The whole ride down the north side of FGZ was unintended. I had read about this douhua vender just a little ways down that road, and I was hankering for some douhua and grass jelly as I was resting at FGZ, so I decided to descend down that road to look for it. As you may know, that beginning section is quite steep, and the further I descended, the more reluctant I was to ride back up. Turned out the vendor had gone home already. (It was mid-afternoon.) Eventually, I gave up climbing back up to FGZ and just bombed all the way down to Wanli, discovering the stunning scenery unique to the back side of YMS along the way. From there I rode along the coast to Keelung (mostly on a bike path) and then took a train to Songshan. The bike path is nice as it removes you from heavy road traffic and also saves you a climb on the main road into Keelung.
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There is a cycle path from Taipei to Badu. It is not the best one and it crosses several bridges back and forth, but it is nice enough. I am not sure about the connection from Badu to Keelung. It does not look great on Google Maps, although at least it is not long.
Jinshan-Keelung is okay. Problem starts from Keelung to Yilan. That road has a lot of heavy lorries.
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