Xiadongshi 下東勢 Rd.->Chinese Cultural U. (1,312 ft.):

I tried this route up to Yangmingshan that was completely new to me, not using Yangde Rd, which is the main road up. I know there are numerous roads that go up from Beitou District, but they are mountain routes and very confusing unless you're a local and use them regularly. I plotted this route using Google maps street view and it seemed pretty defined. And fucking hella steep actually doing it! That's the reason Yangde is the main road to Yangmingshan, it's longer, but not as hard.