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South · Chiayi City: round the city via Shixian Road, the Bazhang River, Lantan and Linsen East Road

Chiayi City Ring Bikeway

嘉義市環市自行車道

Chiayi City's official 25 km loop round the city, joining the Shixian Road path, the Bazhang River, Lantan reservoir and Linsen East Road. The west side is a separated path; much of the rest is slow lanes, mixed traffic or city streets the portal does not classify.

Checked November 2026Paths close and change. Check the official source before you ride.

Length
25 kmSource and notes below
Route shape
Loop
Surface
Surface not stated
Traffic
Path with road sections
Level
Moderate
Riding time
About 1 h 45 min at an easy 14 km/h, not counting stops Estimate ride time
Families
Not a family ride
Climbing
Not measuredNo official figure, so none given
Start
Beixianghu Park, Boai Road, Chiayi City (any point on the loop works)
Official mapDownload GPX (official line)Estimate ride time

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.

Rest stops and stations along the official line

Rest stops

  • 嘉義車站(兩鐵轉運站) (toilets, accessible toilet, drinking water, food and drink, map board, first-aid kit, repairs, bike ramps at the station)
  • 7-11新嘉勝門市 (toilets, drinking water, food and drink)
  • 檜意生活村 (toilets, accessible toilet, drinking water, food and drink)
  • 7-11博元門市 (toilets, drinking water, food and drink, first-aid kit)

Train stations that take bikes

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

About the lengthMain line length on Chiayi City Tourism's Chiayi City Ring Bikeway page (Chinese and English): 25 km. The national cycling portal has an entry named 嘉義市環市自行車道, but it is a 490 m headline with a 1.5 km drawn line (a slow lane from the Jiayou Rail Trail's east end to Wufeng South Road and Xingmei Road), not the full loop. The loop is made up of several portal entries plus city streets the portal does not cover.

Why these labels

Traffic and path type: Part path, part road. From the national cycling portal's road types for the pieces of the loop it covers: Shixian Road is a bike-only path; the link along the Jiayou Rail Trail is a shared path; the stretch from the Jiayou east end to Wufeng South Road and Xingmei Road is a slow lane; the Bazhang River levee stretch (八掌溪堤防) is mixed traffic; the path in Luying Water Park (綠映水漾公園) is bike-only; the link from there to Lantan and the Lantan loop road (環潭公路) are mixed traffic; Luyi Road is a slow lane. The north and east side through the city, along Linsen East Road and past Chiayi Park, Hinoki Village and Beixianghu Park, has no portal road type, so its separation is unknown. Chiayi City's 2026 Bike Day routes at Lantan ran on Xiaoya Road, Yazhu Road and the loop road, all roads.

Families: Several stretches are mixed traffic (the Bazhang River levee, the Lantan loop road and the link between them) and the city-centre side is not classified at all. Families are better on the Shixian Road Bikeway and the Jiayou Rail Trail, which make up the separated west side of the loop.

Chiayi City Tourism describes a 25 km main line that passes Beixianghu Park, Hinoki Village, Lantan and the Bazhang River, with flowering trees in season, shade and food stops along the way. The city's cycling pages split it into five areas: Chiayi Park, Lantan, the Bazhang River, Shixian Road and Beixianghu Park.

On the official map the loop follows Shixian Road on the west, runs east past the Jiayou Rail Trail and along the Bazhang River, circles the east side of Lantan reservoir, then comes back north on Luyi Road and west on Linsen East Road through the old city. Route boards along it carry the map and a repair hotline.

This is a city loop, not a path all the way round. The Shixian Road side is a bike-only path; Lantan and the river levee are shared with traffic.

Who it suits

Suits confident adult riders who are comfortable in city traffic and want to see Chiayi by bike in half a day. Not for children or nervous riders: ride the Shixian Road and Jiayou paths instead.

The route

A ride plan, in order

  1. Shixian Road area: from Beixianghu Park follow the Shixian Road Bikeway (bike-only path) round the west side to the Jiayou Rail Trail near Nanjing Road.
  2. Bazhang River area: go east along the Jiayou trail to its east end, then by slow lane to Wufeng South Road and Xingmei Road, and along the levee road (mixed traffic) to Luying Water Park.
  3. Lantan area: ride the road link to Lantan and the loop road on the reservoir's east side (mixed traffic).
  4. Chiayi Park area: head north on Luyi Road (slow lane), then west along Linsen East Road past Chiayi Park and Hinoki Village back to Beixianghu Park.

