The Xintian Hiking Trail in Tanzi District has been developed for 23 years and attracts many hikers. The improvement project for the third section of the trail was recently completed at the end of last year. On the 16th, Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung led a city government team to inspect the site, emphasizing the goal of creating a 100-kilometer network of hiking trails, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.
Lin Chia-lung, along with city councilors Chang Ya-? and Hsiao Long-tse, Agriculture Bureau Director Wang Chun-hsiung, and Tourism and Travel Bureau Deputy Director Chen Yu-cheng, hiked up the third section in the morning before descending via the second section. Along the way, they warmly greeted residents they encountered and stopped at an observation deck to enjoy the mountain scenery.
Lin Chia-lung stated that the city government is comprehensively reviewing the safety of 37 hiking trails in Taichung, spanning approximately 75 kilometers. In addition to maintaining existing managed trails, the city plans to develop an additional 34.8 kilometers of trails that incorporate landscape, ecology, culture, and safety features. The initiative aims to boost tourism and recreation, provide residents with safe hiking and nature-viewing opportunities, and establish the full 100-kilometer trail network, with completion targeted by the end of 2020.
The Xintian Hiking Trail has been around for about 23 years, featuring beautiful scenery along the route and attracting numerous hikers. The city government allocated NT$10 million in both 2015 and 2016 to repair damaged sections of the trail. The renovation of the third section was completed on November 30 last year, with key improvements including the construction of new rest platforms, rope railings, coarse wood chip pathways, entrance interpretive signs, wooden boardwalks, and log-framed staircases.
The Tourism and Travel Bureau noted that the Xintian Hiking Trail is one of the nation’s well-known hiking routes. The nearby Juxing Mountain, located near the highest point of the trail, is also listed as one of Taiwan’s Little Hundred Mountains, making this one of the better-developed and long-established hiking trails in central Taiwan.
(China Times)