Mysterious Valley:
Mysterious Valley is one of the best places in Taroko Gorge to cool off on a hot summer day. Along the path that is notched into a mountain side, there are many places for swimming or wading in the clear water mountain stream.
Also, Mysterious Valley has been rated as one of the top spots in the area for an afternoon Heineken/Cohiba excursion by the local expats. (There are worse things in life than cooling off in a clear mountains stream with a cigar and beer in hand...)
The trail ends at some old wooden buildings (Sanchienwu) about 4 KM's from the trail head, but for the more adventurous, it connects to another trail, which heads uphill to a couple of aboriginal villiages. (Tali and Tatung)
This area can be crowded on summer weekends, but I found that as you head up stream, the crowd quickly thins out. (Most of the locals hang out on the first KM of the path or so...) |
