Ride Taoyuan from where you are

Taoyuan has three riding areas. In the city, the Taolin rail trail and the Nankan River run out toward the coast at Zhuwei and meet the Airport MRT. To the south, a riverside path leaves Yingge for Daxi, then roads and short trails lead on to Sankeng old street. On the coast, a stretch of path runs past the Baishajia lighthouse at Guanyin. Some links between paths are roads shared with traffic, and the results say so.

Good to knowThe Airport MRT takes full-size bikes on commuter trains at set times. Distances are one way along the national cycling portal's lines; a few short street links aren't measured and are flagged.

Where can I ride from here?

Rides people like, ready to go

• Taolin by YouBike: Taoyuan Station to Shanbi (Airport MRT)

  10.9 km one way · North-west: Taoyuan to Luzhu. The portal profile drops gently from about 100 m to about 20 m toward the coast.

  Taoyuan Station (TRA, 1.3 km from the bikeways) → Taolin Railway Bikeway, south end → Taolin Bikeway at the Chenggong overpass (near the Nankan River) → Taolin Bikeway at Youguan Road (Luzhu) → Taolin Bikeway near Shanbi Station (Airport MRT A10)

  A car-free greenway out of the city on the old Taolin freight railway: shared walk and bike path all the way, with YouBike stations along it and rail at both ends.

  Getting back: Take a Taoyuan YouBike at Taoyuan Station, ride Taolin north and return it near Shanbi Station (A10), then take the Airport MRT. With your own bike, the Airport MRT takes it on commuter trains within its time windows (rider-plus-bike ticket from the counter).

• Nankan River city section: Changshou Road to Nankan

  12 km one way · Downstream, north-west: Guishan through Taoyuan to Nankan in Luzhu.

  Nankan River Bikeway, Changshou Road end (Guishan) → Nankan River at Taoyuan Senior High School → Nankan River in Luzhu (Costco Nankan YouBike)

  About the 12 km city section Taoyuan promotes, mostly bike-only path with walkers kept apart, lit for evening rides.

  Getting back: YouBike both ends: Nankan River Bikeway (Changshou Road) at the start and Costco Nankan Branch at the end. A member ride over 60 minutes pays the normal rate after the free first hour.

• Airport MRT to Airport MRT: Kengkou up the Nankan, back down Taolin to Shanbi

  24.4 km one way · South-east up the Nankan River to Taoyuan, then north-west down Taolin.

  Kengkou Station (Airport MRT A11) on the Nankan River → Nankan River in Luzhu (Costco Nankan YouBike) → Nankan River at Taoyuan Senior High School → Taolin Bikeway at the Chenggong overpass (near the Nankan River) → Taolin Bikeway at Youguan Road (Luzhu) → Taolin Bikeway near Shanbi Station (Airport MRT A10)

  Uses both official Taoyuan bikeways in one ride: the mostly bike-only Nankan River path upstream, a short hop at Taoyuan Senior High School, then the shared Taolin greenway back toward the coast.

  Getting back: Start and finish on the Airport MRT, two stops apart (A11 and A10). Own bike: commuter trains only, in the time windows, rider-plus-bike ticket. Or YouBike: both stations have Taoyuan YouBike nearby.

• From the Airport MRT to the sea: Kengkou to Zhuwei Fishing Harbor and back

  7.4 km one way · North-west downstream to the harbor, then back.

  Kengkou Station (Airport MRT A11) on the Nankan River → Zhuwei Fishing Harbor (Nankan River coast end) → Kengkou Station (Airport MRT A11) on the Nankan River

  A short ride to the coast end of the Nankan River. Mind the road: about 2.6 km of each way is road slow lane.

  Getting back: Out and back from Kengkou (A11), so the Airport MRT works both ways. Zhuwei has no railway and bus bike carriage was not confirmed.

• Yingge to Daxi Bridge and back along the Dahan River

  23.6 km one way · South-west up the Dahan River to Daxi, then back.

  Yingge Station (TRA, New Taipei) → Yingge riverside bikeway (New Taipei YouBike) → End of the shared path upstream of Yingge (Dahan River) → Daxi Bridge (west end, near Daxi Old Street) → End of the shared path upstream of Yingge (Dahan River) → Yingge riverside bikeway (New Taipei YouBike) → Yingge Station (TRA, New Taipei)

  The rail-served way into Daxi: 4.9 km of shared path out of Yingge, then 6.9 km of road shared with vehicles to Daxi Bridge below Daxi Old Street.

  Getting back: Out and back from TRA Yingge, a bike station. Daxi has no railway; the portal says Taiwan Tourist Shuttle 501 takes folding bikes only.

• Daxi to Sankeng loop: the corridor out, the Shimen Canal rail trail back

  14.2 km one way · South-west to Sankeng, back north-east along the canal, then down to Daxi Bridge.

