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Jiuwushan Hike
fwiw the overgrown bamboo is worst right after the rainy season, so late autumn is way better for exploring side trails. i'd say skip the maps for a sec and look up the "yanggong path" network on facebook, there's a small group of retired guys who post weekly maintenance updates with gps tracks. they're the ones who keep the old japanese shrine route open, the one that drops down toward the mazang temple ruins, that's prob my favorite detour, feels like stepping into a different century. no tea house there but the temple caretaker sometimes leaves a thermos of hot oolong by the altar, help yourself and leave a few coins. oh and if u want the real hidden gem, follow the dry creek bed east from the second watch post, it leads to a spring pool where the old military guys used to swim, locals call it the "officer's bath", water's freezing but clear as glass. just go on a weekday, weekends it's got a few families who found it on instagram.
honestly the overgrown bits are half the fun but yeah easy to get turned around. grab the offline map from the taipei city government site, it marks the old military watch posts and the abandoned railway spur that connects to the zhuzihu area. that railway path is barely maintained but way less jungle-y than the main ridgeline, and if u follow it south past the second collapsed bridge there's a farmer's shack that sometimes sells cold tea and taro buns on weekends, not really a secret tea house but close enough. also check the "yangmingshan historical trails" brochure at the visitor center, it's free and has better detail than any app i've found
tbh the secret tea house thing is real but it's not on jiuwushan, it's the tsaochuang old trail lodge on the other side of yangmingshan. that route is way less overgrown since the national park service clears it for the firebreaks, and the lodge only opens when the caretaker feels like it, usually midday if the weather's decent. grab the yangmingshan national park map from the bus station in beitou, it's got the firebreak numbers that locals use, like trail no. 9 and no. 12, and those connect to jiuwushan's lower slopes without touching the bamboo mess. if u want company, the sunday morning group that meets at the lengshuikeng parking lot does a loop through there, they don't mind stragglers and they always know which bridges are washed out.
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Seeking recommendations for facial or massage treatments targeting jaw tension and TMJ issues
For muscle-based jaw tightness, the traditional 推拿 places often do better than the fancy facial spas, and they're cheaper. There's a small 國術館 near Shuanglian I go to for neck and jaw stuff, the guy works the masseter from outside and does traction on the cervical spine, which is where a lot of referred jaw tension actually starts. Around NT$800 for 40 minutes, no booking app, you just walk in. It won't fix a real joint problem but if your issue is muscular clenching it's worth a try.
if its actual tmj stuff and not just cosmetic face massage, go see a dentist who does 咬合板 (occlusal splint) first, the massage places treat the symptom not the joint. dr chen at a clinic off fuxing south road near daan park sorted my clicking in like 3 visits, mostly by adjusting my bite & giving me a night guard. the relief from that lasted way longer than any spa facial i tried
my physio at a small clinic near Liuzhangli MRT did intraoral work on my masseter and pterygoid muscles, basically gloved finger inside the cheek releasing trigger points. weird at first but it fixed the morning headaches within maybe 4 sessions. its not a spa thing at all, its rehab, so book it as a medical visit. 針灸 also helped me, the needles go in the jaw and temple, but the physio did more for the actual tightness.