There are several trails starting in the area of Taipei Zoo that lead up the hill to Maokong. This was a tea growing area previously and still, there is a lot of tea grown in this area.
Tea growing area in Taipei!
No!
Taipei is a basecamp of 8 million people!
no guide needed
Maokong: Just take a taxi or use the Gondola and walk a bit in the Maokong area. In this sense, it is one of the easiest peak to go to. Since our philosophy here is accessibility and friendly, non-dangerous peaks, this is a great addition to the list.
Unfriendly side is that there might be a lot of cars, scooters and humans especially on weekends and during sunset hours.