The south is warm and mostly flat near the coast. Some rides here are park and harbor paths; others are on roads with traffic. Each page says which.
| Ride | Length | Traffic | Level | Families |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anping Yanshui River Levee Path to Sicao Bridge | 4.5 km | Shared path | Easy | Good for families |
| Beimen Sunset Salt Bikeway (Beimen Visitor Center to Jingzaijiao Salt Fields) | 3 km | Path + roads | Easy | Families: with care |
| Cijin Island Bikeway | 9.6 km | Path + roads | Easy | Families: with care |
| Dapeng Bay Around-the-Bay Bikeway | 11.7 km | Path + roads | Easy | Families: with care |
| Jiayou Rail Trail | 3.1 km | Shared path | Easy | Good for families |
| Shanhaizun Greenway: Nanke Station to the Museum of Taiwan History | 11.5 km | Path + roads | Easy | Families: with care |
| Shixian Road Bikeway | 6.6 km | Separated path | Easy | Families: with care |
| Tainan Round-the-Canal Bikeway | 8.1 km | Shared path | Easy | Families: with care |
| Chiayi City Ring Bikeway | 25 km | Path + roads | Moderate | Not a family ride |
| Houbi and Baihe Rice and Lotus Bikeway | 29.26 km | Shared path | Moderate | Families: with care |
| Puzi River Bikeway | 36.5 km | Path + roads | Moderate | Families: with care |
| Siraya Lingbo Guantian Route and Hatta Bikeway | 23.9 km | Traffic | Moderate | Not a family ride |
| Alishan Highway Climb (Provincial Highway 18) | 55.2 km | Traffic | Challenging | Not a family ride |
| Hengchun Peninsula Loop (Cycling Route 1-20) | 83 km | Traffic | Challenging | Not a family ride |
| Shouka Climb on the South Link (Provincial Highways 9 and 9E) | Not stated | Traffic | Challenging | Not a family ride |
South · Tainan
安平鹽水溪堤岸自行車道（至四草大橋）
A flat, short riverside ride along the Yanshui River from Anping toward the river mouth at Sicao Bridge, on a shared walk and bike path the national portal recommends for families and older riders.
South · Tainan
多元自行車路線夕鹽段（北門遊客中心至井仔腳瓦盤鹽田）
A flat 3 km paved bikeway from the Beimen Visitor Center and Crystal Church out past mangroves and old salt fields to the Jingzaijiao tile-paved salt fields, known for sunsets. YouBike stations at both ends make a one-way ride easy.
South · Kaohsiung
旗津環島自行車道
A flat seaside ride down Cijin island from the Cijin ferry pier, reached by the short Gushan to Cijin ferry, which carries bicycles. The main line is about 9.6 km each way on shared paths.
South · Pingtung
大鵬灣環灣自行車道
A flat, about 11.7 km shared-path loop around Dapeng Bay lagoon in Pingtung, with an official rental and guided-ride station run under the national scenic area.
South · Chiayi City West District to Shuishang Township, Chiayi County
嘉油鐵馬道
A short shared path on an old oil-company railway in the southwest of Chiayi City, 3.1 km by the national portal (3.5 km by Chiayi City Tourism), from the CPC plant on Shixian Road to Shuishang. YouBike stations sit beside it.
South · Tainan
山海圳綠道：南科站至臺灣歷史博物館
A flat, one-way 11.5 km ride on the Tainan section of the Shanhaizun Greenway, from the path entrance in front of TR Nanke Station to the National Museum of Taiwan History. Most of it is dedicated bikeway or shared path, with about 1.5 km of mixed traffic.
South · Chiayi City
世賢路自行車道
A shaded bike-only path in the tree belt beside Chiayi's Shixian Road ring road, 6.6 km by the national portal, from Beixianghu Park to the Jiayou Rail Trail. Concrete and brick surfaces, YouBike stations along it.
South · Tainan
臺南環運河自行車道
An easy, flat city loop of about 8 km along both banks of the Tainan Canal between Anping and the West Central District, on a shared walk and bike path with frequent YouBike stations.
South · Chiayi City
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.
South · Tainan
後壁白河米蘭蓮花線自行車道
A 29.26 km network of rural bikeways from Houbi Station through rice fields, the Xiaonanhai ponds and the Linchupi kapok avenue to the lotus fields and green tunnels of Baihe. Flat; best for kapok in March to April and lotus in June to August.
South · Chiayi County
朴子溪自行車道
A long, mostly shared walk/bike path beside the Puzi River from the Suantou Sugar Factory to Dongshi Fisherman's Wharf on the coast, 36.5 km on the national portal. YouBike stations at both ends make a one-way ride possible.
South · Tainan
西拉雅多元路線（菱波官田）與八田自行車道
A 23.9 km loop from Longtian Station through Guantian's water-caltrop ponds to Wushantou Reservoir and the Yoichi Hatta Memorial Park, on rural roads shared with traffic. YouBike stations at Longtian, the Guantian Visitor Center and the Hatta park make it easy to start.
South · Chiayi County
阿里山公路爬坡（台18線）
A long road climb on Provincial Highway 18 from Chukou to the Alishan Forest Recreation Area, listed at 55.2 km in the Tourism Administration's 2013 cycling guide, where it is the only route rated as a challenge. Every kilometre is shared with traffic, and the road closes in heavy rain.
South · Pingtung
恆春半島環線（環1-20）
An official 83 km road route around the Hengchun Peninsula from Checheng through Hengchun, Kenting and Eluanbi, then up the east coast via Manzhou and Jiupeng to Xuhai and inland. It is on roads shared with traffic the whole way.
South · Pingtung and Taitung
南迴壽卡爬坡（台9線、台9戊線）
The climb every round-island rider meets on the South Link: from Fenggang on the west coast up Provincial Highway 9 and over Shouka on Highway 9E, then down to Anshuo in Taitung. Shouka, at 457 m on the national portal's line data, has an official rest station; the whole way is road shared with traffic.
Riding around Tainan?The canal, Anping, Taijiang, Nanke and the lotus and salt-field country. Pick a start for measured distances and the stations that take bikes.
Riding in Kaohsiung?Cijin by ferry, the city on Route No. 1 and the Gaoping River from Daliao. Pick where you are starting to see measured distances and the ferry and Metro bike rules.