綠水步道

位在中橫公路171.5公里處的綠水步道，曾是太魯閣族人的部落，日治時期開闢為運送物資的山路，不但可俯瞰太魯閣峽谷美景，沿線也有豐富的生態，距離天祥約5分鐘車程，太魯閣公園管理處將它歸類為景觀步道，適合全家大小外出旅遊，民眾可選擇在這裏露宿，或到距離步道約5分鐘車程的天祥，有太魯閣晶英酒店和天祥青年活動中心。

綠水步道是太魯閣景區裏面的一小段遊客步道。在天祥附近。這條步道比較好走，比較平坦，大概走不到1小時。一路上風景不錯，有山洞、弔橋，路上樹木茂盛，能聞到樟樹的特殊香氣，還能欣賞斷崖、溪流等等。出口處有一個露營區。

綠水位於標高400公尺，可以通往兩條完全不同的步道，往右邊(往下)走向合流是大眾親民路線，這條往合流的步道長2公里有弔橋，山洞，斷崖，各種風景全包，路雖窄但平坦好走好拍照，就是斷崖那段危險了點(目前因為地震落石而封閉中)，適合各年齡層全家大小去探訪。 只不過，從綠水往左邊(往上)走向文山(標高600公尺)這條長達5.5公里的登山型步道就只適合有體力的年輕人，真心不推薦給50歲以上的遊客，即使是年輕遊客也必須是對體力特別有自信的人才適合走。這條前往文山的登山型步道走完要約4小時，所以很少遊客走，建議最好結伴同行且攜帶充飽電的手機以免危險。由於從綠水到文山是屬於登山型步道，會爬二座小山，所以途中有需拉索和鐵鏈甚至是徒手爬的路段，相當耗體力，前往時建議需穿適合登山的衣褲和鞋子，需備水和簡單的乾糧。綠水文山登山型步道會經過二座弔橋，二個歷史遺迹，越走越高時可以清楚欣賞周圍群山，頗有遺世獨立之感。

Green Water is one of the scenic spots of Tailuo Pavilion in Hualien, Taiwan. There are green water merging trails, which are very suitable for tourists to visit the most primitive ecology of the Tailuge Mountains and Rivers. Green water confluence trail, the origin of its name, is a trail where the "green" of mountains and forests meets the "water" of rivers in mountains and rivers, and the scenery of the "confluence" of mountains and rivers is seen. Although it is called a footpath, the mountain roads here are mostly gravel roads, not very easy to walk. Still keep the most primitive way of mountain forest, so I just said that here is the most primitive way to visit Taroko. A section of the way through the forest to the water is a footpath on the edge of the mountain. Cliff side trails are relatively narrow, so be careful to keep your feet safe. And from time to time, water pours down from the mountains, and the trails are often wet. Take care to walk slowly. There will also be a tunnel 30 meters long. If it rains on the mountain, there will be a small waterfall running down a section of the road. If you don't want to be wet, remember to take an umbrella. Crossing the mountain forest, through the cliff side trail, you will suddenly open up, there is no cave sky, see the valley of the Taroko Pavilion. Four million years ago, the Eurasian plate and the Philippine Ocean plate collided with each other, and the drastic crustal changes caused Taiwan's strata to rise sharply. For tens of millions of years, the abundant rivers of Liwuxi River cut the oldest marble stratum in Taiwan's geological history, thus forming the most unique Marble Canyon landscape. Along the mountain, high into the clouds, deep valleys, winding streams, waterfalls like curtains, wonderful scenery.

There's another trail beside the green water trail, but it looks primitive and requires a mountain pass to get in. Relatively speaking, there are many green water trails, which are not very hard. There are small suspension bridges and caves on the way. Be careful in caves. The ground is slippery and wet, and it's dark. The scenery along the way can also be seen on a section of the cliff side of the road below the river. The opposite mountain is also good. On one side of the entrance is Yuewang Pavilion, and on the other side is near the Green Water Exhibition Hall. The journey was also completed in less than an hour.

It starts at about 10 o'clock today's third walkway, Green Water Walkway. The trail is about 2 kilometers long, no round trip, one-way for about 1 hour. The first section of the trail is similar to the ordinary climbing path, but we can see some unique plants in the area. When we pass through a tunnel about 30 meters long, we can see a bright future. The Zhongheng Highway is at our feet. On one side of the valley, there are stony rocks and running mist streams. As if we were talking, more than 200 years ago, the Tailuge people settled here and established tribes and started the history of Tailuge. The story of transformation.