Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
Many tourists visiting Taipei, Taiwan climb short, steep Elephant Mountain to get a great view of the city, including landmark Taipei 101 — a building 101 stories high.
- 1.1 km
- 141m elevation gain on well maintained stone steps
- normally very crowded at all hours of the day and evening
Best is to climb up one trail, descend on another. There are many options. So many, in fact, that the signage gets confusing. Use a phone app like AllTrails.
I climbed Elephant mountain twice while in Taipei. It’s easy access from a subway station.
