Bali Left Bank Bikeway

Length

13.67 kmSource and notes below

Route shape

Out and back

Surface

Paved

Traffic

Shared walk and bike path

Level

Easy

Riding time

About 1 h 55 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

Start

Bali Ferry Pier (ferry from Tamsui)

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Rest stops and stations along the official line

Rest stops

• 淡水租借站 (toilets, drinking water, first-aid kit, repairs, bike rental)
• 永續環境教育中心 (toilets, drinking water, first-aid kit)
• 關渡宮 (toilets, drinking water)
• 關渡碼頭租借站 (toilets, drinking water, repairs, bike rental)

Listed by the national cycling portal (MOTC). Services and hours can change: treat these as a guide, not a guarantee.

About the length13.67 km on the national cycling portal's Bali Left Bank Bikeway page, from Xiagu Fishing Harbor under the West Coast Expressway viaduct to the upstream end near the Guanyinkeng Creek mouth. New Taipei's riverside office gives about 14 km, from the Guanyinkeng Creek mouth to the Bali coast (八仙海岸). The figures agree. Measured on the portal line, Bali Ferry Pier is about 7.1 km from the Xiagu end and about 6.7 km from the upstream end.

The Bali left bank faces Tamsui across the river mouth. New Taipei's riverside office describes a path of about 14 km from the Guanyinkeng Creek mouth to the Bali coast, passing Guandu Bridge and Bali Ferry Pier, then the Wazihwei nature reserve and the Shihsanhang Museum.

The simplest way in is the short ferry from Tamsui. New Taipei's transport department lists bikes at NT$25 each on the Tamsui to Bali ferry, which runs about every 15 to 30 minutes.

From the pier you can ride west toward Wazihwei and the Shihsanhang Museum, or east toward Guandu Bridge, where Cycling Route 1-1 crosses to Guandu on the Taipei side.

Who it suits

Suits families, first-time riders and visitors staying in Tamsui. Not a training route: it is popular and shared with walkers.

The route

A ride plan, in order

1. Ferry from Tamsui to Bali Ferry Pier with your bike, or rent at the Bali station in Left Bank Park (about 300 m from the pier).
2. West: about 6.5 km from Left Bank Park to the Xiagu Fishing Harbor end, passing the Wazihwei nature reserve and the Shihsanhang Museum (measured on the portal line). Turn back.
3. East: about 4.3 km from the ferry pier to Guandu Bridge, and about 2.4 km more to the upstream end. Cross the bridge to Guandu if you want to ride on into Taipei.
4. Return to the pier and take the ferry back to Tamsui.

Opening hours and closures

Opening hours and closuresRental station hours: see the provider. Ferry service hours as above.

Getting there without a car

• Ferry: Tamsui Ferry Pier to Bali Ferry Pier (Shun Feng). New Taipei's transport department lists adult NT$40, bike NT$25; weekdays 07:00 to 19:00, holidays 07:00 to 20:00; every 15 to 30 minutes; 10 to 30 minutes crossing depending on the tide (sheet updated 2026-05-18). Sailings depend on weather and tide.
• Bus: from Guandu MRT take Red 22 or Red 13 toward the Shihsanhang Museum to the ferry pier stop (New Taipei riverside office). Bikes on these buses not confirmed.
• By bike from Taipei: from Guandu Wharf cross Guandu Bridge on Cycling Route 1-1 (shared path on the bridge).
• The portal's own directions to the west end: bus 963 from Banqiao toward Bali to the Bali Water Park stop, then about 1.4 km to Xiagu Fishing Harbor.

Bringing your own bike: Tamsui MRT: Taipei Metro takes full-size bikes in set time windows (weekends and holidays from 06:00, working days 10:00 to 16:00 and 22:00 to close) with an NT$80 rider-plus-bike ticket. Then the ferry carries bikes for NT$25.

• Bike rules on each train and metro

Renting a bike

New Taipei Bali riverside rental station in Bali Left Bank Park, about 300 m from the ferry pier, and the Tamsui station behind Tamsui MRT (take the bike on the ferry). YouBike 2.0 (New Taipei) stations include the ferry pier car park, the Shihsanhang Museum and the 4.4K Fude Temple stop on the path.

• Bali Riverside Rental Station 八里租借站（新北市河濱自行車租借站）
  Rental · New Taipei, Bali: Bali Left Bank Park
  Location: in Bali Left Bank Park beside the Sustainable Environment Education Center, about 300 m from Bali Ferry Pier. New Taipei City riverside bicycle rental station (高灘地工程管理處). Two valid IDs and a mobile number are required. Listed hours: weekends and national holidays 08:00 to 19:00; weekdays 09:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 18:00. Closed for one day on the 3rd of each month for a safety meeting (moved if it falls on a Monday or holiday), and during typhoon evacuations. Bikes may be returned up to 1 hour after closing, and returned at a different station in Taipei or New Taipei. Hand-cycle loans offered. Rental prices are not on the office page.
  02-8630-5530 · Website
• Tamsui Riverside Rental Station 淡水租借站（新北市河濱自行車租借站）
  Rental · New Taipei, Tamsui: behind Tamsui MRT Station
  Location: on the square behind Tamsui MRT Station. New Taipei City riverside bicycle rental station (高灘地工程管理處). Two valid IDs and a mobile number are required. Listed hours: weekends and national holidays 08:00 to 19:00; weekdays 09:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 18:00. Closed for one day on the 3rd of each month for a safety meeting (moved if it falls on a Monday or holiday), and during typhoon evacuations. Bikes may be returned up to 1 hour after closing, and returned at a different station in Taipei or New Taipei. Hand-cycle loans offered. Rental prices are not on the office page. Take the bike on the Tamsui to Bali ferry (bike NT$25, New Taipei transport department).
  02-8978-5108 · Website
• YouBike (New Taipei) YouBike微笑單車（新北市）
  Public bike · New Taipei City
  YouBike 2.0 single rental by credit card (no membership): 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; YouBike 2.0E (e-assist) NT$20 per 30 minutes for the first 2 hours, NT$40 after. A NT$3,000 credit-card pre-authorization is held per single rental. Local rider subsidies do not apply to single rentals. Members get the first 30 minutes on YouBike 2.0 free under a New Taipei subsidy. Roadside assistance in New Taipei costs NT$150.
  Website

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Toilets, water and food

The portal lists the Sustainable Environment Education Center in Bali Left Bank Park with toilets, drinking water and a first aid kit. New Taipei lists playgrounds at Bali Left Bank Park and the Bali Culture Park. Other water points not listed.

Safety and conditions

• Very busy with walkers on weekends and holidays; ride slowly near the ferry pier and the parks.
• New Taipei bans micro electric two-wheelers (微型電動二輪車) from its riverside parks, with fines of NT$300 to NT$1,200 from 2026-01-01.
• Ferries stop in bad weather; check before relying on the ferry to get back.
• Do not ride the riverside during typhoon or heavy rain warnings; rental stations close during typhoon evacuations.
• 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

Late afternoon for sunset over the river mouth, leaving time for the last ferry (holidays until 20:00, weekdays until 19:00).

Nearby and related

• Taipei riverside planner: connected rides and measured distances from where you start
• Guandu to Tamsui: Golden Waterfront Bikeway
• Dadaocheng Wharf Riverside Ride
• Keelung River: Dajia, Meiti and Rainbow Bridge
• New to riding in Taiwan? Your first ride, city by city
• When to ride: weather by month and events
• Rent by bike type

Emergency: 110 police, 119 fire and ambulance. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches emergency services.

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