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Last month I was walking to Yonghe via Zhongzheng Bridge (中正橋) and wondered if the older Zhongzheng Bridge—Cuanduan Bridge 川端橋—would have an access to the walkway atop floodwall, which runs all the way to Fuhe Bridge for about 1.7km. 7/26 view from west pedestrian sideway It did look like a possibility without that metal block. Zhongzheng Bridge has been redeveloped since 2019 , every time went up this bridge was like opening a blind box, something might be new or blocked. Upon seeing this, I wanted to walk on that walkway. The old bridge was scheduled to reopen in the end of this year. I planned to wait until then, but due to raining, this walkway was much safer than a hiking trail. Tuesday, a workday morning, I rode a YouBike to the Fuhe Bridge through riverside path, parked the bike inside the floodwall, then walked out Fuhe Retractable Gate (福和橫移門). There was a pedestrian overpass over Huanhe E Road that could also reached the walkway, but I wanted to go up from outside the floodwa...

August 8, 2025, a cool morning to head to Ankeng LRT Xihe Elementary School (新和國小) Station. It had rained shortly two days ago, but this early morning had clear sky. Parked YouBike at the station around 5:55, noticed a man with a bright blue 10-15L hiking-looking backpack, not sure if he was waiting for someone to hike some place. Surely I was going for a hike, although carrying a cotton shoulder bag might not seem so, but a black Decathlon lightweight shirt and a pair of no brand grey pants with four front pockets plus pairs of discontinued Decathlon hiking shoes and socks would add a bit of credibility. Still twenty minutes before the first tram bound for Shuangcheng (雙城) Station, so I walked past the escalator and entrance, sitting down by Water Resources Agency building behind a bus stop. There were three or four people sitting around the building, I wondered if they were also waiting for tram, but didn't want to go in too early. 6:05, I got up and walked to the entrance, just ...