- Length
- 14.8 kmSource and notes below
- Route shape
- One way
- Surface
- Surface not stated
- Traffic
- Shared walk and bike path
- Level
- Easy
- Riding time
- About 1 h 5 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.
Rest stops and stations along the official line
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 length14.8 km on both Taoyuan City's tourism bikeway page (Wanshou Road Section 2 in Guishan to Haihu North Road in Luzhu) and the national cycling portal's Taolin Railway Bikeway page. Taoyuan's attraction page describes the whole converted railway corridor as 15.8 km, built in five phases: phases 1 to 4 are open and phase 5 was still under way when the page was last updated (February 2025). The portal also keeps an older entry for the same bikeway at 11.6 km that stops near Shanbi; the 14.8 km entry matches the named endpoints.
Why these labels
Traffic and path type: The national portal classes the whole line as a shared walk and bike path. Taoyuan's page describes the right of way as a mix of bike lanes marked with paint on raised sidewalks and sidewalk paths shared by bikes and pedestrians. Street crossings are not described on any official page.
Families: Away from car lanes for its whole length and listed by Taoyuan for families and parent-and-child rides. Marked with care because it is shared with walkers, parts are sidewalk-level lanes, and the street crossings are not officially described.
The Taolin railway once carried coal to the Linkou power plant and stopped running in 2012. Taoyuan City has since turned the corridor into a greenway with a walking and cycling path, in phases.
Taoyuan's tourism site lists the bike route as 14.8 km from Wanshou Road Section 2 in Guishan to Haihu North Road in Luzhu, crossing Guishan, Taoyuan and Luzhu districts. The city mentions old industrial sites along the line and plans to link it to the coastal bikeway system.
According to the national portal's elevation profile, the south end sits at about 100 m and the north end at about 20 m, so the ride runs gently downhill toward the coast and gently uphill back.
The Nankan River Bikeway runs close by in Taoyuan, and the city says the two are meant to form a loop.
Who it suits
Suits families, YouBike riders and anyone wanting an easy car-free ride out of Taoyuan city. Skip it if you want a scenic or fast training ride: it is a city greenway with many crossings and people on foot.
The route
A ride plan, in order
- Start near TRA Taoyuan Station: YouBike to the Wanshou Road Section 2 end, or join at the Chenggong overpass station.
- Ride north through Taoyuan and Luzhu on the shared path, about 10 km to the Changxing Road Section 3 area (measured on the portal line).
- Pass near Shanbi (A10) Airport MRT, then about 3 km more to the Haihu end (Haihu East Road YouBike).
- Return the same way, or end the ride at Shanbi or Kengkou MRT if you are carrying your own bike within the metro's bike hours.
Opening hours and closures
Opening hours and closuresOpen all day (Taoyuan attraction page). No entry fee.
Getting there without a car
- To the south end: Taoyuan's tourism site says to leave TRA Taoyuan Station by the front (Zhongzheng Road) exit and ride a YouBike about 5 minutes to the entrance.
- Mid-route: the national portal describes taking Taoyuan Bus 5020 from Taoyuan Station to the Shanbi (A10) Airport MRT stop, then about 800 m west along Jijie Road to Youguan Road; the path entrance is beside the Shanjiao Bridge viewing platform. Airport MRT Shanbi (A10) and Kengkou (A11) stations are near the north half.
- YouBike (Taoyuan): stations named after the path include Taolin Bikeway (Chenggong overpass), Chenggong Road Section 3, Changan and Youguan Road junction, Changxing Road Section 3, Haihu East Road and Haishan Middle Street.
Bringing your own bike: TRA Taoyuan Station is listed by the portal as a bike-friendly station; check TRA's bicycle timetable. The Airport MRT takes full-size bikes on commuter trains only, in set time windows, with a rider-plus-bike ticket from staff.
Renting a bike
YouBike 2.0 (Taoyuan) has stations at both ends and along the path. No private rental shop 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 lists supply points along the route: 7-ELEVEN Xinxin (Wanshou Road Section 2, at the south end), Xiaoguixi Police Station (Minguang East Road), 7-ELEVEN Yaoxing (Nanshan Road Section 2) and Shanbi MRT Station. The city mentions rest areas along the line. Toilets and drinking water on the path itself are not listed.
Safety and conditions
- Expect walkers, joggers and dogs on a shared path; ride slowly and pass with a bell and space.
- Parts are lanes on raised sidewalks and road crossings are not described officially: stop and look at every crossing.
- Phase 5 work may close or divert parts of the corridor; follow on-site signs.
- 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
- Taolin Railway Bikeway: 14.8 km (MOTC national cycling portal)
- Older portal entry for Taolin bikeway: 11.596 km, ends near Shanbi (MOTC national cycling portal)
- Taoyuan bikeway E Taolin Railway: 14.8 km, Guishan Wanshou Rd Sec (Taoyuan City Government, Taoyuan Travel)
- travel.tycg.gov.tw/zh-tw/travel/bicycle/10
- Taolin railway corridor 15.8 km, five phases, phases 1 to 4 open, phase 5 under way (Taoyuan City Government, Taoyuan Travel)
- travel.tycg.gov.tw/zh-tw/travel/attraction/2180
- 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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