Shuiliandong Waterfall
Shuiliandong (Water Curtain Cave) Waterfall is located about 6kms off of Hwy 21 near Xinyi in Nantou County. It’s likely that you’ll find yourself alone even on the weekends.
The hike – (<2 hours roundtrip – easy) The hike begins at the 3 car parking area with a small orchard below it. Don’t follow the road down but rather the trail with wood fence. The trail was really well built originally but there are a couple of small landslides that are easy to navigate through. After about 15 minutes you will come to a stunning small waterfall. On other trails this would be a destination but this is only a prelude to the rest of the trail. After another 15 minutes you’ll reach an impressive red bridge spanning the gorge with outstanding views. After this you’ll walk uphill through several switchbacks on a damaged trail. At the top you’ll have views of two impressive waterfalls. You can also take the stairs halfway down for a better view.
How to get there – In Xinyi turn west following road signs to Aiguo on Hwy 59. This is a small road that actually looks like an alley. Cross the bridge and follow the road until you exit Aiguo. You should be on Pinglai Industry Road on the left side of Pinglai Valley. After a km or so you’ll come to an impressive pair of bridges. This road is narrow but it is well maintained and easy to drive in a car. Keep following this road until the 6.5km mark where there should be a chain across the road and a small parking area with room for three cars.
GPS – Parking lot N23.66137 E120.82836 – Waterfall N23.65486 E120.82836
Resources – Richard Saunders Off the Beaten Track writeup – my full blog with more photos
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I wanted to visit this area for some time but found Richard’s info a bit discouraging. Normally it’s the other way around as I think sometimes you make trails more ‘dangerous’ then they are. Anyways, as to your experience, this hike and getting there seems easy. Could you explain the difference between your input and Richard’s regaring getting there with a car etc? Cheers!
I think they must have resurfaced the road since Richard went there. It is a fairly typical mountain road. You won’t want to go fast but it is fine in a car.
Great, thanks! I presume you also visited the boulder stuck between two rock hillsides, easy to get to? One more question, can you drive the car to Feiyun waterfall or only by scooter?
I believe that it was still there but I can’t find a picture of it. And it has been a long time since I was back there but I am hoping to make a trip this summer. This waterfall might be dry in the spring though despite all of the rain that we have had.
I am not sure but I think there might be a new glass bridge somewhere along the road. I need to check this out next time.
It is possible to drive back to Feiyun in a car but this road is pretty rough in a few spots and really narrow.
Are you the Patrik that I met one time in Laomei?
Yeah, we met briefly at Qingshan waterfall where I introduced Laomei reef to you as it was perfect timing for the green algae. Anyways, I will do a couple of roadtrips this summer and therefore checking out some waterfalls on your site. Some new and some I visited before but in dry season. If you want to keep direct contact, you can e-mail me directly to my e-mail address I mentioned on this website. Cheers.