Shuangwan Bicycle Path 雙灣自行車道

1/6/2026

Shuangwan Bicycle path follows a quiet stretch of beach in northern Taiwan. The entire path is flat and only takes about an hour to complete, with a total length of 8KM. However, at low tide, it is full of rocks. There is also a popular bike path that connects it to the sandy beaches of Baishawan and Qianshuiwan.

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Background:
Shuangwan means two bays (referring to Baishawan and Qianshuiwan).
Baishawan (literally White Sand Bay) was formed roughly 800,000 years ago by volcanoes spewing lava into the ocean, creating Fuigui Cape. Later, coral grew near the shoreline, which makes up for most of the white sand seen on the beach today. The white sandy beach extends about one kilometer along the coast. Now it is one of the most popular destinations on the north coast of Taiwan. Because of its proximity to Taipei, there are sure to be many visitors, and because Taipei has the highest concentration of foreigners, be prepared to see a lot of other foreigners as well.

Price: Free

Parking: Free. There is a parking lot in front of the main entrance. If this is full, you can park along the road next to it.

Length:
8 KM or about 1 hour

Bike Rental:
There are Youbike stations in Sanzhi and at Baishawan Beach, and there is a bicycle rental shop in Sanzhi.
You can also search for rentals on KKday here, and search for tours on Klook here. You can also check out our Taiwan cycling guide here. You can also book a cycling tour on TripAdvisor here.

Tours:
You can book a tour to Taiwan's North Coast on TripAdvisor here, Klook here, or KKday here.
You can book a Private Laomei Green Reef Day Tour from Taipei on TripAdvisor here or KKday here.

Activities:
Don't forget that there are many activities available along Taiwan's Northern Coast such as Wakeboarding, Surfing, Speedboat Surfing, SUP / Paddle Boarding, Diving, Snorkeling Kayaking, Canoeing, Water Biking, River Tracing / Canyoneering, ATVing, Horse Riding, Archery, Tree Climbing, Glamping, Motorcycling, Motorbike Tour, Dragon Boat Racing, Shen'ao Rail Bike, and more on Tripadvisor here, Klook here, or KKday here.

Hotels on Taiwan's Northern Coast:
We recommend Fullon Hotel, which has locations in Tamsui and Fulong near the beach (book on Booking.com here, Tripadvisor here, Agoda here, or Hotels.com here).
We have also stayed at and recommend Hai Xia Your Home, which is right in front of Fulong Beach (book on Booking.com here, Tripadvisor here, Agoda here, or Hotels.com here).
Looking for a hotel? We recommend booking through Booking.com here, which provides the best quality selection of accommodation in Taiwan.
Find out where to stay in our Taiwan hotels guide or search for the best hotel deals in Taiwan here.

How to Get There:
By Bus: Take Keelung bus from either Danshui MRT station or Keelung TRA station.
You can also take the yellow and white North Coast Shuttle Bus to Baishawan station. You can purchase a discount EasyCard to use on the MRT and buses from Klook here or KKday here. You can also book an MRT travel pass on Klook here.
By Car/Scooter: Drive on provincial highway 2 out of Danshui to the northeast, or out of Keelung to the northwest. The beach area is near Sanzhi District 三芝區. If you are looking for car rentals, you can also search Klook here or KKday here. You can also check out our car rental guide here.
Looking for scooter rental in northern Taiwan? You can search on Klook here or KKday here to search for options. You can also check out our scooter rental guide here.
By Bicycle: Cycling is the best way to enjoy Taiwan's landscapes if you have the time and energy. Looking for bicycle rentals in Taiwan? You can use Taiwan's many Youbike sharing stations, or search for rentals on KKday here, and search for tours on Klook here. You can also check out our Taiwan cycling guide here. You can also book a cycling tour on TripAdvisor here.
For more information, check out our Taiwan transportation guide here.

Map: Please see below:

Drone Footage:

Check out our drone footage of the area above and below.

Aerial view from the volcanic coastline near Shuangwan Bicycle Path in Sanzhi District of New Taipei on Taiwan’s...
Posted by Foreigners in Taiwan 外國人在台灣 on Sunday, April 20, 2025

You can check out our 360 panorama of the area above or verticle videos below.

You can see they are building a new bridge along the coast which will connect some bike paths.

Another view can be seen above.

Our Journey:

I have travelled the road between Qianshuiwan and Baishawan many times, and have ridden along the coast three times. I can say that the trail in front of Qianshuiwan is good, and the trail from Baishawan is good, but there is a stretch after Qianshuiwan beach where you have to ride on the main road and fight with speeding cars, which is quite dangerous, and I did not feel comfortable completing it with kids. Hopefully, they will improve that section soon. They are currently building a new bridge and trail between Qianshuiwan and Baishawan, but it appears it is not completed as of the writing of this blog.

This blog was completed by taking photos on three separate trips.

The path starts at Qianshuiwan in Sanzhi. Here is a Youbike rental station, as well as a bike rental shop. Qianshuiwan (aka Qianshui Bay) in Sanzhi District of New Taipei is a popular beach destination, which includes a pristine bike path that goes all the way to Baishawan. There is also a nice sandy beach, pier, and lots of beach side restaurants nearby. It is a great beach destination along the northeast coast of Taiwan. For our full blog on Qianshuiwan, click here.

View of the large Youbike station at Qianshuiwan.

You can see there is a big hole in the bike path between Qianshuiwan and the northern section. I am not sure if there used to be a path there, but it got washed out by a typhoon, or what, but that part of the path was missing when I visited.

