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Extreme
Hiking
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: TW-TTT-01
Mountain entry permit and cabin booking required for Jiaming Lake trail
Taiwan Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency

Jiaming Lake Trek

Added on 5 Oct 2026
Logged by @trailxon2 April 2011

Hard 28 km trek with a 1,763 m climb to 3,610 m in the mountains near Haiduan.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

High altitude; acclimatise and carry warm layers.

Weather check

At Start
2288m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

23.2473, 120.9860

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 23.2473, 120.9860 @ 2288m

Quick Stats

Distance
28.3 km
Type
Hiking Trail
Elevation Range
2288m - 3610m
Max Elevation
3610 m
Max Gradient
45%
42.4%

Highlights

  • Jiaming Lake
  • Xiangyang Mountain

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Emergency Simplex
146.520MHz
Team Coordination
446.006MHz
Scout Primary
146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+1763 m

Total Descent

-1856 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)
127.9

127.9

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)
1.96

1.96

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)4%
Moderate (3-8%)12%
Steep (>8%)84%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved2%
Unpaved98%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt
2%
Dirt Track
98%
Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

0

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 81

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryExtreme

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 23.247128
MAX LAT: 23.297191
MIN LON: 120.981209
MAX LON: 121.034708

Point Spacing: 5.4 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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