Dead forest — August 2026

Junda Mountain

Taiwan · Junda Mountain Massif 2026.08.04

WalkedJunda-XiluanJunda MountainAGrade A→C+, easiest to hardest薯條登山隊

1 days of hiking
Total distance 7.1 km
Total ascent 541 m
Max 3265 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: Junda Mountain day return, 7.1km actual distance, 541m total elevation gain. A few things to note:

Quite a few narrow sections through arrow bamboo, some of it with thorny plants — watch your step, or don't wear anything too expensive.
Two photo-op rocks look great in good weather, with Yushan's peaks, a sea of clouds, and blue sky as the backdrop. Be careful of your own safety when stepping onto them.
Waypoint 11, Wangtian Pond, has water, but since it's only 3.5K one way, it's more reliable to carry your own clean water up.
The triangulation point sits on a broad, open area with surrounding forest providing shade.
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 4 Aug 2026

1 Baiyue peak · one of the Eight Classics of the BaiyueJunda Mountain

32K Trailhead → Wangxiang Mountain → Junda Mountain North Peak → Junda Mountain → 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 7.1 km ↑ 541 m ↓ 539 m about 4 hours 6 landmarks

Download GPX 16 waypoints ▶︎ Replay

Guidebook 5:45Same stretch 3:54

Distance, climb, times

Station	Σ km	↑	↓	Arr.	Dep.
32K Trailhead	0.0				09:04
Wangxiang Mountain Triangulation Point	0.5	152	0	09:26	09:28
Junda Mountain North Peak	2.2	244	11	10:52	10:52
Wangtian Pond	2.6	0	36	11:04	11:06
Junda Mountain	3.5	93	20	11:30	12:37
32K Trailhead	7.0	52	451	14:09