For those who enjoy driving around in their metal pieces in Jiayi city, Jiayou Bicycle Rail isn’t the only option for biking. The Shih Xian Bicycle Route can be a playground in its own right.

Circling around the skirt of Jiayi city from northeast to the south, Shih Xian Road is separated into the fast traffic lane and the slow one by two lines of several stands of safety islands, where the Shih Xian Bicycle Rail concretely climbs on.

Extending as long as 12.5 kilometers along ShihXian Road, this bicycle route wasn’t ready for everyone until the end of 2008. And to echo the call for green environment, rows of tall trees line up by the route, and take the responsibility to cool down the air for those pedaling down there.

Sometimes only tiny bug cries can be heard along the island; other times you come across kids giggling around the miniature park embedded in another island. When it comes to crossings, there’s no exception for bikers to follow the traffic rules.

If pedaling for more than 20 minutes bores you, you may just park your lovely bike in one of the bowers considerately sitting by the route, and take a seat or stroll.

This bicycle rail can be nothing but a rail to people who live in other cities with rails of this kind sprawling all over, but this is the first one in Jiayi city and at least mark a small milestone in history. This bicycle route is only wide enough for two bikes at a time and not suitable for racing, while it serves as another choice for families and couples on holiday picks. Other than being designed for leisure or recreation, Shih Xian Bicycle Route can be just perfect for people who pedal to work, school, market, and wherever you can go.



a small temple on the Shih Xian Road