- Length
- 12.52 kmSource and notes below
- Route shape
- One way
- Surface
- Surface not stated
- Traffic
- Shared walk and bike path
- Level
- Easy
- Riding time
- About 55 min at an easy 14 km/h, not counting stops Estimate ride time
- Families
- Good for families
- 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.
About the length12.52 km on the national cycling portal's Jingmei River Bikeway page. Taipei City's Hydraulic Engineering Office lists the Taipei paths as 3.8 km on the left bank and 8.1 km on the right bank, linked by Daonan Bridge and Yishou Bridge. New Taipei opened about 4.4 km on its side in 2021. The portal's drawn line from the zoo end to the Xindian River measures about 8.9 km.
Why these labels
Traffic and path type: The national portal classes the whole line as a shared walk and bike path along the riverside parks. Bridges link the two banks; ramps and crossings are not described. Taipei's office said in 2021 that the right-bank path ends at the Wanfang interchange, where riders must join Muzha Road Section 5 with cars and scooters, so stay on the riverside paths.
Families: Away from car traffic in riverside parks along the whole portal line, and Taipei's Hydraulic Engineering Office describes it as a family route. Keep children close on bridges and ramps, and turn back before the right-bank end at Muzha Road.
The Jingmei River (景美溪) runs from Shenkeng past Muzha and Jingmei to join the Xindian River. Riverside paths line both banks through Daonan Riverside Park, beside Taipei Zoo and National Chengchi University's sports fields.
Taipei City's Hydraulic Engineering Office calls these the Jingmei River left and right bank family bikeways and lists 3.8 km on the left bank and 8.1 km on the right, with Daonan Bridge and Yishou Bridge linking the two.
In 2021 New Taipei finished about 4.4 km of path on its side of the river, so you can ride on from Yishou Bridge down to the Xindian River and connect with paths toward Bitan to the south or Yonghe and the city to the north.
The national portal draws the route as one shared walk and bike path from the zoo end to the Xindian River.
Who it suits
Suits families, new riders and anyone in south Taipei who wants a quiet river ride, and links to the Xindian River paths toward Gongguan or Bitan. Skip it if you want a long training ride without people on foot.
The route
A ride plan, in order
- Start at Daonan Riverside Park opposite Taipei Zoo Station, by the Muzha rental station.
- Ride downstream past Muzha and National Chengchi University; Daonan Bridge and Yishou Bridge link the two banks.
- Continue past Jingmei to where the river meets the Xindian River, about 9 km on the portal line.
- Finish near Jingmei MRT Station, return the same way, or join the Xindian River paths toward Gongguan or Bitan.
Getting there without a car
- Taipei Metro Wenhu Line to Taipei Zoo Station (BR01). Taipei's office says the path is right by the station; the rental operator says to cross Xinguang Road to the riverside park.
- Buses 236, 237, 282, 295, 611, Brown 3, Brown 11, Brown 15 and Green 1 stop at Taipei Zoo Station (Taipei Hydraulic Engineering Office).
- At the downstream end, Jingmei MRT Station (G04, Songshan-Xindian Line) is about 0.7 km in a straight line from where the portal line ends (measured).
Bringing your own bike: The Wenhu Line, including Taipei Zoo Station, takes no full-size bikes. Jingmei Station (G04) is on the Songshan-Xindian Line, where full-size bikes ride only in Taipei Metro's set time windows with an NT$80 rider-plus-bike ticket.
Renting a bike
Taipei's riverside rental station at Muzha (Daonan Riverside Park, opposite the zoo) has opened on weekends and holidays only since 1 June 2022, according to its operator. YouBike stations at Taipei Zoo, Muzha and Jingmei MRT stations are close to the path.
- Muzha Riverside Rental Station (weekends only) 木柵站（臺北市河濱自行車租借站，假日站）
Rental · Taipei, Wenshan: Daonan Left Bank Riverside Park, opposite Taipei Zoo
Location: on the Daonan Riverside Park plaza beside Xinguang Road Section 2, opposite Taipei Zoo; from Taipei Zoo MRT Station cross Xinguang Road. One of Taipei City's riverside bicycle rental stations, run by Kanmy Enterprise (康美企業社). The operator says it has been a weekends-and-holidays station since 1 June 2022, renting 08:00 to 19:00 from April to October and 08:00 to 18:00 from November to March; the city open data still lists daily hours of 08:00 to 21:00. Check before you go.
0977-320-526 · Website
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Toilets, water and food
Taipei's office mentions basketball, roller and badminton courts in Daonan Riverside Park. Toilets and drinking water along the path are not listed on the pages opened.
Safety and conditions
- Shared with walkers and joggers, busiest in the evening when the riverside courts fill up; slow down and pass with a bell.
- New Taipei reminds riders that riverside paths are in the river zone and close in typhoons and very heavy rain; follow the signs.
- The right-bank path ends at the Wanfang interchange on Muzha Road Section 5, a road with cars and scooters; turn back there.
- 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.
Nearby and related
Emergency: 110 police, 119 fire and ambulance. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches emergency services.
Sources
- Jingmei River Bikeway 12.52 km (MOTC national cycling portal)
- Jingmei River left and right bank family bikeways: left 3.8 km, right 8.1 km, linked by Daonan and Yishou... (Taipei City Hydraulic Engineering Office)
- Right-bank path ends at Wanfang interchange and Muzha Road Section 5 with mixed traffic (Taipei City Hydraulic Engineering Office)
- New Taipei side of the Jingmei River path complete, about 4.4 km, linking Bitan and Taipei Zoo via Yishou... (New Taipei City Water Resources Department)
- Taipei riverside rental stations incl (Taipei City Government open data)
- Muzha station weekends and holidays only since 2022-06-01 (Kanmy Enterprise (康美企業社), Taipei riverside rental operator)
- YouBike station names and positions (New Taipei and Taipei) (YouBike)
- Taipei Metro bike rules: Wenhu Line and Tamsui closed to full-size bikes (Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation)
- Portal index: lengths and road-type classes for northern routes (MOTC national cycling portal)
Checked November 2026 Next review due February 2027.
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