Mt. Hehuan East Peak ridgeline — August 2026

Mt. Hehuan East Peak

Taiwan · Hehuan Mountain 2026.08.03

WalkedHehuan Peaks合歡東峰AGrade A→C+, easiest to hardest

1 days of hiking
Total distance 1.8 km
Total ascent 285 m
Max 3421 m

Segment times are from my own track — my pace, not advice; guidebook times are transcribed verbatim from Sunriver Culture's step-time charts (Gaoshan Baiyue topographic maps), a public yardstick. Every station's position and name was checked by hand and aligned with Sunriver's naming, so names and elevations match what hikers actually call them. Route is for reference only.This route wasn't planned — it's a GPS-recorded log of my own hike in August 2026: Mt. Hehuan East Peak day return, 1.8km actual distance, 285m total elevation gain. A few things to note:

No shade along the whole route except a little near the triangulation point.
The whole route is trail and steps — exposed to the sun, but easy on the legs and easy on the eyes; the round trip takes about an hour.
From the triangulation point you can see the Qilai Ridge, Hehuanshan Main Peak, North Peak, Shimen Mountain, and the peaks of the Central Mountain Range.
If you're near Songxue Lodge, don't miss this one.
This GPX keeps the original timestamps — that's the record of my own pace, not a suggested pace; hikers should judge by their own condition and the weather. Every track point has a timestamp.

Actual conditions on the ground take priority over this record.

How to import into a map app after downloading?

iPhone (Safari): after downloading, a down arrow appears next to the address bar — tap it to see the file you just downloaded. If you miss it, the file is still in the Files app's Downloads folder, ready whenever you go back for it.

In the Files app, press and hold the file → “Open With” → choose Organic Maps.

iPhone with Chrome: the “…” menu at the bottom right has “Downloads” — the file's there.

Android (Chrome): tapping the link downloads it straight away and a Download complete notification appears; tap the notification to choose which app opens it. Without notification permission for Chrome there is no notification — then find it under Chrome's “⋮” menu → “Downloads”, or your phone's Files app under Download.

Tapping the file brings up a chooser — find Organic Maps by name: it may sit third the first time and jump to the front once you have used it, so go by name, not position. Then tap “Just once” or “Always”.

The first launch of Organic Maps asks for location permission. That is unrelated to importing — the GPX loads either way.

Once imported, it stays in the map app's “Bookmarks & Tracks” — no need to redo it before the next hike.

Full offline map guide →　Download the map tiles first, how to check you're still on track on the mountain, and one thing you need to know.

Each map shows that day's route, traced along the actual trail and terrain: the line runs from light to dark as it climbs, with a green dot at the start and a red dot at the finish. The rise and fall below it is that day's elevation, in metres, on the left.

Under forest cover or in a canyon, GPS sometimes drops for a few minutes — those stretches on the map show as straight lines. Recording was on; the GPS simply had no fix. Those are not stretches that went unwalked. Stretches that genuinely weren't recorded are called out separately, in the notice above.

Whole Trip 3 Aug 2026

Day return · 1.8km, an easy BaiyueMt. Hehuan East Peak

Mt. Hehuan East Peak Trailhead → Mt. Hehuan East Peak → back the same way

Tap a date to see that day's stretch

North is up. This is a sketch, not for navigation; use the GPX to navigate.

1 days of hiking 1.8 km ↑ 285 m ↓ 278 m about 1.3 hours 4 landmarks

Download GPX 6 waypoints ▶︎ Replay

Guidebook 2:20Same stretch 1:08

Distance, climb, times

Station	Σ km	↑	↓	Arr.	Dep.
Mt. Hehuan East Peak Trailhead	0.0				08:56
Old Cable Car Station Ruins	0.4	126	0	09:16	09:21
Mt. Hehuan East Peak	0.8	132	0	09:44	10:00
Mt. Hehuan East Peak Trailhead	1.8	0	278	10:25