Shueisha Mountain Trail Introduction
The Shui-She Mountain Trail has two entrances. The northern entrance is located next to the parking lot for buses at the Youth Activity Center, where a stone marker signifies the starting point of the trail. The southern entrance is situated within the Dehua Shau Aboriginal community, marked by a stone sculpture that indicates the trail's starting point. The entire trail features an elevation gain of up to 1,300 meters, making it a physically demanding hiking route. Upon reaching the summit, hikers can overlook Sun Moon Lake and admire the scenery of the Central Mountain Range. Due to the significant altitude gain, the forest on both sides of the trail transitions from low-elevation broadleaf forests to mid-elevation mixed coniferous and broadleaf forests, creating a rich and varied ecosystem, ideal for wildlife observation. If time is limited, one can reach the trailhead and take a circular route back down via interconnected wooden boardwalks, arriving at either the southern or northern entrance in about two hours, making it a more accessible option.
