train timing duration and booking

https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip/tip001/tip112/querybytime

a)0630 We need 90m in MRT (15min interval) from airport to Taipei Station (ie leave airport 0630, reach 0800)

b)Taipei Station to Hualien

1) 0848 (Puyuma 412) (2hr 11min)

Fly to Taoyuan, train to hualien. Rest one day then cycle

Cycle 11km to and fro

2) 0920 (Taroko 278) (2hr 10min)

6D5N, 4d3n cycle hualien to Taitung, slow and easy

unpack from luggage into pannier

3) 0940 (Puyuma 280) (2hr 10min)

Each day 50 to 60km (last day 30km)

Finish then to Kao Hsiung 1 night fly back

c)Taipei Hualien Train always sold out.

take bus -https://www.islandlifetaiwan.com/faqs/

The fastest loop(under 3hour) is via bus 1661, cut across to Yilan (only after 0930?)

but kids will vomit if take bus cross mountain

Bike estimates and rest points?

$71 x3 pax It's a Good Time Homestay

170km, 40 to 50km per day, 20km morning, 20km afternoon

Max cycle 2 hour AM and 2hr PM

also check the availabiliy of next town 7-11 or Family Mart? or Police station for bike repair

flat tyres, how to change tubes

if rear wheel, insert two levers opposite side (12-15cm apart)

Roll rubber slighly over (not whole tyre)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwwfV99VV8I&t=17s

Stay An Tong. tabao dinner from 7-11

Then pull out tube (from the air-nozzel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwwfV99VV8I

Rip out the whole tube

Best-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqR6nlZNeU8

-Partial inflate new tube

Then insert into rim again

insert two levers again and wedge tyre back onto rim, full inflate

RSVP Scoot flight, and book kaohsiung Train

Slopes and elevations Google maps, how difficult to cycle and plan route

Google desktop can show elevation. Even better, you move the Google Map "ball" to identify highest elevation point on map

Eg 319up and 30down( means uphill reaching 319 m and only 30m downhill!). See the Mak tonidentify the peaks and drops.

Surf class normally 0700 or 0800

After Sanxia bridge, a lot of up and down(moderate)

Dongehe to 號金樽遊憩區still up down 50 60m, then relative flat all the way to Dulan

Reach Taitung and cycle around

Taitung Bus station to Taitung Train is 6km, but 60min bus ride? irregular schedule we might take taxi

1600 (before 4pm)

Return bike and checkin hotel

I should reach taitung 3pm, enough time to tour and return bike. It takes 19km, or 1 hour from dulan to Taitung.

collect luggage at Taitung station

train Taitung to Kaohsung is 350 ntd per pax

zhiben might be nearer but no direct transport.Taitung safer

every hour one train, some fast some skip train stops

aim for 0852 (306) or 1008 train (train 372) or 1120 train (train 704)

Kaoshiong Station to KHH is only 21min, every 6 min one train

massage 60 min need appointment

Train MRt towards KHH

Kaohsiung

Reach Changi