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From the Hare: 兔子寫了： Finally, it’s time to announce my one and only hare trail of the year! Next Sunday, August 23, I’ll be setting the trail for Taiwan Hash House Harriers Run #2672, starting from Fuxing Park in Nanshijiao. The idea behind this trail probably began about five years ago, with one very ambitious thought: “Could I possibly design a single trail connecting all the old mining sites in the Zhonghe area?” Zhonghe is one of the most mineral-rich areas in the Taipei Basin. It was home to Taiwan’s earliest petroleum extraction, high-quality coal mines, and clay mines. Mining here wasn’t limited to underground tunnels—there were even quarry in the early days. Parts of today’s Xingnan Road, Yuanshan Road, and Jinhe Road were actually built on the former trackbeds of mining railways. I first became interested in Zhonghe’s mining history about five years ago. At the time, however, most of my field exploration was focused far away in Tuchang, in Yilan’s Taipingshan area, so my visits to Zhonghe were relatively scattered and occasional. Still, over the years, I gradually accumulated quite a bit of material and knowledge about the area. This year, I was given the opportunity to set an August trail for my Mother Hash, and I started wondering: Maybe it was finally time to make that old idea happen? But when I opened the map and looked at it seriously, the mining sites were scattered all over the place, and today there aren’t even proper roads leading to many of them. Could they really be connected into one continuous trail? So, with plenty of doubt, I went back again and again for more field exploration. And somehow, this seemingly impossible trail gradually began to take shape. Eventually, the names of seven historic mining sites became seven different landmarks along my trail. The trail will be approximately 9 km long, with about 450 meters of total elevation gain. Please keep the following points in mind: 1. Nearly half of the trail is newly opened terrain that has never been used by the Hash before. Conditions can be fairly complicated in some sections, so I do not recommend bringing children or pets. 2. There will be nearly 1 km of underground trail. A headlamp or flashlight is mandatory equipment. If you suffer from claustrophobia, this may not be the right trail for you. 3. The trail passes through quite a few cemeteries. I’m not deliberately trying to challenge any taboos by taking everyone through graveyards. Historically, mining land and burial grounds in this area were often located right next to each other, so I have no choice but to use some cemetery roads in order to connect the different mining sites. If you are particularly uncomfortable with this, I would recommend skipping this run. But if none of the above is a problem for you, then I really, really recommend coming out for this one. This will be a Hash experience unlike anything you’ve done before. And in terms of sheer runnability, I’d rank it among the very best trails I’ve ever created. It’s even worth taking the day off just to run it—because this is one trail you won’t be able to make up later with a GPS track. GPS doesn’t work underground! Looking forward to seeing everyone next Sunday afternoon! 終於要來宣傳我今年度唯一的捷兔路線了：下週日8月23日Taiwan Hash House Harrier第2672次跑步，起跑集合地點在南勢角的復興公園。 這條路線的發想大概源自五年前一個非常大膽的想法：「我有沒有可能以一條路線串連中和地區的所有礦場？」中和是台北盆地礦藏資源最豐富的地區之一，有台灣最早開採的石油、高品質的煤礦以及瓷土礦，不只地底坑道，早年甚至有露天開採的礦場，今天的興南路、員山路、錦和路等部分段落都是當年運礦台車的路基改建而成。我在五年前開始注意到中和的礦業歷史，不過當時的踏查重心遠在宜蘭太平山的土場，中和這一帶只有多次零星的時間探訪，但幾年下來也確實累積了一定素材。 今年獲得八月份為我的捷兔母會設計路線的機會，我就在想，是不是該把當年的心願拿出來做一做了？不過打開地圖，各礦場的位置如此分散，現今也都沒有正規的道路可以抵達，一筆畫串聯起來，真的有可能嗎？ 就這樣在不斷的懷疑中進行一次又一次的踏查，這條不可思議的路線竟然真的慢慢成形了，益山煤礦、灰磘炭礦、建榮土礦、彰和煤礦、東運土礦、和亨礦場、中國窯業⋯⋯這些名字終於成為我的路線中的一處處景點。 這條路線總長大約9公里，總爬升大約450公尺（最終路線有可能臨時現場微調），請欲參加者注意以下幾點事項： 1. 大約有近半路段是捷兔從未跑過的新闢路線，路況較複雜，不建議帶兒童與寵物參加。 2. 大約有近1公里左右的地底路線，所以請務必要帶頭燈或者手電筒，若有幽閉恐懼症的患者，可能不建議參加。 3. 路線有穿越不少的墓園，我並不是故意要挑戰禁忌去走墓園，而是這些礦業用地經常與殯葬用地相鄰，我不得不利用墓園道路去進行串聯，如果非常忌諱的人，就不建議參加。 如果以上注意事項都對你都不成問題，我真的非常推薦你來跑，這絕對是前所未有的捷兔體驗，可跑性在我做過的路裡面更是數一數二的高，請假來跑都值得，因為你拿GPS也補不了課，地底路線GPS可是收不到訊號 期待下週日下午與各位見面啦！ ******WHO? / 誰?****** Hare 主兔: The Devil Within Cohare 副兔: DingBuDong ******WHAT? / 蝦咪******* A:B run / 路線：A to B 9 km + Elevation/爬升: 450 m (1km underground so a headlamp is required/1公里在地下，需要帶頭燈） *******WHEN / 啥時******* Date: Sunday, 23 August 2026 Time: Hares off at 13:30 兔子一點半起跑 *******WHERE / 哪兒******* A: Fuxing Park 復興公園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/bJAjJTNHfxKCrgA99 B: 中和市體育會香功委員會華新分會 https://maps.app.goo.gl/ez2E6SmTC28WLjW37 ******HOW? / 怎去******* Take the MRT to Nanshijiao then walk to the run start 捷運南勢角站然後走路到A點 Parking available near Nanshijiao MRT and the B point 南勢角站或B點有停車位 *******PRICE******* Men $250 Women $200 *******BASH / 晚餐******* 尚介青海鮮熱炒-南勢角 https://maps.app.goo.gl/zfC6KdsbB6eFwGPA6

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August 23, 2026 (1:30 pm) – August 23, 2026 (6:00 pm)

A: Fuxing Park 復興公園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/bJAjJTNHfxKCrgA99 B: 中和市體育會香功委員會華新分會 https://maps.app.goo.gl/ez2E6SmTC28WLjW37