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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
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<li><a href="#segesta">Wild Hot Springs at Segesta, Sicily, Italy</a></li>
<li><a href="#hongye">Wild Hot Springs at Hongye Valley (红叶谷) near Luye (鹿野), Taitung County (台东县), Taiwan (台湾)</a></li>
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<h2 id="segesta">Wild Hot Springs at Segesta, Sicily, Italy</h2>
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Near Segesta Archeological Park. Navigate to <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/WDFqykrnbk6u2esi7">Parcheggio Terme Libere Segesta (37.972849, 12.893917)</a>,
which is located down a steep dirt path starting near the
private Terme Segestane resort. Park in the parking lot and
change into swimwear and sandals (some wading required; sandals
with straps preferred compared to flip-flops). Bring a towel as
well as water.
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There are two ways to get to the hot springs, neither of which
are particularly accessible. The easier (but slightly longer)
version is: at the end of the parking lot, take the path into
the woods. If there has been recent rain the ground may be very
muddy with deep puddles.
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/segesta-path.jpg">
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A stream will appear on the left side. Cross the stream, being careful not to trip on the rocks.
The water level will vary depending on rain but when I went it came up to around halfway to my knees.
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/segesta-stream.jpg">
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You will then arrive at a fork. Take the <strong>right side</strong>.
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/segesta-fork.jpg">
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The hot spring will appear on your right (you’ll be able to smell the sulfur).
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/segesta-spring.jpg">
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/segesta-cat.jpg">
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In case the first path is not accessible for some reason, you can try the second path. Carefully walk down
the steep hill at the beginning of the parking lot, which leads into a deep pond. Then scramble up the other side, and you will
come out of the left side of the fork pictured above: continue straight to arrive at the hot springs. Below is a picture
of the deep pond taken from the fork.
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/segesta-wrongway-pond.jpg">
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When leaving, drive back the same way you entered. <strong>Do not</strong> continue the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/TnMGGJgTijNN1uKMA">other way from the parking lot (towards 37.973254, 12.896022)</a>,
which is an extremely muddy path that leads to a private farm
and not back to the highway, as Google Maps may otherwise
suggest.
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<h2 id="hongye">Wild Hot Springs at Hongye Valley (红叶谷) near Luye (鹿野), Taitung County (台东县), Taiwan (台湾)</h2>
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Bring swimwear and water. If you go at a popular time such as
on the weekend or if it has rained recently, you may need to
bring your own shovel to dig a hole (otherwise you can use a
hole someone else has dug).
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There are a few entrances to these hot springs. When I went the only accessible one was as follows.
Drive to the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/gU5ZtRuE7G6Vkypj8">hot springs entrance</a>. If you're
driving from Luye City, it is located past the red Hongye
Bridge but before the private Vakangan resort. The entrance is
to the right of a traffic mirror and is currently boarded up
with metal and warnings not to enter (in Mandarin). Park your
vehicle, ignore the warnings, and enter from the left side of
the metal boards.
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/hongye-entrance.jpg">
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Walk down the stairs until you get to a rock cliff. If there
are other people at the hot springs they should be visible from
here. You will see a rope you can use to rappel down the (~15
foot) steep face down to the riverbed. There are a few
footholds but it’s not the easiest climb down. The
warnings mentioned above say that the rope may be unstable;
descend at your own risk.
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Walk forward until you arrive at the riverbed. You should see many holes
dug by others; you can use them or dig your own if you brought a shovel.
Apparently most of the holes are dug by a 90 year old man.
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To cool down, you can carefully hop into the river for a bit.
Alternatively, you can build temperature and depth control for
your pool by digging narrow conduits from the upstream river
into your pool and from your pool into the downstream river.
By opening the upstream conduit, river water flows into and
cools your pool. The downstream conduit allows you to control
the depth of your pool.
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/hongye-inpool.jpg">
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<img src="/travelogue/static/img/hongye-pool2.jpg">
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There is another (perhaps previously accessible) entrance next to the bridge. It did not seem
accessible when I visited (too steep, path not clear), but this could change.
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