- Length
- 4.5 kmSource and notes below
- Route shape
- Out and back
- Surface
- Paved
- Traffic
- Shared walk and bike path
- Level
- Easy
- Riding time
- About 40 min at an easy 14 km/h there and back, not counting stops Estimate ride time
- Families
- Good for families
- Climbing
- Not measuredNo official figure, so none given
About the lengthOne-way length the Taiwan Bike portal gives for the senior- and family-friendly section of its Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan Coastal Bike Tour (Taijiang): 溪畔驛站好望角 to Taijiang National Park, 4.5 km. The full multi-route it belongs to is 52.6 km on the portal (mostly slow lanes and mixed traffic roads toward Qigu), which is a different, harder ride. Riding the family section there and back is about 9 km. A Taijiang National Park event describes a separate 10 km guided loop that uses this riverside path plus the Mountains-to-Sea Greenway.
Why these labels
Traffic and path type: On the portal's road-type map, the riverside section from 大港觀海橋 west to 四草大橋 is a bicycle and pedestrian shared path. Reaching the Taijiang National Park office means crossing 四草大橋 and using 四草大道, which the portal marks as a slow lane on a road, not a separate path.
Families: The portal itself flags this section as suitable for older riders and families, and the riverside part is a shared path away from cars. With small children, turn back at the south end of 四草大橋 instead of riding onto the road.
This is the short, family-rated section of the official Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan Coastal Bike Tour (Taijiang) on the national Taiwan Bike portal. It follows the Yanshui River (鹽水溪) between Anping and the river mouth.
Taijiang National Park describes the river mouth area as wetland with mangroves, where migratory waterbirds winter. The park has run guided cycling and birdwatching events that start under 觀海橋 and follow the river west.
Most of the riverside part is a shared path. The last stretch to the Taijiang National Park office uses the bridge road, so decide in advance whether you will cross or turn back.
Who it suits
Good for families, birdwatchers in the migratory season, and anyone wanting a quiet hour by the water near Anping. Not a training ride.
The route
A ride plan, in order
- Join the path at Anbei Road Lane 121 near Anping Post Office.
- Ride along the Yanshui River toward the river mouth and 四草大橋. Watch for birds on the mudflats in the migratory season.
- Turn back at the south end of 四草大橋, or cross with care on the road to the Taijiang National Park administration centre for toilets.
- Return the same way. If you want more, the portal's path also continues east along the river to 大港觀海橋.
Getting there without a car
- From Tainan Station (TRA), the portal suggests Taiwan Tourist Shuttle 99 (安平台江線, toward 七股鹽山) to the 安平蚵灰窯文化館 stop, then walk about 100 m west along Anbei Road to the entrance at Lane 121.
- By car the portal gives an entrance under 大港觀海橋 via 中華北路一段263巷.
- The Taijiang National Park event notice lists YouBike stations near the eastern end, including 湖美公園, 賢北停車場, 賢北國小, 九份子國中小 and 頂湖公園 (each roughly 1.2 to 1.8 km away by the park's figures).
Bringing your own bike: Whether the Tourist Shuttle 99 carries bikes was not verified. For trains, follow TRA bag or designated-train rules.
Renting a bike
YouBike public bikes near Anping and the eastern end are the verified option. YouBike 2.0 single rental by credit card (no membership) on the Tainan and Kaohsiung rate pages: NT$10 per 30 minutes for the first 4 hours, NT$20 per 30 minutes from 4 to 8 hours, NT$40 per 30 minutes after 8 hours, with a NT$3,000 credit-card pre-authorization. City rider subsidies do not apply to single rentals. No private rental verified.
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YouBike 2.0 single rental by credit card (no membership) on the Tainan and Kaohsiung rate pages: NT$10 per 30 minutes for the first 4 hours, NT$20 per 30 minutes from 4 to 8 hours, NT$40 per 30 minutes after 8 hours, with a NT$3,000 credit-card pre-authorization. City rider subsidies do not apply to single rentals. Tainan resident-card and TPASS discounts are for members only. YouBike 2.0E (e-assist) single rental: NT$20 per 30 minutes for the first 2 hours, NT$40 per 30 minutes after.
Website
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Toilets, water and food
Portal rest stops: 安平蚵灰窯文化館 (toilets) near the start, and the Taijiang National Park administration centre (toilets) across 四草大橋. The portal gives the longest gap between supply points on this section as 3.5 km. Little shade on the levee.
Safety and conditions
- Shared with walkers and anglers: keep speed down and pass wide.
- 四草大橋 and 四草大道 are roads with a slow lane. Children and nervous riders should turn back before the bridge.
- Exposed riverside: strong sun and coastal wind. Avoid during typhoon warnings and after heavy rain.
- 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
Cooler months suit this exposed path. Taijiang National Park notes migratory waterbirds winter here.
Nearby and related
Emergency: 110 police, 119 fire and ambulance. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches emergency services.
Sources
- Taijiang multi-route 52.6 km (MOTC Taiwan Bike portal)
- Road-type legend: dedicated bikeway, bike/pedestrian shared path, slow lane, mixed traffic (MOTC Taiwan Bike portal)
- Taijiang NP guided ride from under 觀海橋 west along 鹽水溪 then Mountains-to-Sea Greenway, about 10 km (Taijiang National Park, National Park Service)
- Tainan YouBike single-rental rates and NT$3,000 pre-authorization (YouBike)
Checked November 2026 Next review due May 2027.
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