# Yilan County - Taipingshan | Taiwan unveils world's first 'certified quiet hiking trail' **URL:** \ **Category:** Taiwan Travel\ **Tags:** hiking, yilan, taipingshan\ **Created:** [July 26, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998 "2022-07-26T05:37:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/1 "2022-07-26T05:37:26Z")
Yilan Taipingshan area. Cueifong Circular Trail [https://maps.google.com?q=Cueifong+Circular+Trail,+Nan’ao+Township,+Yilan+County,+272&ftid=0x34687126763e8e97:0xcbdccb781f6156af&hl=en-US&gl=us&entry=gps&g\_ep=CAIYAQ%3D%3D&shorturl=1](https://maps.google.com?q=Cueifong+Circular+Trail,+Nan'ao+Township,+Yilan+County,+272&ftid=0x34687126763e8e97:0xcbdccb781f6156af&hl=en-US&gl=us&entry=gps&g_ep=CAIYAQ%3D%3D&shorturl=1) > **[Taiwan unveils world’s first ‘certified quiet trail’ | CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/taiwan-cuifeng-lake-circular-trail-intl-hnk/index.html)** > > The Cuifeng Lake Circular Trail is a pristine hiking trail hugging Taiwan’s largest alpine lake in the northeastern Yilan county about 135 km (84 miles) from Taipei. ---
**Author:** ![hannes](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hannes/32/161150_2.png) [@hannes](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hannes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/2 "2022-07-26T05:42:47Z")
Don’t get me wrong, I love that trail, but WTF. “First Certified Quiet Hiking Trail” sounds like a lot of bullsh\*t to me. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/3 "2022-07-26T05:45:53Z")
My first hike in Taiwan, at the first resting area with seats we came to, a group had set up their karaoke equipment. And I often pass people on the move but the speakers blaring This is also bullshit ---
**Author:** ![MalcolmReynolds](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/malcolmreynolds/32/258535_2.png) [@MalcolmReynolds](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/MalcolmReynolds)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/4 "2022-07-26T05:45:56Z")
> [@hannes](#): > > Don’t get me wrong, I love that trail, but WTF. > > “First Certified Quiet Hiking Trail” sounds like a lot of bullsh\*t to me If it’s truly “Certified Quiet”, then they’ve banned all Taiwanese from going there. ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/5 "2022-07-26T05:47:43Z")
> [@MalcolmReynolds](#): > > If it’s truly “Certified Quiet”, then they’ve banned all Taiwanese from going there That’s a bit hyperbolic. Most of the people I pass on the trail give a friendly smile and nod, no noise at all ---
**Author:** ![MalcolmReynolds](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/malcolmreynolds/32/258535_2.png) [@MalcolmReynolds](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/MalcolmReynolds)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/6 "2022-07-26T05:50:24Z")
> [@TT](#): > > That’s a bit hyperbolic. Most of the people I pass on the trail give a friendly smile and nod, no noise at all Really? I absolutely do not agree with you. I’m an avid hiker and no matter where I go there are portable karaoke machines set up, groups of old ladies cackling like a gaggle of geese and doing some bullshit dancing in the rest areas with amplified music and the most annoying of all are all the people using their phones to play music loudly as they walk along the trail. Nope. I super do not agree with your assessment at all. ---
**Author:** ![KHHville](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/khhville/32/20061_2.png) [@KHHville](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/KHHville)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/7 "2022-07-26T05:53:07Z")
So, when a tree falls along this hiking trail, it doesn’t make any sound? ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/8 "2022-07-26T05:53:10Z")
> [@MalcolmReynolds](#): > > Really? I absolutely do not agree with you. I’m an avid hiker and no matter where I go there are portable karaoke machines set up, groups of old ladies cackling like a gaggle of geese and doing some bullshit dancing in the rest areas with amplified music and the most annoying of all are all the people using their phones to play music loudly as they walk along the trail. > > Nope. I super do not agree with your assessment at all. Probably the difference is that I generally prefer more challenging hikes, I’m sure you have more experience at the old lady level than i do 😉 ---
**Author:** ![hannes](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hannes/32/161150_2.png) [@hannes](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hannes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/9 "2022-07-26T05:53:13Z")
I don’t know what I find more BShitty: 1. The world’s first (there must be thousands of quiet trails like that around the world). 2. The concept of certifying quietness (absence of human noise, all noise?) ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/10 "2022-07-26T05:55:18Z")
