- Length
- 10.96 kmSource and notes below
- Route shape
- One way
- Surface
- Surface not stated
- Traffic
- Path with road sections
- Level
- Easy
- Riding time
- About 45 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 portal draws this line as a slow lane on the road, while its Route No. 1 entry calls the same stretch a shared walk and bike path. Expect some road riding.
Rest stops and stations along the official line
Rest stops
- 汐止分區消防隊 (toilets, drinking water, first-aid kit, repairs)
- 萊爾富基隆七堵店 (toilets, drinking water, food and drink)
- 五堵車站 (toilets, accessible toilet, drinking water, first-aid kit, bike ramps at the station)
Train stations that take bikes
- 五堵 · bike train times
- 汐止 · bike train times
- 汐科 · 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 length10.96 km on the national cycling portal's Xizhi Bikeway page. The portal's drawn line measures about 11.1 km. New Taipei opened a 1.3 km link from Xizhi to Nangang in 2020 and a 631 m link (including a 182 m old railway tunnel) from Changxing Street in Xizhi to Dunan Street in Keelung in 2019. The portal's Route 1 alternative from Songshan to Badu (28.92 km) follows the same riverside line.
Why these labels
Traffic and path type: Two national portal entries disagree. The Xizhi Bikeway entry classes its whole line as a slow lane (慢車道), while the Route 1 alternative (Songshan to Badu) classes the same riverside stretch as a shared walk and bike path. New Taipei's riverside office describes a riverside path along the Keelung River's left bank. Until this is settled we label it mixed segments. Bridges, ramps and the link from Wudu Station are not described.
Families: New Taipei's tourism office calls the Xizhi riverside path suitable for all ages, but the national portal's own entry classes it as a slow lane rather than a separated path. Keep children close until you have seen the path, and at the Wudu Station link and bridges.
The Xizhi Bikeway follows the Keelung River upstream of Taipei, through Xizhi District in New Taipei. New Taipei's riverside office describes it as running along the left bank to the Dakeng Creek mouth at Nangang, with an old railway tunnel at Wudu now used as a bike path into Keelung.
Two links filled the gaps: a 631 m path through the Wudu freight yard tunnel to Keelung, finished in 2019, and a 1.3 km link from Xizhi to Nangang, opened in June 2020. New Taipei says the Xizhi riverside path was chosen that year as one of the Sports Administration's ten highlight bikeways.
New Taipei's tourism office lists the Starlight Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge for people on foot and bikes only, Xizhi Old Street and Jide Temple along the way.
The national portal's Route 1 alternative from Songshan to Badu uses this riverside line, so it is also the way round-island riders leave Taipei toward Keelung.
Who it suits
Suits riders in east Taipei, Neihu and Xizhi who want a flat river ride, and riders linking Taipei with Keelung by bike. Skip it if you want scenery away from the city: it runs past towns, rail lines and industrial parks.
The route
A ride plan, in order
- Start at TRA Wudu Station and join the river path by the Xiangzhang Road exit.
- Optional: ride about 2.3 km upstream (measured on the portal line) toward the Keelung boundary, where New Taipei's old Wudu tunnel path continues into Keelung, then come back.
- Ride downstream past Xizhi Station (about 1.4 km from Wudu) and Xike Station (about 2.2 km), then on about 6.5 km to the Dakeng Creek mouth at the Taipei boundary (measured on the portal line).
- Continue on Taipei's Keelung River paths toward Neihu and Dajia, or finish at Nangang Software Park and return by YouBike or TRA.
Getting there without a car
- TRA Wudu Station: the national portal says the path entrance is beside the Xiangzhang Road exit, opposite the Wudu Railway Station YouBike stop. The portal line passes the station.
- TRA Xizhi and Xike stations are both within about 0.4 km of the line (measured on the portal's map). The portal lists Xizhi Station as bike-friendly.
- At the Nangang end, Nangang Software Park MRT Station (BR23) is about 0.5 km from the end of the portal line (measured), and TRA Nangang Station, listed by the portal as bike-friendly, is about 1.6 km away in a straight line.
Bringing your own bike: Taipei Metro's Wenhu Line, including Nangang Software Park, takes no full-size bikes. With your own bike, use TRA bike-service trains at stations listed for bikes (the portal names Xizhi and Nangang); check TRA's bike timetable before you go.
Renting a bike
YouBike (New Taipei) has stations at Wudu, Xizhi and Xike railway stations and along the river. On the Taipei side, YouBike stations sit at Nangang Software Park MRT Station. No riverside rental station on this stretch was found.
- YouBike (New Taipei) YouBike微笑單車（新北市）
Public bike · New Taipei 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 30 minutes on YouBike 2.0 free under a New Taipei subsidy. Roadside assistance in New Taipei costs NT$150.
Website
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Toilets, water and food
The national portal lists toilets, drinking water and a first-aid kit at TRA Wudu Station, and toilets, water, first aid and repair at the Xizhi fire brigade near Xike. Other toilets and water along the river are not listed.
Safety and conditions
- Riverside paths close in typhoons and heavy rain; follow New Taipei's closure signs.
- Expect people walking and running near Xizhi town and on the Starlight Bridge; slow down and pass with a bell.
- How you get from Wudu Station onto the river path is not officially described; walk your bike across any road if unsure.
- 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
- Xizhi Bikeway 10.96 km (MOTC national cycling portal)
- Route 1 alternative Songshan to Badu 28.92 km (MOTC national cycling portal)
- Keelung River bikeway in Xizhi: left bank to Dakeng Creek mouth (New Taipei City Riverside Construction and Management Office)
- Xizhi to Nangang link about 1.3 km opened June 2020 (New Taipei City Riverside Construction and Management Office)
- Xizhi riverside bikeway suitable for all ages (New Taipei City Tourism and Travel Department)
- 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)
- TRA bike-on-train service rules (Taiwan Railway)
- Portal index: lengths and road-type classes for northern routes (MOTC national cycling portal)
Checked November 2026 Next review due February 2027.
Printed from https://cycle.tw/routes/xizhi-keelung-river-bikeway/