Comments on: Hiking the Four Beasts Mountains (四獸山) – Elephant Mountain (象山) http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/ A Blog About Taiwan, Photography and Traveling Sat, 12 May 2012 01:27:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Susie http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-3616 Sat, 12 May 2012 01:27:40 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-3616 Hi, I know this is a really old post, but I just wanted to say thanks for this info. We went up Elephant Mountain on a recent trip to Taipei and it was fantastic. So thanks for all the info!

]]> By: Neil Wade http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-3610 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:29:42 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-3610 Hi Andri,
If you’re worried about people robbing you or anything like that, it’s totally safe. Taipei has to be one of the safest cities in the world for that. The only dangers at that time of year are snakes and mosquitoes. Take a flashlight for the dark areas of the trails to avoid the snakes, and lots of mossy spray for the mossies. (And if you’re really scared of the snakes, don’t be. I’ve been going up there for years at night and have only seen them a few times.)

]]> By: Andri http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-3608 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:36:02 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-3608 Hi Neil

My wife & I will be in taipei the week of July 24th, so this means we’ll have the weekdays to explore this mountain.Question: is it safe to hike at night during weekdays?

Thanks

Andri

]]> By: Guru http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-3518 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:44:40 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-3518 Hey Neil & others,
Thanks a lot for your Maps, guides and pin point street guides.. It really helped to climb up the elephant mountain

]]> By: 5 Free Things to Do in Taipei, Taiwan | Tripologist http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-3479 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:52:14 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-3479 [...] more information on how to get there, I’ll redirect you to the site Taiwan Photography Blog, which has great directions that I used without [...]

]]> By: 1 day in Taipei - FlyerTalk Forums http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-3237 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:03:38 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-3237 [...] A taxi could take you right to the trailhead, saving some time. Here's a good blog post about it: http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2…hant-mountain/ It's a lot of steps to the top but well worth it. That was one of the highlights of our vacation – [...]

]]> By: Taipei, Taiwan: A $30 Day | Tripologist http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-3001 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:11:06 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-3001 [...] you get to Taipei 101, I’m going to default to the wonderful directions I followed last year. They got me from Taipei 101 to the top of Elephant Mountain without any [...]

]]> By: Four Beasts Mountain « Blog Archive « Claudia's Treks http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-2899 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:11:25 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-2899 [...] to Taipei 101, I headed off with my map and notes in hand. Thanks to some helpful instructions from Neil Wade’s Photography Blog (Don’t you love Google?), I found my destination without difficulty.  The Zhaunjing Trail, [...]

]]> By: Neil Wade http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-2867 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:01:19 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-2867 Great! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!

]]> By: NY http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/2009/05/15/hiking-four-beasts-elephant-mountain/#comment-2866 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:41:03 +0000 http://taiwan-photography-blog.com/?p=544#comment-2866 Thanks Neil, managed to get to the boulders last week with the directions from your blog. The view was great!

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