  Daxi Bridge (west end, near Daxi Old Street) → Yuemei and Kanjin (start of the Daxi to Sankeng green corridor) → Sankeng Old Street (Longtan) → Sankeng rail trail, Sankeng bus stop end → Sankeng rail trail, Shimen Canal end → Yuemei and Kanjin (start of the Daxi to Sankeng green corridor) → Daxi Bridge (west end, near Daxi Old Street)

  Taoyuan's waterside green corridor to Sankeng Old Street, then the 2.7 km Sankeng rail trail along the Shimen Canal. The portal classes the corridor as mixed traffic; check whether the new 2026 dredging road bike lane is a better line on the day.

  Getting back: Loop from Daxi Bridge; no railway at either end. YouBike Daxi Zhongzheng Park is about 390 m from the start.

• Sankeng Old Street to Daping Red Bridge and back

  8.4 km one way · East to the Eco Park, then west to the Red Bridge end, and back.

  Sankeng Old Street (Longtan) → Sankeng Eco Park → Daping Red Bridge end (Sankeng to Red Bridge bikeway) → Sankeng Eco Park → Sankeng Old Street (Longtan)

  A short add-on in Sankeng: about 1.5 km each way is shared path to the Red Bridge end, with a toilet and water at Bao'en Temple nearby (portal).

  Getting back: Out and back from Sankeng Old Street; YouBike at Sankeng Eco Park. No railway.

• Guanyin coastal path past Baishajia Lighthouse, out and back

  11.6 km one way · South-west along the coast, then back.

  Guanyin coastal path, north end → Baishajia Lighthouse (Guanyin coast) → Guanyin coastal path, south end → Baishajia Lighthouse (Guanyin coast) → Guanyin coastal path, north end

  The one long stretch of the Taoyuan coast the portal classes as path rather than road, past Baishajia Lighthouse with toilets at the lighthouse rest point.

  Getting back: Out and back only: no railway, and bus bike carriage was not confirmed.

The Airport MRT and the train back

• TRA stations on the bike-station list (人車同行) in or near this planner: Yingge (New Taipei), Taoyuan, Zhongli, Puxin, Yangmei and Fugang. Neili is not on the list. Whole bikes ride only bike-service trains with a bike ticket at 50% of the full fare and a per-train quota; check the TRA bike quota and bike-train timetable before going. The "Sankeng" (三坑) on the TRA list is a Keelung station, not Sankeng in Longtan.
• Any TRA train, any station works if the bike is fully packed in a proper bike bag: longest side 150 cm or less, length plus width plus height 220 cm or less; plastic or cloth bags are refused. TRA may suspend this on long holidays.
• Airport MRT (Taoyuan Metro): full-size bikes ride commuter trains only, never express trains, from doors 1-1 and 1-2 of the first car or 4-2 and 4-3 of the last car, 8 bikes per train. Entry all day on weekends and national holidays; on working days 10:00 to 16:00 and 22:00 to close (exit is not time-limited). Rider-plus-bike paper ticket NT$75 to NT$210 by station pair from the information counter; staff open the service gate. All 22 stations take bikes, including Airport Terminal 1 (A12) and Terminal 2 (A13) since 2026-03-10. Power-assisted bikes must be switched off; electric bicycles are banned. A folded or packed bike within 165 cm and 220 cm total rides free as luggage. In this planner Shanbi (A10) and Kengkou (A11) are near the Taolin and Nankan lines.
• YouBike one way: Taoyuan YouBike stations sit at or near most places in this planner, including both ends of the Nankan city section, along Taolin, at Kengkou (A11) and near Shanbi (A10), so a one-way ride with return at another station works in the Taoyuan city zone. The Yingge stations belong to New Taipei YouBike. The cross-region fee table on Taoyuan's rate page shows no fee between Taoyuan and Taipei or New Taipei (blank cells); the page does not explain this in words.
• Daxi and Sankeng have no railway. The portal says Taiwan Tourist Shuttle 501 Daxi Express (from HSR Taoyuan Station) takes folding bikes. It also names Taoyuan Bus 5050 from TRA Zhongli to Sankeng, and Bus 5016 from TRA Taoyuan to Zhuwei.
• Whether buses 5016, 5020, 5050, 5027, 5039, 5044 to 5055, L705 or the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Shimen Reservoir line carry full-size bikes was not confirmed. From Daxi, Sankeng, Zhuwei and the Guanyin coast, plan to ride back to a rail station or ride out and back. Not confirmed