> [@hannes](#): > > The world’s first (there are must be thousands of quiet trails like that around the world). How many other places have the karaoke problem ? It is a real problem > [@hannes](#): > > The concept of certifying quietness (absence of human noise, all noise?) Just, no speakers, would be a positive development ---
**Author:** ![hannes](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hannes/32/161150_2.png) [@hannes](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hannes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/11 "2022-07-26T05:56:04Z")
Easy access = more average people = more human noise pollution Hike anywhere in Taiwan where it’s a bit challenging and you get the same amount of quietness as around Cuifeng Lake, probably even more, because it’s very accessible by car. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/12 "2022-07-26T05:57:04Z")
Oohhhhh the burn 🔥 ---
**Author:** ![hannes](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hannes/32/161150_2.png) [@hannes](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hannes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/13 "2022-07-26T05:58:16Z")
I have only encountered karaoke machines in easy-to-access-trails around Taipei, mostly New Taipei City suburbs like Zhonghe. Easy to avoid. ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/14 "2022-07-26T05:58:31Z")
> [@hannes](#): > > Easy access = more average people = more human noise pollution > > Hike anywhere in Taiwan where it’s a bit challenging and you get the same amount of quietness as around Cuifeng Lake, probably even more, because it’s very accessible by car. My main hiking area had one main trail that is the easiest direct route to the summit, and several more challenging side trails. The side trails are usually empty (the most difficult, always empty). People with speakers are always on the main trail Same park, different degrees of quietness ---
**Author:** ![MalcolmReynolds](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/malcolmreynolds/32/258535_2.png) [@MalcolmReynolds](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/MalcolmReynolds)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/15 "2022-07-26T06:04:51Z")
> [@TT](#): > > Probably the difference is that I generally prefer more challenging hikes, I’m sure you have more experience at the old lady level than i do True. But, I’m limited to what my wife is willing to hike or what she can handle. Further, the level of challenge of a hike should have no bearing on whether or not we should have to suffer the inconsiderate behavior of these assholes. They have no manners and no sense of “other people”. Normal Taiwanese behavior. See the driving thread for further proof. Even here I’ve experienced trail hikers blaring out their shit music with their phones as if everyone else wants to hear it. https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=24.992528,121.9265464&z=15&output=embed&dg=ntvb&q=Caoling+Historic+Trail ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/16 "2022-07-26T06:06:59Z")
> [@KHHville](#): > > So, when a tree falls along this hiking trail, it doesn’t make any sound? Nor does all the wildlife along the trail. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Milker](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dr_milker/32/181996_2.png) [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/17 "2022-07-26T06:07:11Z")
For me it’s the cicadas. Those mofos are loud af… ---
**Author:** ![hannes](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hannes/32/161150_2.png) [@hannes](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hannes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/18 "2022-07-26T06:08:20Z")
Taiwan barbets surely must be deal breakers for those seeking certified quiet hiking, and them noisy cicadas. ---
**Author:** ![hannes](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hannes/32/161150_2.png) [@hannes](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hannes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/19 "2022-07-26T06:08:44Z")
> [@Dr\_Milker](#): > > For me it’s the cicadas. Those mofos are loud af… We were thinking in sync there… ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Milker](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dr_milker/32/181996_2.png) [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/20 "2022-07-26T06:09:51Z")
> [@hannes](#): > > > [@Dr\_Milker](#): > > > > For me it’s the cicadas. Those mofos are loud af… > > We were thinking in sync there… To be fair, at least they can carry a tune better than the karaoke mafia. [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998.md?page=2)