Walking the Shiding trails between farms
A day on foot in the place with the shortest harvest on the island.
On foot
The trails connect three hamlets and pass within sight of most of the plots. It is the only coffee region here you can visit without a car.
Allow four hours, bring water, and expect the paths to be wet even when it has not rained that day.
The closest coffee to Taipei is also the one you can reach without a car.
Timing
The harvest is November and December only. Outside those weeks you will walk past closed gates and empty beds.
Go in the first half of December: picking is still on and the crowds have not arrived for the tea.
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