Maokong Potholes

The place was nice to sit for sometime but may be more good in summer as the rope can be slippery in rainy seasons. And be careful sometimes the insects fall on your body from the above trees.

Nice little stream, nothing super special but calming atmosphere. It's 342 steps down to the pothole, we counted :)

Not well sign posted and Google maps not ideal unless you search for Maokong Potholes.

Not really sure why it's called a pothole but nevertheless, it's quite a peaceful and serene spot. A small stream flows underneath the bridge and there are a number of benches where you can sit and relax. Exercise caution whenever it is damp or there's a rainfall as the stairs do become somewhat slippery

Nice place to visit. Worth you half a day hiking near by Taipei.

Totally worth a visit.

"Maokong" corresponds to two Chinese characters "貓空". Translating these two characters literally will give us "cat" and "empty", which actually mis-interpret the original name. In Taiwanese, “cat” and “empty” carry similar sounds of “wrinkled” and “holes", respectively. The original name of this area is “wrinkled holes”. The holes were formed on the rocks in the creek by the running water. The rocks were worn by the water and holes were created on the rocks. You must come to “Maokong Potholes” to see the creek and the holes for yourself. This small hanging bridge in the photo is very cute, and you can see the holes from here.

Beautiful short walk

Interesting place!

Great potholes

壺穴，貓空名字由來

壺穴(Pothole)

一眼前這條源百二格山的無名溪,溪谷中的地質鬆軟。經溪水 帶著卵石經年累月沖刷,在岩石中以漩渦狀的侵蝕,而造成少見 的「壺穴」地形,本地居民則稱為「皺穴」,閩南語發音為「了康」,寫成國字則成了「貓空」,為本地區猫空地名的由來。

要走一段都是樓梯的步道，難度不高，走過來的人不多，非常的幽靜。

有個僅供單人通行，非常搖晃的吊橋，兩邊還有有四隻拉吊橋纜繩的不知名小動物，還有扛椅子的貓熊，如果看過《夏目友人帳》，一定也會感覺就是一個會有很多妖怪的地方。

有塊石碑說明這裡就是貓空地名由來的典故，真是非看不可。

非常優美的森林步道，在萬芳社區搭小10公車在貓空壺穴站下，走下去就到了，大概逛了一下午，有階梯，下午回程還在森林裡看到猴子。

適合銀髮族及各年齡層森林休閒活動,享受森林浴的好時光

貓空地名的由來～「壺穴」是一種地形，底下河流沖刷出一圈一圈的漩渦壺洞，被當地人稱「皺穴」，閩南語稱「了康」（ㄌㄧㄠㄎㄤ），唸著唸著很像「貓空」，就此得名～XD
（過吊橋有立牌子介紹，不過字跡已經不是太明顯）

來的時候沒什麼人，不知道是當時有微雨的關係還是平常就這樣，讓人覺得很清淨！很喜歡。

步道很簡單好走，不過下雨的時候還是要小心注意。

地方不大，有個僅限三人通行的吊橋，小巧可愛😆

🚶從纜車貓空站走路過來的話需要約20分鐘。
🚗開車的話，車子可以停在「茶推廣中心停車場」，是免費停車。旁邊就有入口，會先看到土地公廟，跟著指示牌走，往下大概10分鐘就可以抵達了。

吊橋小而美。附近有停車場，甚是便利。
如由貓空纜車站步行抵壺穴吊橋約需30分鐘。

從壺穴停車場下來非常快就能見到壺穴，空氣不錯，值得逛逛走走。

壺穴地質主要是河流夾雜礫石沖刷所致（石頭上沖磨出小洞），因凹凸不平故當地人稱為「ㄋ一ㄠㄎㄤ」，也是現在的「貓空」的由來。從貓空站一路往指南宮方向走20～30分鐘就會看到壺穴吊橋的入口（小天空步道旁，有一福德宮），下樓梯約350公尺就到了，回程有點累。

去木柵貓空地區一個私密景點：貓空壺穴和壺穴吊橋河步道、山水美景盡入眼簾、空氣也是充滿芬多精、實在是假日走春踏青好去處

2022/9/25水量充沛，潺潺流水，壺穴很多，雖然壺穴大小不像大華壺穴那麼大，但仍有美觀性，步道也很不錯（有階梯），從貓空壺穴公車站下來大約10分鐘內就可抵達，不過階梯比較陡（階梯狀況新但雨天仍需注意防滑）。從貓空壺穴步道過來坡度較緩，且有茶園等景觀，視野遼闊。