Getting there without a car

  • TRA Chiayi Station is about 1.3 km in a straight line from Beixianghu Park (Cycle.tw's measurement).
  • By bus (national cycling portal): Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Guanglin Wojia line (yellow line) from TRA Chiayi Station to the 北香湖公園 stop (toward 港坪運動公園) or the 蘭潭 stop (toward 蘭潭). The portal says this bus takes folding bikes.
  • YouBike: YouBike's station data lists stations on or near the loop, including 北香湖公園(博愛路), 嘉油鐵馬道(新民路), 蘭潭音樂噴泉(嘉大宿舍側門) at Lantan and 嘉義火車站(出口) at TRA Chiayi Station.

Bringing your own bike: TRA Chiayi Station is on TRA's bike (兩鐵) station list, so an unbagged bike can travel on bike-service trains there with a bike ticket and a limited quota per train; a fully bagged bike can go on any train. Jiabei Station is not on the list. Check Cycle.tw's transit page or TRA's site before you go. HSR takes only packed bikes; from HSR Chiayi Station, BRT 7211 and 7212 run to the Chiayi City Transfer Center behind TRA Chiayi Station (Chiayi City Tourism).

Renting a bike

Verified public bikes: YouBike (Chiayi City) has many stations round the loop and at TRA Chiayi Station. Chiayi City subsidises the first 30 minutes of each YouBike 2.0 ride for members until 2026-12-31, but a loop takes longer, so expect the standard rate after that. No rental shop was verified.

  • YouBike (Chiayi City) YouBike微笑單車（嘉義市）
    Public bike · Chiayi City
    Rates on the Chiayi City rate page: YouBike 2.0 NT$10 per 30 minutes for the first 4 hours (NT$20 per 30 minutes from 4 to 8 hours, NT$40 after 8 hours); YouBike 2.0E NT$20 per 30 minutes for the first 2 hours, then NT$40. Members' first 30 minutes on 2.0 are free (city subsidy, NT$10 off on 2.0E) until 2026-12-31; Single Rental by credit card gets no subsidy and puts a NT$3,000 hold on the card. Stations used here include 北香湖公園(博愛路), 嘉油鐵馬道(新民路), 嘉油鐵馬道(紅瓦厝站), 蘭潭音樂噴泉(嘉大宿舍側門) and 嘉義火車站(出口). Check bikes and docks in the app.
    Website

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Toilets, water and food

Route boards on the loop give a repair hotline, 05-2248917 (Chiayi City Tourism's guide map); the same number is listed for the city's tourism engineering section. The national portal lists cyclist rest stops at TRA Chiayi Station (toilets, water, food, repair) and Hinoki Village (toilets, water, food). Other toilets and water points on the loop are not listed.

Safety and conditions

  • At Lantan and on the Bazhang River levee you share the road with cars and scooters: keep right and use lights in poor light.
  • The city-centre side along Linsen East Road has no official road type; expect city traffic and junctions.
  • Wear a properly fitted helmet, even on a short path ride.
  • Chiayi summers are hot: carry water, ride early or late in the day, and use sun protection.
  • 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

A dry morning, avoiding rush hours on the city streets. Chiayi City Tourism highlights the flowering trees in season without giving months.

Nearby and related

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

Sources

Checked November 2026 Next review due February 2027. Spotted a change on this route? Tell us

Printed from https://cycle.tw/routes/chiayi-city-ring-bikeway/

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Questions

How long is the Chiayi City Ring Bikeway?

Chiayi City Tourism gives 25 km for the main loop.

Is the Chiayi City Ring Bikeway a separate bike path all the way?

No. The Shixian Road side is a bike-only path, but the national portal marks the Bazhang River levee and Lantan loop road as mixed traffic and Luyi Road as a slow lane, and the city-centre side is not classified.

Can I ride the Chiayi ring on a YouBike?

Yes. YouBike (Chiayi City) has stations round the loop. Members ride the first 30 minutes free on YouBike 2.0 until 2026-12-31 under a city subsidy; the rest of the ride is charged at the standard rate.