ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN

Elephant Mountain is a long trail of about six hundred stairs that lead you up to a series of platforms and lookout points, offering you splendid views of Taipei 101 and Taiwan. It is also known as Xiangshan, and being an urban trail, it is dotted with garden plots, power lines, and shacks.

There are different peaks that you can traverse in this diverse system of trails.  It is the best sunset-seeking spot, and thousands of visitors flock to this mountain every evening to catch the splendid view.

Location: Lane 150, Songren Rd., Xinyi District, Taipei Taiwan