- Length
- 22 kmSource and notes below
- Route shape
- One way
- Surface
- Surface not stated
- Traffic
- Path with road sections
- Level
- Easy
- Riding time
- About 1 h 35 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
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
- 竹圍漁港漁會 (toilets, accessible toilet, drinking water, food and drink)
Train stations that take bikes
- 桃園 · bike train times
Listed by the national cycling portal (MOTC). Services and hours can change: treat these as a guide, not a guarantee.
About the length22.0 km on the national cycling portal's Nankan River Waterfront Bikeway page, from the Haigang Road and Highway 61 junction at Zhuwei to Changshou Road in Guishan. Taoyuan City's tourism site lists a shorter 12 km route from Changshou Road in Guishan to Nankan Creek Bridge. That matches the upstream half of the portal line; the portal's 22 km adds the stretch down to the coast at Zhuwei.
Why these labels
Traffic and path type: On the portal's road-type layer, about three quarters of the main line is bike-only path, with short slow-lane (road shoulder) pieces at bridges and about 2.5 km of slow lane at the Zhuwei coast end, plus a few hundred metres of mixed traffic near Dazhu. Taoyuan describes the riverside path as separating cyclists from walkers, with marked lanes on raised sidewalks in places.
Families: The 12 km city section from Guishan to Nankan is mostly bike-only path with walkers kept apart, which suits families. Not the coast end: the Zhuwei stretch runs in road slow lanes and a short mixed-traffic piece.
The Nankan River runs from Guishan through Taoyuan and Luzhu to the sea at Zhuwei. Taoyuan describes the riverside path as the city's first waterfront bikeway, built after the river was cleaned up.
The city's 12 km section has separate space for riders and walkers, lighting for evening riding, drinking fountains, simple exercise equipment and viewing platforms. It passes riverside parks and sights such as the First Riverside Park and the Qingxi rainbow bridge, and the Impression Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge for bikes with an S-shaped deck.
The national portal continues the route downstream to the Highway 61 junction at Zhuwei Fishing Harbor, for 22 km in all. Close to Taoyuan city the route runs near the Taolin Railway Bikeway, and the city plans to link the two into a loop.
Who it suits
Good for an easy evening or weekend ride from Taoyuan, and for families on the city section. Riders going on to Zhuwei should be comfortable on road shoulders near the coast.
The route
A ride plan, in order
- Start at the Changshou Road end in Guishan (YouBike station at the entrance).
- Ride downstream about 11 km on mostly bike-only path through Taoyuan to the Nankan area of Luzhu: this is the city's family section (measured on the portal line).
- Turn back here, or continue about 10 km more toward the coast; the last 2.5 km to Zhuwei Fishing Harbor are road slow lane.
Getting there without a car
- Upstream end: Taoyuan lists Taipei MRT Huilong Station then bus 601 to the Changshou and Zhenxing Road stop, or bus 1356 from MRT Yuanshan to the Nanya (Costco) stop. Its route leaflet lists Taoyuan Bus 5009, 5057, 5065, 9102, Kuo-Kuang 1803 and Hsinchu Bus 5675.
- Coast end: the national portal says take Taoyuan Bus 5016 from TRA Taoyuan Station to Zhuwei, then ride east along Highway 15 to Haigang Road; the start is at the Highway 61 junction.
- YouBike (Taoyuan): Nankan River Bikeway (Changshou Road) station sits at the upstream end; Zhuwei Fishing Harbor Canopy and Binhai Community Centre stations are near the coast end.
Bringing your own bike: TRA: an unbagged bike can travel only on bike-service trains between listed stations, with a bike ticket; a fully bagged bike can go on any train. Check TRA's bicycle timetable before you travel.
Renting a bike
YouBike 2.0 (Taoyuan) at both ends and in the riverside neighbourhoods. No private rental verified.
- YouBike (Taoyuan) YouBike微笑單車（桃園市）
Public bike · Taoyuan 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 60 minutes on YouBike 2.0 free under a Taoyuan City subsidy (not 2.0E). Stations named after the Taolin bikeway and the Nankan River bikeway sit on both routes.
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Toilets, water and food
Taoyuan mentions drinking fountains, exercise equipment, viewing platforms and night lighting along the city section, with shops and convenience stores nearby. Listed supply points: 7-ELEVEN Jinming (Guangming Road Section 2, Luzhu), Xiaoguixi Police Station and FamilyMart Guishan Luguang. At the coast end the portal lists the Zhuwei fishermen's association with toilets, accessible toilets, water and food.
Safety and conditions
- Riverside paths can flood in heavy rain and typhoons; do not ride during warnings.
- Near Zhuwei the route uses road slow lanes and a short mixed-traffic stretch; ride single file and watch for trucks around the harbour.
- Walkers use the path day and night; slow down where the walking and cycling lanes meet.
- 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
Taoyuan promotes the lit city section for evening rides after work.
Nearby and related
Emergency: 110 police, 119 fire and ambulance. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches emergency services.
Sources
- Nankan River bikeway: 22.0 km from Haigang Rd and Highway 61 at Zhuwei to Guishan (MOTC national cycling portal)
- Taoyuan bikeway D Nankan River: 12 km, Guishan Changshou Rd to Nankan Creek Bridge (Taoyuan City Government, Taoyuan Travel)
- travel.tycg.gov.tw/zh-tw/travel/bicycle/9
- Nankan River route leaflet: First Riverside Park, Qingxi rainbow bridge (Taoyuan City Government, Taoyuan Travel)
- travel.tycg.gov.tw/content/files/cycling/cycling-04.pdf
- Taoyuan bikeway list (ids, lengths, start and end) (Taoyuan City Government, Taoyuan Travel)
- YouBike station names and coordinates near all routes (YouBike)
- YouBike Taoyuan, New Taipei and Miaoli single-rental rates, NT$3,000 pre-authorization, member subsidies (YouBike)
- taiwanbike.tw/data/zh/bikeRoute.json
- Portal popular order: Taolin (28611) 2nd, Green Light 3rd, Nankan 13th, Dahan right 25th, left 26th,... (MOTC national cycling portal)
Checked November 2026 Next review due February 2027.
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