- Length
- 29.8 kmSource and notes below
- Route shape
- Loop
- Surface
- Paved
- Traffic
- Quieter roads, shared with vehicles
- Level
- Easy
- Riding time
- About 2 h 10 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
About the lengthEast Rift Valley National Scenic Area (ERV NSA) 2026 leaflet of nine valley bikeways: Chishang Ring Bikeway about 29.8 km, about 2 hours Some travel media give 29.9 km; the official ERV NSA figure of about 29.8 km is used here. Many visitors ride only a short loop around Brown Boulevard; no official length for that shorter loop was found.
Why these labels
Traffic and path type: This is not a separated bike path. ERV NSA describes it as a route through rice-growing areas on small roads and farm roads. Brown Boulevard itself is under year-round control: a July 2026 public broadcaster report, citing police, says only Chishang residents' vehicles and farm vehicles may pass and visitors must park outside and walk or ride. Expect farm machinery, residents' cars and crowds of other cyclists and walkers, especially at photo spots.
Families: Flat and paved, and Brown Boulevard has vehicle controls, but these are working farm roads without separation from farm vehicles and residents' cars. Fine for families who ride together and keep children close; not a car-free park path.
Brown Boulevard is a road through the Chishang paddies that took its popular name from a coffee advertisement. Taiwan's Tourism Administration notes there are no street lights or houses along it, so the view of the Central and Coastal ranges over the fields is open, and visitors can rent a bike or walk.
The wider Chishang Ring Bikeway, one of ERV NSA's nine valley bikeways, runs about 29.8 km through the main rice-growing areas on small roads and farm roads. ERV NSA highlights Brown Boulevard, Dapo Pond, which you can ride around, and the rice fields, especially golden at the autumn harvest.
Because this is working farmland, treat it as a quiet country road ride rather than a bike path: share the lane with farm vehicles, keep off the paddy edges, and park cars only in the designated lots outside the controlled area.
Who it suits
Visitors arriving by train who want an easy, scenic ride among rice paddies; families who can ride together on farm roads. Not for anyone expecting a traffic-free path, and not for night riding: Brown Boulevard has no street lights.
The route
A ride plan, in order
- Rent near Chishang Station or in Xinkaiyuan, and confirm whether the shop's bike can do the full 29.8 km ring or is meant for short loops.
- Ride out to Brown Boulevard through the paddies; the controlled section is for walking and riding.
- Continue on the ring route through the rice-growing areas; ERV NSA also recommends a stop at Dapo Pond, which can be circled by bike.
- Return to the station, allowing about 2 hours of riding for the full ring per ERV NSA, plus stops.
Opening hours and closures
Opening hours and closuresTaiwan's Tourism Administration lists Brown Boulevard as open 24 hours, but with no street lights it is a daylight ride. Vehicle controls apply year-round (PTS, July 2026).
Getting there without a car
- Take a TRA train to Chishang Station. ERV NSA lists more than a dozen bike rental stations in Chishang Township.
- By bus, the Tourism Administration says Eastern Taiwan bus routes 8165 or 8165A from Taitung Bus Station stop at the Brown Boulevard (West) stop.
- Visitors' cars may not enter the controlled area of Brown Boulevard; park outside and ride or walk in (PTS report, July 2026, citing Guanshan police).
Bringing your own bike: TRA: Chishang is on TRA's list of stations open to unbagged bikes on trains with bike capacity (bike ticket needed). Bagged bikes (max 150 cm long, sum of sides max 220 cm) can travel on any train class.
Renting a bike
ERV NSA's rental station directory lists over a dozen businesses in Chishang Township, several in Xinkaiyuan near Brown Boulevard and others in the town area. The directory does not state hours, prices, bike types or ID rules; confirm by phone.
- Kezun Bike Rental 客尊鐵馬出租廣場
Rental · Taitung: Chishang Township
Listed in the ERV NSA rental station directory. Hours, prices and bike types not stated there.
臺東縣池上鄉中正路37號 · 0976-543-606 - Chishang Jiedeng Bike Rental 池上捷登鐵馬出租廣場
Rental · Taitung: Chishang Township
Listed in the ERV NSA rental station directory. Hours, prices and bike types not stated there.
臺東縣池上鄉新興村110號 · 0989-757-777 - Chishang Brown Boulevard Quanfangwei Rental 池上伯朗大道全方位租車廣場
Rental · Taitung: Chishang Township (Xinkaiyuan)
Listed in the ERV NSA rental station directory. Hours, prices and bike types not stated there.
臺東縣池上鄉新開園37之1號 · 0936-807-609
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- Shantian Rice Store Bike Rental (Brown Boulevard) 池上伯朗大道租賃腳踏車山田米倉行
Rental · Taitung: Chishang Township
Listed in the ERV NSA rental station directory. Hours, prices and bike types not stated there.
臺東縣池上鄉池富道路83號 · 0911-734-131 - Huading Bike Rental 華鼎自行車出租
Rental · Taitung: Chishang Township (Xinkaiyuan)
Listed in the ERV NSA rental station directory. Hours, prices and bike types not stated there.
臺東縣池上鄉新開園37號 · 0963-012-258 - Lanting Bike Rental 藍霆自行車出租
Rental · Taitung: Chishang Township (Xinkaiyuan)
Listed in the ERV NSA rental station directory. Hours, prices and bike types not stated there.
臺東縣池上鄉新開園13號 · 0986-555-135
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Toilets, water and food
No official list of toilets or water points along the ring route was found. Brown Boulevard has no street lights. Bring water and sun protection: the paddies have little shade.
Safety and conditions
- Shared farm roads: give way to tractors and harvest machinery, and stop off the road edge rather than in the lane.
- Crowds at photo spots on weekends and during events can mean sudden stops by other riders and walkers.
- Little shade: sun and heat are the main risk in summer. Carry water.
- Typhoons and heavy rain affect the East Rift Valley; check weather warnings before riding.
- ERV NSA's own tips: wear a helmet, use a two-piece rain suit rather than a loose poncho, and do not ride side by side.
- 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
ERV NSA and the Tourism Administration both point to the autumn harvest, when the paddies turn golden. Early morning avoids heat and crowds.
Nearby and related
Emergency: 110 police, 119 fire and ambulance. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches emergency services.
Sources
- theme.erv-nsa.gov.tw/bike/zh-tw/event/detail/7025
- ERV NSA nine valley bikeways 2026: Chishang Ring about 29.8 km about 2 h (East Rift Valley National Scenic Area Administration)
- ERV NSA rental station directory (55 entries) including Chishang and Guanshan shops with addresses and phones (East Rift Valley National Scenic Area Administration)
- ERV NSA cycling safety tips: helmet, two-piece rain suit, no side-by-side riding (East Rift Valley National Scenic Area Administration)
- Brown Boulevard: no street lights or houses, bike rental or walking, 24 hours, bus 8165/8165A to Brown... (Taiwan Tourism Administration)
- Brown Boulevard year-round control: only residents' and farm vehicles (PTS (Public Television Service) News)
- TRA bagged bike rules: max 150 cm, sum 220 cm, any train class, may be suspended on long holidays (Taiwan Railway Corporation)
- TRA stations open to unbagged bikes include Dongshan, Chishang, Guanshan, Luye, Hualien and Taitung (Taiwan Railway Corporation)
Checked November 2026 Next review due January 2027.
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