Permits” website https://hike.taiwan.gov.tw/en/web_index.aspx
C: Restrictions: Applicants can submit one application (maximum 12 persons per application) for Zhuilu Old Road per date of intended entry. An applicant can be a team member or a team leader only once per day (e.g. one cannot be a member of a team and the leader of another team on the same day.) All team members must possess foreign nationality; please upload the photo page of your valid passport or a resident ID Card as proof.
D: Once an application has been approved, the date of entry and the names of all team members (including the leader, team members, and the emergency coordinator) cannot be altered, and additional team members cannot be added to the same application. Cancellation (for an individual or for the entire party, excluding the team leader) can be accepted. Separate applications should be submitted if additional members wish to hike on the same date of intended entry.
E: Standby Measure: There will be no standby measures (i.e. waitlist) for foreign visitor applications to Zhuilu Old Road. All applicants regardless of nationality are welcome to apply through the standard application window (1 – 30 days before date of intended entry) if the quota for foreign visitors has already been reached.