Even though we biked this in March, there were still quite a few beachgoers there.

Stadium steps at Qianshuiwan.

Free footwash at Qianshuiwan.

View not far from the Youbike station.

Another view over Qianshuiwan.

The bike path goes along the beach here.

You can also ride out to this shiny statue.

The statue has its own pier here.

Camping area and restaraunt along the way.

The bike path continues along the beach here.

Then it stops abruptly at this seafood shop.

We then had to go back on to the main road, then headed onto this dirt road which we hoped would connect to the coast.

But we foudn a dead end here along the rocky coast.

The trail did not continue on the right or left.

It did go a little along the coast but there was no bridge across the river.

It seemed they were building a new park here.

An old swimming pool which is now a mosquito breeding pond.

As I mentioned, they are building a new bridge which should connect this area with the Baishwan bike path.

Another view of the new trail being built as of 2025.

We stopped here. On another day, we drove to the Sanwan parking lot.

Moving through the country we found this abandoned farm house.

And we saw that the abandoned hotel near Qianshuiwan is being renovated.

Rice fields.

Rural road leading the the Shuangwan parking lot.

Right in the middle of the path is the Shuangwan parking lot.

The path moves on past here.

Map of the bike path.

Path leading to a little stretch of beach here.

No swimming.

Path leading down to the beach.

Looking down south.

Another view down south.

View of the main beach.

Looking further up the beach.

View looking north.

View of the sand.

A man braves the rocks and waves.

View looking south along the coast from the air.

Another view looking south.

View looking north.

We stopped there. Next, we started from Baishawan and rode bikes to the Shuangwan Parking lot.

We started from LinshanbI Harbor and made our way south.

Same map of the area.

This time I saw Blue-branded king crow 圓翅紫斑蝶 (yuán chì zǐ bān dié) Euploea eunice hobsoni

Two Blue-branded king crow 圓翅紫斑蝶 (yuán chì zǐ bān dié) Euploea eunice hobsoni

View of the small Linshanbi Harbor where we parked our car. There was no Youbike station here. Or the nearest one had no bikes. So. I rode a kick scooter and my wife shared a bike with one of our kids.

View of the beach near Linshanbi Harbor.

Wooden trail near the harbor. I used my telephoto lense for this whole part of the trip.

A man fishes along the north coast.

More people enjoying the beach here.

Rainbow beach house.

Boardwalk walkers.

Algal Reef
Algal reefs are formed of coralline, a red algae of the Corallinaceae family, distinguishing these formations from their coral cousins. The cell walls of coralline have skeletal deposits made of calcium carbonate, which remains when the algae die. The calcium carbonate accumulates over time to form into reefs. Algal reefs can be found off the coast of Taiwan between Qianshui Bay in Sanzhi Township, Linshanbi Cape in Shimen Township, and Fugui Cape. Measuring 10 kilometers long, the reef is a natural treasure on the north coast of Taiwan. (Sources: Luo Chin-kuang, guides for the North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area and Yehliu Geo-Park)

Closeup on the algal reef.

More nature walkers.

Abandoned building.

Old shooting range in Taipei County.

Old bunker along the coast.

Now it is taken over by the ocean.

Spirit bone temple in the distance.

Mouth of a small stream along the trail.

We had to circle around this stream too.

Another biker came to join us.

Another abanonded house along the coast.

Abandoned neighboring house.

The trail then went down a hill through this neighborhood.

We got to this location on the map.

Someone was lucky enough to rent a Youbike here.

Wooden bridge. We need more of these along the trail.

Beach near Shuangwan parking lot.

Beachgoers along the rocky shoreline.

Abanonded bunker.

Lizard.

View down the last stretch of bikeway.

Another view from this stretch of bikeway.

Birdie.

Ocean.

I think people here may be collecting crabs.

Finally made it back to the Shuangwan Parking lot.

The builders of the new bridge also built a makeshift road along the beach here.

More beachgoers here.

View looking north.

There were lots of people here among the boulders.

Volcanic remnants.

Another view of the rocks.

Another view of the rocky coast looking north.

A couple enjoys the scenery near the rocks.

Closeup on the conglomerate of volcanic rocks along the shore.

You can check out more of our photos in the gallery above.

Eventually, the path leads to Baishawan.
Baishawan is one of the nicest beaches in northern Taiwan. The sand is white, the water shallow (and warm in the summer), and it is relatively well kept and clean. Due to its proximity to Taipei, it sees lots of visitors, especially from foreigners. Swimming, sunbathing, surfing, and kite surfing are all popular activities at this beach. For our full blog on Baishawan beach, see here.

Even though the full path is not completed yet, and there are not as many Youbike Stations here as there should be, it was still an enjoyable ride with amazing scenery. Hopefully they will add more bridges, trails, bike paths, and Youbike Stations (or bike rental shops) soon to make this one of the best bike paths in Taiwan.

Don't forget that there are many activities available along Taiwan's Northern Coast such as Wakeboarding, Surfing, Speedboat Surfing, SUP / Paddle Boarding, Diving, Snorkeling Kayaking, Canoeing, Water Biking, River Tracing / Canyoneering, ATVing, Horse Riding, Archery, Tree Climbing, Glamping, Motorcycling, Motorbike Tour, Dragon Boat Racing, Shen'ao Rail Bike, and more on Tripadvisor here, Klook here, or KKday here.

Check out our guide to the best beaches near Taipei here.

Check out our full guide to Taiwan’s Northern Coast here.

Also be sure to check out our guide to Taipei here.

You can also check out our full travel guide to Taiwan here.