Second Route for Power Wheelchair Users Chiang Kai-Shek Shilin Residence → Yangmingshuwu→ Datun Waterfall → Flower Clock → Visitor Center → Wang Yang-Ming statue → Xiaoyintan→ Grass Mountain Chateau — One-day Tour of Power Wheelchair Users
Chiang Kai-Shek Shilin Residence → Yangmingshuwu→ Datun Waterfall → Flower Clock → Visitor Center → Wang Yang-Ming statue → Xiaoyintan→ Grass Mountain Chateau — One-day Tour of Power Wheelchair Users
Route: Chiang
Kai-Shek Shilin Residence → Yangmingshuwu → Datun Waterfall → Flower Clock → Visitor
Center → Wang Yang-Ming statue →Xiaoyintan→ Grass Mountain Chateau → Return.
Approximate Time of
Tour: 6 hours
MRT Shilin Station
This MRT station is
the closest to Yangmingshan and has wheel-chair accessible facilities. The area
is very convenient and a good choice to meet.
Shilin Presidential Residence Station 士林官邸站
Yangjin Bus: this is
the only step entrance bus from Taipei to Jinshan. There is a bus every hour
and passengers must keep an eye on the time.
Visitors with
disabilities can use the wheel-chair accessible bathroom facilities at Xiou gas
station or Fulin park. The next stop provides similar facilities (on Zhongshan
North Road and Zhongzheng Road).
Fulin Elementary School 1717 bus stop 福林國小1717站
This is a bus stop on
the way to the national park. Visitors with disabilities can use the
wheel-chair accessible bathrooms at Xiou gas station or Fulin park.
Yangjin Highway -
Yangmingshuwu stop
One way for walkers and wheelchairs.
Yang-Jin Highway and
Zhongxing Road intersection, a start point for walk:
For those driving to
the Flower Clock from here via Zhongxing Road, a detour has to be taken along
Hushan Road; On reaching Yangmingshuwu the road is one-way with access only to
manually-operated and electric wheelchair users. On the way, visitors can see
the beautiful cemetery where General Hu Zongnan is interred. There are no
wheelchair-accessible bathrooms or car parks but there are standard parking
spaces. Yangmingshuwu is just a few turns away down the gentle slope. 
Yangmingshuwu Visitor
Center
The visitor center
has basic wheelchair-accessible facilities, a phone charging area, drinking
fountain, bathrooms, WiFi, and a guided tour provided by a guide dressed in military
attire. The tour has to be paid for though those with a disability card can buy
one ticket and get one free. Staff are friendly and very helpful, particularly
with information on nearby tourist spots.
Yangmingshuwu
Also known as
Zhongxing Residence, this was President Chiang Kai-shek’s home in his later
years. A guide introduces the life and home of the great man. This is a
building from the era of authoritarian rule and is reached from a path around
the garden. No photographs can be taken inside but the landscaping features of
the garden can be photographed. The guided tour takes about one hour. The
toilets are not available to visitors so be sure to use the facilities at the
Visitor Center.
Wheel-chair
accessible bathroom:
One bathroom each for
men and women, with just enough space for a wheelchair. 
Yangmingshuwu Parking Lot
The parking lot has disabled parking spaces for cars and motorbikes. Buses cannot park here. Vehicles coming from the direction of Yangjin Highway-Zhongxing Road can only come this far. If you want to visit the Flower Clock you need to turn around and take Yangjin Highway to Yangmingshan bus terminal which is close to the park entrance and the Flower Clock.
Datun Waterfall
Follow Zhongxing Road
down and from here it is a one way road that goes up; only those in wheelchairs
and on foot can to the Flower Clock; after a few hairpin bends you will see the
sign for Datun Waterfall; the waterfall cannot be seen from this spot, at the
next turn you have to go up the steps. This spot is not wheelchair-accessible.。
Flower Clock
This is one of the
must-visit attractions in Yangmingshan National Park. The scenery is beautiful,
with pavilions, trails, seats that follow the mountain terrain; this is also
one of the flattest areas on Yangmingshan. Pedestrians and vehicles are
separated and buses pass through. Look at the map and you can see that three
roads meet here. Yangmingshuwu is directly above the Flower Clock.
Visitor center
小隱潭Xiaoyintan is reached
by taking the gentle upwards sloping road on the right (parallel to Hushan
Road). The stone barriers bear the marks of time. Finally, the stone pillars of
Xiaoyintan come into view and the sound of flowing water can be heard. The
waterfall has been dyed yellow white by the sulfur. You need to get up close to
really appreciate this mountain stream between towering mountain rocks and
discover that the mountain stream is linked to a number of water channels and clear
pool above. This location is suitable for wheelchair-accessible travel.
草山行館Grass Mountain
Chateau
A group of old-style
buildings can be seen along the route to Yangmingshan Park archway. Go down the
slope and on the left is an elegant old building. Wheelchairs can go down the
hill but it is steep so care should be taken to slow down when taking the
corner.
Yangmingshan Bus
Terminus
Many step entrance
buses can be taken back to Taipei from the terminus. There are
wheelchair-accessible bathrooms in the nearby park, as well as restaurants and
hot spring hotels, so it is easy to stock up with supplies. All scenic spots on
Yangmingshan can be reached from this main transport hub. Most of the step
entrance buses that go to other locations only operate at weekends and holidays
so it is not convenient to go up the mountain on other days. Most of the
shuttle buses in the park are minibuses or medium–sized buses. There are no
wheelchair-accessible buses.
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