Do rae mon
Route name: Doraemon hand Fist of Legend | 90.7 km Road Cycling Route on Strava
Start point: National Palace Museum 7-11 Google Maps
End point: Er Zi Ping Parking Lot Google Maps
Traffic level: Low
Main climb(s):
- Feng Gui Zui TAS: WanLi Bridge-FongGueiZuei (5.4k) | Strava Ride Segment in 士林區, 台北市, Taiwan (or) Leng Shui Keng 冷水坑 | Strava Ride Segment in Shilin District, Taiwan
- Balaka Strava | Run and Cycling Tracking on the Social Network for Athletes
Total estimated distance: 100km
Total estimated elevation gain: 2200m
Max elevation: 800m
Difficulty: Hard
Description:
Another classic route.
When you got some time in the day and want to get in a nice long ride. Look no further. Why is the ride called Doraemon? Well…look at the route.
There’s two climbs you can begin with. You can pick Leng Shui Keng or you can pick Feng Gui Zui, pick your poison. Leng Shui Keng drops you straight down to your rest stop in Jinshan Old Street area and the other requires you to go through a series of small climbs and through downtown Jin Shan to get to Jinshan Old Street area. The Strava route I have posted above has you take the Leng Shui Keng route.
This is one of those routes where you can go all out and climbs and still have some gas to left over since you have a good 15-20km between climbs and you will rest. This route is no fun if you go full blast from beginning til end!
You can stop at the 7-11 at the corner of Yang Jing and the No.2, I suggest heading a bit further into My Warm Day Google Maps , there’s outside seating and room for your bikes. Personally, I get really tired of eating 7-11 food on rides all the time, something different never hurt anyone.
Once you set off, you got about a 15km flat blast towards Shimen followed by some hilly routes up towards Sanzhi before you head up to the final climb of Balaka. FYI, the road to get to the foot of Balaka is harder than Balaka. So don’t feel too alarmed. Balaka is one of the best beginner climbs in Taipei because the gradient doesn’t get high…at all.
Word of advice, bring some snacks or gels for the ride. You’ll stop to rest and refuel, but don’t be alarmed if some of what you eat will get burned quickly and you need something to refuel while your in the saddle!