Dakeng is the hiking playground of Taichung City, an area of emerald green steep hills at the eastern borders of the city....

Xintian trail starts at the parking (see map below). You follow a steep farm road, keeping on the right, until the road ends. From here the trail climbs along a ridge, with great views over Taichung plain. At the summit you will see on the right a pa...

In this case the start of the trail is located at a circular pond ornamented by two dragons, just in front of a temple. The nearest bus stop is in front of another large temple and close to a 7/11 (Qiao Sheng Xian Shi Temple – ????), at about 1...