- Length
- 12.5 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
- 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
Rest stops
- 7-11聖華門市 (toilets, drinking water, food and drink)
Train stations that take bikes
- 千甲 · 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 lengthRoute length of 12.5 km on the national cycling portal's Touqian River Bikeway (頭前溪自行車道) page, from the junction of Nanliao Street and Nanliao Avenue. Hsinchu City's tourism site has no page for this bikeway. News reports give other figures (for example about 10 km), but they are not official and do not name the same endpoints.
Why these labels
Traffic and path type: The portal's road-type layer classes the route as a mix of bike-only path and shared walk and bike path, with only a few tens of metres of mixed traffic at the Nanliao start. Bike-only sections are mainly in the first third from Nanliao and near the east end; the middle, around the Zhonghua Road Section 1 entrance, is shared with people on foot. Crossings and underpasses are not described on any official page.
Families: Almost the whole route is classed as bike-only or shared path away from car traffic, which suits families. Marked with care because surface, crossings and access ramps are not described officially, and parts are shared with pedestrians.
The Touqian River separates Hsinchu City from Zhubei. On the Hsinchu City bank, the national cycling portal lists a 12.5 km bikeway from Nanliao, at the river mouth, east to the Shangyuan area near the Highway 68 ramps.
The route starts at the junction of Nanliao Street and Nanliao Avenue, a few hundred metres from Hsinchu Fishing Harbor where the coastline bikeway begins, so the two rides connect.
At its east end it meets the start of the Touqian River South Bank Classic Bikeway, which continues into Hsinchu County toward Zhudong (held for now because more of it is on the road).
Who it suits
Suits families and riders who want a flat river ride away from cars, and works as an extension of the coastline ride from Nanliao. Not for anyone looking for scenery stops or long-distance training.
The route
A ride plan, in order
- Start at Nanliao Street and Nanliao Avenue (or combine with the coastline ride from Hsinchu Fishing Harbor).
- Ride east along the river on bike-only path, then shared path toward the Zhonghua Road Section 1 entrance (YouBike station), a convenient exit for Hsinchu city centre.
- Continue east to the end beside Shangyuan Fude Shrine; TRA Shangyuan Station is about 400 m away.
Getting there without a car
- To the start: from Hsinchu TRA Station take Hsinchu Bus Blue Line (藍線) toward the Hsinchu fishermen's association to the Nanliao stop, then about 200 m east along Nanliao Street (national portal).
- From the finish: TRA Shangyuan Station is about 400 m away along Gongdao Road, according to the portal's directions for the South Bank route that starts there.
- YouBike: Nanhua Junior High School and Xiezipu Park stations are under 1 km from the start. Mid-route, the Zhonghua Road Section 1 station (中華路一段(頭前溪左岸出入口)) sits at a riverside entrance. The east end is in Zhubei, where the nearest stations belong to Hsinchu County's YouBike system.
Bringing your own bike: TRA: the portal lists Hsinchu Station as a bike-and-rail transfer station. Check TRA's bicycle timetable before taking an unbagged bike on any train.
Renting a bike
YouBike 2.0 and 2.0E only; no private rental verified.
- YouBike (Hsinchu City) YouBike微笑單車（新竹市）
Public bike · Rental · Hsinchu City, including the coast and the Touqian River bank
YouBike 2.0 and 2.0E (electric assist). Hsinchu City had 175 stations in YouBike's station feed on November 4, 2026 (172 in normal service). Coastal stations include 港南濱海風景區, 港南公園, 賞蟹步道, 香山天后宮, 鹽水圖書館 and 南港賞鳥區. Since January 1, 2026 riders must enrol in the free public-bike injury insurance before renting (city release).
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Toilets, water and food
No official facility list for this bikeway. The portal's rest-stop list for the route covers places far from the river, so toilets and water along the path are not confirmed. Hsinchu Fishing Harbor near the start has a visitor centre and food.
Safety and conditions
- Parts of the route are shared with walkers and runners; slow down and pass with care.
- Riverside parks can flood in heavy rain and typhoons; do not ride the river path during warnings.
- 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
- Touqian River Bikeway (Hsinchu City): 12.5 km from Nanliao Street and Nanliao Avenue (MOTC national cycling portal)
- Touqian South Bank Classic Bikeway: 17.2 km, entrance beside Shangyuan Fude Shrine about 400 m from TRA... (MOTC national cycling portal)
- Route index: Hsinchu routes, lengths, cities and road types (MOTC national cycling portal)
- YouBike station names and locations near the routes (YouBike)
Checked November 2026 Next review due February 2027.
Printed from https://cycle.tw/routes/touqian-river-hsinchu-city/