# 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:** 2
**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, 6:18am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/21 "2022-07-26T06:18:51Z")
There’s also a certified dark sky park in Taiwan. Let’s see if they’ll get a certified odorless trail next. > **[Be amazed at Taiwan's Hehuan Dark Sky Park that gives magnificent view of the...](http://www.pinoyformosa.com/2019/08/photograph-galaxy-and-be-amazed-at.html)** > > Hehuanshan officially became the first dark space park in Taiwan. It also called "a model for cooperation between local civil society and... ---
**Author:** ![Bree](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bree/32/270345_2.png) [@Bree](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Bree)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/22 "2022-07-26T06:19:09Z")
If this is you, I want you to stand up and be recognized. I was once camped along a trail near 四分尾山. I hear someone coming up the trail, so I peek out of my hammock. This guy is in bright neon fishnet, macheteing his way through the underbrush and blasting Italian opera. Hats off to you, whoever you are; You are one of a kind. ---
**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, 6:22am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/23 "2022-07-26T06:22:34Z")
And the point/result of certifying a hiking trail as quiet is? Attracting more people, making it less quiet… 🤦‍♂️ ---
**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, 6:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/24 "2022-07-26T06:26:18Z")
I once spent a few days in a yurt at the far end of this lake > **[Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area · V4JH+GJC, Fukang, Changji Hui Autonomous...](https://maps.app.goo.gl/7FEzDtD8t56JW3BB9)** > > ★★★★★ · Park Back then only accessible by boat. I was amazed that people would go all the way there and just yell into the silence. I guess when you come from a place where there is always human noise, the absence must be very discomforting But me, I go hiking to hear the birds and the breeze and the bugs. ---
**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, 6:31am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/25 "2022-07-26T06:31:04Z")
> [@MalcolmReynolds](#): > > 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 I agree that on this issue the average is very low, but not all Taiwanese, is all. Let us give credit where it is due and avoid overly broad brushes. I rode the southern cross island highway yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised at how many cars pulled over and let me pass. But there were still the usual assholes that crawled through the corners and sped up on the straight areas where it would have been safe for me to pass ---
**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, 6:38am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/26 "2022-07-26T06:38:52Z")
> [@TT](#): > > But there were still the usual assholes that crawled through the corners and sped up on the straight areas where it would have been safe for me to pass Lot of drivers here don’t look in the rear mirror, like they don’t look left when they turn right onto a major road. It always boggles my mind, cause it’s just basic survival skills. I don’t want a speeding gravel truck or cement mixer behind me on a downhill mountain road, so I look into the mirror all the time. ---
**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, 6:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/27 "2022-07-26T06:40:42Z")
> [@hannes](#): > > Lot of drivers here don’t look in the rear mirror, like they don’t look left when they turn right onto a major road. It always boggles my mind, Yes, lots. Too many for my taste. Infuriating, but not mind boggling. @MalcolmReynolds nailed it, IMO: > [@MalcolmReynolds](#): > > no sense of “other people” ---
**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, 7:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/28 "2022-07-26T07:01:54Z")
They should be ducking banned. ---
**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, 7:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/29 "2022-07-26T07:03:09Z")
> [@the\_bear](#): > > They should be ducking banned. They should be driven underground… ---
**Author:** ![mad\_masala](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mad_masala/32/182103_2.png) [@mad\_masala](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/mad_masala)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/30 "2022-07-26T07:30:00Z")
Bullshit. One time I went there precisely in the hope of some good darkness and cars kept parking with the lights on, even if all occupants left for a noisy walk. ---
**Author:** ![Lost.in.space](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/lost.in.space/32/181081_2.png) [@Lost.in.space](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Lost.in.space)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/31 "2022-07-26T07:30:29Z")
> [@TT](#): > > I guess when you come from a place where there is always human noise, the absence must be very discomforting This is very true. ---
**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, 8:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/32 "2022-07-26T08:01:27Z")
It fucking terrifies them. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew/32/179806_2.png) [@Andrew](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/33 "2022-07-26T11:43:55Z")
> [@hannes](#): > > The concept of certifying quietness (absence of human noise, all noise?) Maybe they sprayed the trail with anti-COVID bleach and killed off all the wildlife? ---
**Author:** ![papertowel](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/papertowel/32/179757_2.png) [@papertowel](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/papertowel)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/34 "2022-07-26T11:46:37Z")
Just wait until someone starts selling beetlenut there and sets up the largest brightest flashing green whatever the heck it is that can be seen from the heavens ---
**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, 12:04pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/35 "2022-07-26T12:04:05Z")
Did they kick out or kill off all the birds and insects and other animals that make noises or do none of them want to live there anymore. Maybe there are signs that say no birds or insects allowed even if you’re just migrating through. I think I walked part of that trail two or three times and I don’t remember it ever being quiet because too many tourists but it was usually on a weekend. I stayed at the hotel and once got up to watch the sunrise and it was too foggy and you could hear people through the fog making it noisy. ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/36 "2022-07-26T16:25:20Z")
It’s nice to read this thread as a mirror of this one from 2020, featuring my most popular link to date. 🙃 > [@"Mountain assholes" (RANT)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/mountain-assholes-rant/196153): > > In today’s Taipei Times, Noah Buchan coins a term—“mountain assholes”—that we almost thought we didn’t need. It’s a great read! Guy Guy ---
**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, 10:30pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/37 "2022-07-26T22:30:07Z")
“Mountain assholes” has a different uh um ring to it. They must have banned mountain assholes during this particular trail analysis ---
**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, 11:05pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/38 "2022-07-26T23:05:43Z")
It’s so noisy on popular trails like Seven Star that I’ve taken to wearing headphones. I’d rather be listening to Sigur Ros than the awful music people play here. (Although I don’t mind the odd bit of nakasi) ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/39 "2022-07-26T23:49:19Z")
> [@the\_bear](#): > > Sigur Ros A sublime way to enjoy life! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nlVA_e6WQhw/hqdefault.jpg "Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla & Með blóðnasir (Live In Ásbyrgi) [Remastered Heima Extra]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlVA_e6WQhw) Guy ---
**Author:** ![LondonSpice](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/londonspice/32/201745_2.png) [@LondonSpice](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/LondonSpice)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998/40 "2022-07-27T00:06:18Z")
Try hiking in Buckinghamshire and Northumberland U.K. it’s deathly quiet on most trails. One day in Northumberland I done 8 hour circular hike, met 1 old lady on a doddering horse the whole time. Non certified quietest hike. [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998.md?page=1) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/yilan-county-taipingshan-taiwan-unveils-worlds-first-certified-quiet-hiking-trail/221998.md?page=3)