The Long Way
Belonging isn't where you started. It's where you decide to keep returning.
For the international student wondering whether Taiwan will ever feel like more than a stopover — for the traveler tired of moving fast — two days on this 200-year-old trade route will give you the time the question deserves.
You won't be tourist. You won't be local. You'll be someone who walked the same path that traders, farmers, and indigenous Pingpu communities walked to make this island feel like one place.
「歸屬感」不是你從哪裡開始，而是你願意一再回到哪裡。兩天走在這條 200 年的古道上，會給你足夠的時間去想這件事。你會走在那些把台灣連成「一個地方」的人——商旅、農夫、平埔族——同一條路上。
Who You'll Walk With
PEVA's founding Lead Walker. Has lived across South America, Nepal, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States — then walked her way home to Taiwan. WFR · EMT-1 certified. Fifteen years of K-12 outdoor education across Taiwan. Tamlan is the trail Jasmine returns to when she needs to remember why she came home.
- What does "home" mean when you've lived in five countries?
- How does an old trade route become a place where modern people belong?
- What do you actually carry — physically and otherwise — for two days on foot?
Tamlan Middle Path
淡蘭中路
A 200-year-old trade route across the central Tamlan region, connecting Taipei to the Pacific coast on foot. From mountain to sea — finishing at Gengfang Harbor where seafood and beer are waiting.
Trail highlights
For international walkers, age 15–25
- The best first-overnight backcountry experience — PEVA provides full gear (tent, cooking equipment) with two leaders
- Two full days where real conversation can happen naturally — not the awkward icebreaker kind
- Mountain to sea in 48 hours — the geographic story of how Taiwan was settled, walked one step at a time
- A trail you'll be quietly proud of — most Taiwanese have never walked the full Tamlan
When You Leave
A trail that stays with you, not behind you.
Event Details
8:00 meet · Rain alt: announced 48 hours before
Dismiss: Taipei Main Station (TRA)
集合：大安森林公園 5 號出口 ｜ 解散：台北車站
雙泰產業道路 → 北勢溪古道 → 灣潭古道 → 烏山稜線 → 梗枋古道 → 外澳
Includes · 費用包含
Two certified outdoor leaders · activity insurance · tent and group cooking equipment · two dinners + two breakfasts + one trail lunch · fresh seafood lunch at Gengfang Harbor · public transit between Taipei and the trailheads · field documentation photos · Walking Notebook · two days of walking conversation with Jasmine
＊Sleeping bag is personal hygiene gear — please bring your own.
Three-Trail Pass
Walk all three trails this summer
From curiosity to connection to belonging — the complete Walk Into Taiwan journey.
Limited to 8 passes · priority enrollment
Youth Support Program
Funded by the Ministry of Education to widen access.
◆ 1 fully-supported seat per trail for low-income students
◆ Documentation required at application
◆ Funded by MOE Youth Development Administration
2026 Walk Into Taiwan · Three Conversations on Foot
Three-Trail Pass
Limited to 8 passes · priority enrollment · the full arc from curiosity to belonging
We'll walk the old way with you.
2026 / 10 / 10 – 10 / 11 · Tamlan Middle Path · 10–12 international walkers. Apply via the form — we'll reply within five working days.
Cancellation policy: full refund if PEVA cancels due to weather. Voluntary cancellation refunds follow MOE standard tiers (95% / 90% / 80% / 70% / 50% by days-before-event).
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