Opening hours

• Taolin Railway Bikeway: Taoyuan's attraction page lists it as open all day with no ticket. The same page (last updated 2025-02-03) says the corridor is 15.8 km in five phases, phases 1 to 4 open and phase 5 under way, so expect works or diversions.
• Nankan River: Taoyuan says the city section has lighting for evening riding. The lighting hours are not stated.
• Daxi (大嵙崁) dredging road: Taoyuan City Water Resources Department says the 8.46 km dredging transport road from Xizhou Bridge (溪洲大橋) to Wuling Bridge (武嶺橋) on the left bank of the Dahan River opened in full on 2026-01-22, with a new 8.4 km bike lane that lets riders go from Shimen Reservoir to Yingge and on toward Tamsui and Bali. The release gives no hours, no map and no description of how the bike lane is kept apart from the dredging trucks, and the national portal has no line for it, so this planner cannot measure it or call it a path.
• United Daily News and PTS (both 2026-01-22) reported the dredging road opening ceremony in the Longtan Sankeng section that morning, with the whole road opening that afternoon. News report
• No official opening or lighting hours were found for the Daxi to Sankeng corridor, the Sankeng rail trail, the Sankeng to Red Bridge path, the Dahan River corridor at Yingge or the Guanyin coastal path. Do not publish "open 24 hours". Bring front and rear lights for any ride that may end after dark. Not confirmed

When is it busy?

• No official counts or crowding reports were found for these bikeways. Not confirmed
• Taolin and the Nankan city section are neighbourhood greenways used by people walking, jogging and walking dogs, day and evening. Ride slowly, use a bell, and expect families at riverside parks on weekends. Our advice

Renting a bike

• YouBike is the verified rental: Taoyuan YouBike 2.0 and 2.0E in the Taoyuan city zone, at Daxi (Daxi Zhongzheng Park, about 390 m from Daxi Bridge), Sankeng Eco Park, the Hakka Culture Hall and the Guanyin coast, and New Taipei YouBike at Yingge.
• No private bike rental shop was verified in Taoyuan city, Daxi, Sankeng, Yingge or on the coast. Taoyuan's cycling pages list no rental directory. Not confirmed
• Before renting, check the brakes, lights and tyres, and ask whether the price includes insurance and a helmet. Our advice

YouBike in Taoyuan

• YouBike in Taoyuan: YouBike 2.0 costs NT$10 per 30 minutes up to 4 hours, NT$20 per 30 minutes from 4 to 8 hours, NT$40 per 30 minutes after 8 hours. Members ride the first 60 minutes of YouBike 2.0 free (Taoyuan City subsidy since 2023-04-01, end date per the city Transportation Department), with a 10-minute wait before re-renting at the same station. YouBike 2.0E costs NT$20 per 30 minutes for the first 2 hours and NT$40 after, with no subsidy and no TPASS benefit. TPASS (Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan 1200 pass) applies to YouBike 2.0. Single Rental (credit card, no membership) pays the base rate with no subsidy and a NT$3,000 card hold.
• The YouBike station list puts Taoyuan YouBike stations near Taoyuan Station, along Taolin (several named 桃林鐵馬道), at both Nankan city-section ends, at Kengkou (A11) and Shanbi (A10), and at Daxi, Sankeng Eco Park and the Hakka Culture Hall; Yingge stations are New Taipei YouBike. Distances are in places.json. Availability changes; check the YouBike app.

Rules on the paths and roads

• The national portal classes the whole Daxi to Sankeng corridor (all three of its lines, 14 to 16 km each) and the 6.9 km between the end of the Yingge shared path and Daxi Bridge as mixed traffic (混合車道): roads shared with vehicles, not paths. Near Zhuwei the Nankan line uses about 2.6 km of road slow lane (慢車道).
• Taoyuan describes the right of way on Taolin and the Nankan River as bike lanes marked with paint on raised sidewalks plus sidewalks shared by bikes and pedestrians; the portal classes Taolin as shared walk and bike path and most of the Nankan line as bike-only path.
• Taoyuan coastal bikeway (桃園市濱海自行車道, 40.96 km on the portal) is held: the portal classes about 24 km of its drawn line as mixed traffic. Only its path pieces are in network.geojson, and only the longest (about 6 km at Guanyin and Baishajia) is used in this planner.
• New Taipei City bans micro electric two-wheelers (微型電動二輪車) from its riverside parks from 2026-01-01, with fines of NT$300 to NT$1,200 under Article 73 of the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act. The Yingge end of this planner is in New Taipei; the notice does not list individual parks.
• No Taoyuan City rule on micro electric two-wheelers, power-assisted bikes or speed limits on these bikeways was found. Not confirmed
• Wear a properly fitted helmet, carry lights and water, stop and look at every street crossing on Taolin and the Nankan city section, ride single file on the mixed-traffic roads between Yingge, Daxi and Sankeng, and watch for trucks near Zhuwei Fishing Harbor and on the Daxi side of the Dahan River. Our advice

• Taolin rail trail
• Nankan River bikeway
• Bikes on trains and metro