Further question about Wufenshan and trying to access it from Taipei (I know, completely different direction from what I just asked about): @Incubus, in this post you talked about going there. Just to make sure I’ve got the route you did right: train from Songshan to Ruifang; south on the 106; taking the side road up to Wufenshan Weather Station (Google Maps link); back down to 106; and on west along the 106, through Pingxi and Shenkeng, and then eventually to Taipei Zoo area and home along the cycling paths?
Actually it looks like there are two ways up to Wufenshan. Is a loop for that recommended?
With the Wufenshan side trip, Google’s telling me that’s 94km, elevation gain 1065m, to get home from Ruifang to Danshui. That’s alright - but getting from Danshui to Songshan first pushes it into a long day for me indeed.
Oh right, further technical question: I’ve never taken my bike on the train. I looked at Songshan Station a few weeks ago and at ground level, there’s a stairway with a little ramp for bikes at the side. Is that the best access, or is there somewhere else I should head into the train station?