Baishihu Suspension Bridge — Attraction in Neihu District

One of the wonders of Taipei is that the city is surrounded by amazing natural landscapes.

Hidden away in the mountains north of Taipei City is a pocket of nature that gives way to peaceful getaways and gorgeous scenery. You’d never expect nature to be so accessible so close to a city, but for those looking to be immersed in peace and quiet, Baishihu offers the perfect destination!

Baishihu Suspension Bridge is situated next to the Bishanyan Kaizhang Shenwang Temple. The bridge has been specifically designed to blend into its surroundings and mitigate swaying. The bridge spans 116 meters in length, and when seen from afar, is meant to look like a dragon’s spine.

Crossing the bridge will take you to the Baishihu Agricultural Recreation Area, the first of its kind in Taipei. Here, you’ll find a footpath that connects hidden temples, quaint cafés, and beautiful mountain terrain.

The Baishihu Agricultural Recreation Area is also home to many orchard farms that are open to the public. And if you have a sweet tooth, stop by from December to May, when visitors pick luscious strawberries.  Taiwan’s strawberries are famous for being juicy and sweet with a bit of tartness.

Nearby, there is a heart-shaped lake and a pair of ancient trees, known as the “husband-and-wife trees.”

Bishanyan Kaizhang Shenwang Temple where you can snap the perfect panoramic shot of Taipei City… especially after nightfall, when the vistas are especially romantic and...

A suspension bridge in Nei Hu with nice views. There is an nice (but short) walking trail that brings you to the strawberry farms. Most of the farms are open only on weekends. Be sure to call and conform (and not just based it on the websites which may not be updated).

The journey from Taipei Metro Station to the suspension bridge may take an hour or more (including walking from Bannan Line to Wenhu line, waiting for bus at Citylink Neihu etc).

From Taipei Main station take the Bannan line (blue) to Zhongxiao Fuxing station (2 stops away, about 5 mins). Walk to the Wenhu line (Brown) to Neihu Station (9 stops, 20 mins). You will then arrive at Citylink Neihu.

Go to level 1, walk out of the building, to the bus stop and take Bus 2 (somewhere between mcdonald and tsutaya bookstore). There is a bus every 30 mins, and it is a loop service. The bus ride takes about 10 mins, which is faster and more comfortable than...

今天有風有雨，但至少步道是輕鬆的。我按照谷歌找到碧山巖停車場但吊橋不是在碧山巖裡面。就在碧山巖入口之前旁邊就有個停車場，停在那裡比較適合。不過，碧山巖停車場有一個公共廁所還蠻乾淨的。這裡附近有不少咖啡廳，小吃店。在吊橋裡面也有很多間。 這裡要提醒一下。吊橋開始跟結尾都是小階梯，還有從停車場到吊橋也是有些小階梯，過了橋有短短步道去看愛心湖（人造）以及夫妻樹也不太平坦。所以行動不便或輪椅人士可能有些挑戰。步道也有些警告關於蛇出沒，夏天來的時候還是要小心。 如果行動不便的人，我建議車子直接開到愛心湖，那裡有路但寫私人路不得進入，我猜如果只是先放下老人家，住戶也不太會有意見吧？這個我就不知道，大家可以試試看。但不要停在那裡打擾住戶就是了。從吊橋走到愛心湖也不過十分鐘左右。 沿路有看到黃花樹目前似乎盛開，還蠻好看的。如果有小朋友，這個地方還不錯。還可以採草莓呢！有老人家就得考慮老人家對小階梯和石頭路的接受度。如果可接受，這裡逛逛還不錯。 This suspension bridge is made probably of metal as it is very stable. My google map directed me to the Bishan temple when I keyed this suspension bridge. But in fact, it is not inside there. It is out of the temple entrance. You can either park inside the temple carpark or carpark besides the bridge. These two carparks are just next door. There is a bus stop in front of the temple entrance but the waiting interval is quite long. Anyway, walking to the bridge is pretty easy and crossing the bridge is nice. Kids will love that kind of places. Once you crossed the bridge, there are many coffee shops or restaurants or strawberry picking farms which are ideals for kids. There isn't much sceneries when you cross the bridge. Then you can keep walking to see the heart shape lake (man-made) and keep walking to find the couple tree (which is one tall and one short tree). It is quite an easy walk. It is nice for kids as they can walk around and moving up and down the stairs. Apart from this place, you can walk into the temple and besides the temple, there is an easy hiking path to the ZhongYong Hill - a place to dispense the energy with ease. (See separate post). If you are keen hiker, there are more hiking tracks nearby that will bring you across the mountains, even to Yang Ming mountains.

However, the bridge itself is not a flat bridge. The beginning and end of the bridges are steps (not very high, approx 5 cm) and to walk to bridge, there are platforms which have stairs. This means that it may not be appropriate for wheelchairs. The path from the bridge to the heartshaped lake are made of big stones pathway, not very flat and may be challenging for those who on wheelchairs.

I would recommend if you have old aged people, you might want to drive directly to the lake. There is a road but stated it is private road. Well, it is not far from the main road so either you drive in and drop them first or they can go up by wheelchairs. You still have to park next to the temple entrance though. The couple trees are also near the main road.

There is a public toilet in the temple carpark. It...