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⛰️ Yangmingshan Steam & Grassland

Taipei · One day · 3 stops · 60% local · ~1.7 km walked (~2,200 steps) · chill pace

A volcano for a city park — sulfur vents, buffalo grasslands, and free hot-spring baths, forty minutes from downtown.

⛰ Terrain: demanding. Mountain trails and boardwalk climbs.

🛡 Safety: relaxed. Crime-free; weather turns fast — fog and wind are the real hazard.

Yangmingshan Steam & GrasslandPhoto: Wikimedia Commons ↗
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Day 1
~1.7 km · ~2,200 steps
Open route ↗

Bus 260 or 1717 up the mountain early. Xiaoyoukeng's steaming vents first, walk or shuttle to Qingtiangang's buffalo grassland (October for silvergrass), then soak your feet at Lengshuikeng's free baths before heading down. Weekdays are empty; weekends are Taipei.

Yangmingshan

~7h

The mountain the city keeps for weekends

  • Xiaoyoukeng

    Steaming sulfur vents on Qixing's flank — the volcano is not done.

  • Qingtiangang Grasslandlocal

    Wind-combed high grassland with water buffalo — silvergrass season is October.

  • Lengshuikeng Hot Springlocal

    Free public hot-spring baths and a milky-jade pond — locals only, mostly.