- Length
- 9.81 kmSource and notes below
- Route shape
- One way
- Surface
- Surface not stated
- Traffic
- Path with road sections
- Level
- Easy
- Riding time
- About 40 min at an easy 14 km/h, not counting stops Estimate ride time
- Families
- Families: with care
- Climbing
- Not measuredNo official figure, so none given
The map loads here. Official map
Line: national cycling portal (MOTC), with its road types. Base map: National Land Surveying and Mapping Center. The official line covers the whole bikeway network here, including branches, so it is longer than the ride described on this page.
About the lengthNational cycling portal (MOTC) route 22190100001000, 'Anong River Bikeway': 9.81 km Figures differ. The portal states 9.81 km, but its drawn line, from the embankment by Waiziwai Bridge upstream to near Tiansongpi, measures about 16.7 km. Yilan County gives about 8 km for the whole Anong system: the left bank from Shuiyuan Bridge to Qingzhou (Waiziwai) Bridge, the right bank from Xingjian Bridge to Fenhongyan Park (about 2.7 km) and the Kelin loop (about 5.3 km); it gives no separate figure for the left bank. The portal also lists the south bank (2.70 km), a 1.57 km link to Provincial Highway 7C at Tiansongpi and the Kelin loop end section (3.305 km) as separate routes.
Why these labels
Traffic and path type: Mostly bike-only. On the portal's drawn line about 14.7 km is marked bike-only path, with nine short mixed-traffic pieces totalling about 1.9 km where the path meets or follows local roads (the longest about 0.65 km, west of Sanxing and near Tiansongpi), and a few metres of shared path. Expect farm vehicles and walkers at those points. Yilan County's 2024 notice closing embankment tops to cars and scooters does not list the Anong River.
Families: Most of the line is a bike-only path on the embankment, which suits families, but it crosses or briefly follows local roads in several places, and the start is reached by bus or on roads from Luodong.
The Anong River was once called the Dianhuo River (電火溪), and Sanxing's old name was Pailisa (叭哩沙), Yilan County explains. The bikeway is built on the river embankment through farmland and villages, and the county suggests pairing it with the spring water ecological park, rafting on the Anong River and Sanxing's scallion and garlic and silver willow festivals.
The national cycling portal draws the main line from the embankment on the south side of Waiziwai Bridge (Qingzhou Bridge), where Yilan County says it meets the Lanyang River and Luodong River bikeways, upstream to near Tiansongpi, where a 1.57 km bike-only link reaches Provincial Highway 7C. The portal's parking list along the way names Dazhou Station, Zhanggongwei Water Park, the bald cypress area and the Sanxing Township Office.
A separate south bank path (2.7 km, shared with walkers) and the Kelin loop add more riding; the county says the system also meets the Shenzhou Avenue bikeway at Wanchangchun Bridge.
Who it suits
Riders who want a quiet, mostly car-free countryside ride inland from Luodong and are happy to arrange a bus or ride in from town. Not ideal if you need a rental at the start: none was verified.
The route
A ride plan, in order
- Start on the embankment south of Waiziwai Bridge (Anong North Road).
- Ride upstream (west) on the bike-only path past Fenhongyan Park and Dazhou, giving way at the short road links.
- Continue past Zhanggongwei Water Park and the Sanxing area toward Tiansongpi.
- At Tiansongpi, take the 1.57 km link to Provincial Highway 7C, then return the same way or arrange the bus.
Getting there without a car
- Per the portal: take a TRA train to Luodong, then Kuo-Kuang bus 1794 toward Sanxing to the Rixin stop. Walk east about 200 m on the unnamed road north of Waiziwai Bridge to Anong North Road; the bikeway starts on the embankment south of the bridge.
- At the Tiansongpi end, the portal gives bus 1792 between Luodong and the Tiansongpi (Fushan police station) stop; the link path starts at the junction of Provincial Highway 7C and Lane 1, Sanxing Road Section 8, about 110 m west of the stop.
- By car the portal suggests Fenhongyan Park car park at the start.
Bringing your own bike: TRA: a bike fully packed in a proper bike bag (no plastic or cloth bags; at most 150 cm long, and length plus width plus height at most 220 cm) can go on any train class; TRA may suspend this on long holidays. Unbagged bikes need a bike ticket on trains with bike capacity, between stations on TRA's list. Luodong Station is on that list. Whether buses 1794 and 1792 carry bikes was not verified; ask the operator before relying on them.
Renting a bike
No rental was verified at the start or along the route. Yilan County lists rental stations at Luodong Sports Park and Meihua Lake; their distance from this route by bike is not officially described. YouBike does not operate in Yilan County.
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Toilets, water and food
The portal lists no supply points on this line. It names car parks at Fenhongyan Park, Dazhou Station, Zhanggongwei Water Park, the bald cypress area, Sanxing Township Office and Tiansongpi activity centre. Toilets and water were not confirmed; carry water.
Safety and conditions
- Watch for road crossings and the short mixed-traffic stretches where the path meets local roads, especially near Sanxing and Tiansongpi.
- The embankment is open to sun and wind with little listed shade. Carry water.
- Wear a properly fitted helmet.
- Check the Central Weather Administration forecast before you go. Heavy rain, typhoons and earthquakes close paths, river parks and roads, sometimes for weeks.
- Wear a properly fitted bike helmet, whatever the law says for your bike.
When to go
Yilan County recommends spring and autumn for its bikeways and advises sun protection and water in summer.
Nearby and related
Emergency: 110 police, 119 fire and ambulance. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches emergency services.
Sources
- Anong River Bikeway 22190100001000: 9.81 km (National cycling portal)
- Anong River south bank 11556: 2.70 km shared path, entrance south of Xingjian Bridge via bus 1792 to Dapu (National cycling portal)
- Anong link to Provincial Highway 7C 17924: 1.57 km bike-only (National cycling portal)
- Kelin loop end section 28632: 3.305 km shared path, via Dongshan bus 2 to Yinong ranch stop (National cycling portal)
- National portal route index: names, lengths and road-type lists for Yilan, Penghu and Kinmen routes (National cycling portal)
- Portal road-type legend: bike-only, bike and pedestrian shared, slow lane, mixed lane (National cycling portal)
- Yilan bikeways feature: lengths, parts and connections for the coastal, Dongshan, Luodong, Dezikou, Yilan... (Yilan County Government)
- Notice closing embankment tops of the Dongshan (both banks), Luodong (right bank), Lanyang (both banks),... (Yilan County Government, Department of Business and Tourism)
- TRA stations open to unbagged bikes include Toucheng, Jiaoxi, Yilan, Luodong and Dongshan (not Sicheng or... (Taiwan Railway Corporation)
- YouBike service area list has no Yilan, Penghu or Kinmen county (YouBike)
Checked November 2026 Next review due February 2027.
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