Hiking 🏔️ 風櫃嘴 - 擎天岡 Fengguizui - Qingtiangang

Not sure what the name of the small island is 🤔

 

久沒發文，單純發現這條路線不好計劃如果是預計搭乘交通工具，所以想留些紀錄。不管是從風櫃嘴到擎天岡或是相反走法，從風櫃嘴上山或下山的班次都不多，雖然選擇了如標題的所示的路線，也因當天是個大好天氣，參雜了疫情漸降的連假假期的因素，在故宮下的外雙溪站轉接 M1 (市民小巴1)上山也是等到了第三班才上得了車。

 

等到的第三班 M1 是加班車，我想也許是假日遊客眾多的關係，後來發現其實是可以先使用台北市預約公車的，如果是可以預測到上山遊客會較多的連續假日，也不失個好備案。於是乎利用google maps規劃路線以及bus+查詢公車時刻 (單純因為UI不傷眼)，大概就是利用公車走跳台北市最佳工具了。

從擎天岡下山倒是簡單些，在遊客較多的假日，頂多就是排隊等待，總是會把人潮消化完。偶爾會碰到熱心的司機小哥，提供接駁到冷水坑，等待載客較多的大車，也是有趣的經驗。

講完交通，這條路線原先比較期待的是在頂山前後的人造柳杉林。這片日治時期留下的人造林，的確可以感受到高海拔林相的清爽幽靜，一瞬間聯想到了翠峰湖步道那片山毛櫸原始林，但少了人們的大聲喧嚷跟帶上山的喇吧我想會更好；只是這也無可厚非，假日上山需做的妥協。在石梯嶺步道附近的大草原也讓我頓時一閃，「喔～在陽明山上露營應該就是這種感覺與視野」。

總長約7公里的路線，雖說風很大，但毫不留情的陽光直曬還是覺得蠻累的。用Relive記錄的路線影片做個ending。未來這個網誌將會放一些輕鬆愉快的話題，也計劃另外再架一個JAMstack網站，分享一些關於網路開發、UX、WebGL、Web3 (I hope)的projects和實驗。

It is impossible not to fall in love with hiking if you live in Taipei. It might sound a little bit of exaggeration but there is a reason you might find it is actually reasonable. Surrounded by volcanic landscapes, lush forests, and striking coastlines, many hiking trails out there are waiting for exploration, and thanks to the convenient public transportation, they are rather approachable. Around 1-2 hours you can switch the sensation from a city-mode to a nature-mode, I think it's the best way to balancing a busy life. 

I initially chose to start the trail from the Fengguizui due to the bus schedule is not flexible as from Qingtiangang. It's true in many cases, but be noticed when you plan to go on weekends, you may or may not have additional buses for distributing the long queues of passengers, and need to wait for several rounds to get on a bus eventually. In my case, I got on the M1 (from Waishuang River to Fengguizui) till the third-round additional bus.

A workaround I found is that you can reserve the bus ahead on  Taipei Bus Reservation System especially on weekends. Although Google Maps is always a good friend to plan a road trip, when it comes to bus schedules I think the bus+ is a good app if you want to know when the bus will arrive.

The hiking from Fengguizui to Qingtiangang ended up being good. I recorded my route with Relive hope it will give you a much clearer image of the trail.