Forestry Culture Park to Zhen’an Temple, Luodong: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from the Forestry Culture Park to Zhen’an Temple in Luodong, Yilan: 3 stops, about 1.5 km, about 20 minutes of walking plus about 19 minutes of listening. Start at the Luodong Forestry Culture Park, the yard where logs from Taiping Mountain waited in a timber pond from 1905 and the forest railway ran until 1982. Cross town to the Luodong Night Market, the largest in Yilan County, in a town named from a Kavalan word for monkey, and end at Zhen’an Temple, the oldest Mazu temple in Luodong’s old town, founded around 1837.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 1.5 km
- Walking:
- about 20 min
- Listening:
- about 19 min
Two ways to do this walk
Luodong with Mappu
Walk Mode, in the free Mappu app
It knows where you are, tells you about everything you pass between the stops, answers your questions and keeps you on the route. Your phone stays in your pocket.
A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
50 credits from the Starter pack. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Free: the audio guides
Listen to each stop’s audio guide in your browser and find your own way between the stops.
Walking directions in Google MapsForestry Culture Park to Zhen’an Temple, Luodong: how long does the walk take?
About 39 minutes in all: about 20 minutes on foot over about 1.5 km, plus about 19 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Forestry Culture Park to Zhen’an Temple, Luodong: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Luodong Forestry Culture Park, Luodong Night Market, and Luodong Zhen’an Temple. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.1 km, about 15 min on foot.
Route and map
Indicative route. While you walk, watch where you're going, mind the traffic and follow local signs and rules. The map is an aid, not a safety guide. Terms
Follow Mappu’s map: the route runs along the streets from stop to stop, and the stories keep playing as you walk.
To get to the first stop, or if you’re far from the route, Google Maps has walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
About 16 hectares in the middle of town where Taiping Mountain timber gathered from 1905: a log pond, the restored Zhulin Station of the forest railway, closed in 1982, and a steam locomotive.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Luodong Night Market · about 1.1 km, about 15 min on foot
Stop 2
The largest night market in Yilan County, mixing local snacks such as mutton herbal soup with fashion stalls, a short walk from the station that once carried Luodong’s timber.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Luodong Zhen’an Temple · about 0.4 km, about 6 min on foot
Stop 3
The oldest Mazu temple in Luodong’s old town, founded around 1837 by tradition with a statue a monk carried from Meizhou, wrecked by a typhoon and a fire and rebuilt in the 1920s.
about 7 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
Planning a trip to Luodong?
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- Weekend trip, €9.99: Your day-by-day plan plus 2 live walks
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Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
Route checked by Mappu on November 1, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.