(陽明山) Yangmingshan Hike

This is quite a tricky one - there's a lot of blog posts about it and yet not a lot of information. I wanted to do a good, long hike, so I found this blog post which I used as a reference. 

Budget: JPY (~USD)

• NT$15. Hotel to Jiantan Station. 
• NT$15. Jiantan Station to Fengguizui bus stop. 
• Quingshui temple to hotel.

Hike Date / Difficulty (Elevation: _m / _ft)

• Target: 2025
• Difficulty: we'll see. 
• Route below is around kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲m/ ▽m (hm)
• Map Link 

When to Go
Throughout the year. 

Special Notes

• Weather forecast: English 
• Trailheads. 
• Fengguizui (風櫃嘴)
• Go to Jiantan station. Can be by bus or train, google maps work. 
• M1 Bus to Fenguizui Bus Stop. Google maps pin. Bus schedule : 6:10, 6:30, 10:10, 13:10, 15:40 and 17:39.  
• Qingshui Temple 清天宮(面天山). 
• Go to Beitou Station. Can be by bus or train, google maps work.
• S6 Bus to Quinshui Temple. Google maps pin. Bus departs every 30 minutes from 5:45 to 23:05.  
• Mountain huts. None.  . 

Itinerary

• 04:50am. Start walking to bus station to Jiantan. 
• I ended up starting my walk at 5:30am, doing a convenience store run and taking the 6am train from Taipei Main Station. I decided to take the 6:30am bus and skip the 30 minute wait at Jiantan Station. Take car 3 to be close to exit 3.
• 05:23am. ETA : Jiantan station. 
• I got there 6:10am. Exit 3, turn right, no need to cross the street. Bus stop is not labeled M1, it is labeled 市民小巴1, so look for one that says it goes to Fenguizui (with English sign). 
• 06:10am. Bus, Jiantan station to Fenguizui. 
• Planned to take the 6:30am bus. 
• 06:51am. ETA: Fengguizui. Start hike. 
• End of itinerary. I planned to wing it from here.