57.2
PDI
24.7 mi
DISTANCE
8,513 ft
GAINED
6.4 %
AVG. GRADE
FULL CLIMB STATS
Page Contributor(s): Mark Blackburn, Taipei, Taiwan; Jan-Hendrik Meidinger, Manager, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Taipei City, Taiwan
INTRO
Cycling Wuling Pass South - Asia's 3rd hardest bike climb after Wuling West and Mount Bromo (Indonesia). This climb is not as scenic or epic as Wuling Pass East, but it is worth doing since you no doubt traveled a long distance to be cycling in the area.
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PLAN YOUR ROUTE
We've partnered with Sherpa-Map.com to bring you the best route planning tool. With a PRO Membership you can use this climb as a reference when creating your route. This is a long grinder at 40 kilometers - #13 in the world, #2 in Taiwan. The average grade is 6.5%. 25% (10 km) is at grade 0-5%, 62% (24.8 km) 5-10%, and 9% (3.6 km) at 10-15% grade. The steepest 500 meters is 12.1% and steepest continuous five kilometers 8.9%.
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Roadway: Excellent condition.
Traffic: Mild to moderate.
Parking: We used SAG although there did appear to be a few spots on the side of the road in the first kilometer where you could park and leave your car.
Provisions: There are a couple 7-11's along the route, as well as markets in small towns we pass through, but nothing after kilometer 21 (about halfway).
Before heading out on any cycling adventure check out our Things to Bring on a Cycling Trip and use our interactive check list to ensure you don't forget anything.
Also consider the other two routes to the top of Wuling Pass: Wuling Pass East (#81 world; world's second longest bike climb), and Wuling Pass North (world #2; we've only done part of this one - you'll need to read the climb report for our excuse on that one . . .😒).
Lodging: We flew into & stayed in Taipei our first and last nights of the trip at, the Grand Hyatt, which is an amazing place. There are several other hotel options in Taipei to choose from. We traveled one day to Xincheng (hotel options) and stayed there for the night, rode Wuling East and then stayed in Puli Township southwest (hotels) for our Wuling Pass West start.
SAG: Our support person was Simon, who drove us to and from the airport, as well as all three days on Wuling Pass -- he was AWESOME. Simon can be reached through the Grand Hyatt Taipei at 886-2-2720-1234.
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mblanarik
very long and exhausting climb. No major difficulties, very nice scenery eventhough it cannot compete with the Eastern climb through Taroko. On the final 13km a lot of narrow road single lane sections; traffic was acceptable on a Sunday. Start climbing early, be latest at 7am in Puli to escape the (sub) tropical heat on the lower part of the climb and reach the summit until lunchtime. Descending also takes some time, count on 1,5hrs to get back to Puli. If you still have the stamina and can stay focused, you’ll be faster by bike than by car back in town.
When you travelled all the way to Taiwan to climb Wuling, the fun is to ride from 0m. While the official Taiwan KOM on the Eastern side through the Taroko gorge indeed starts at 0m and reaches the 3275m summit after 84km, barely anyone rides from 0m on the Western side. But actually this would be the legit longest climb in the world. Starting at the sea shore in Lugang all the way up to the summit it is 127km. Give it a try!
