大坑登山健行活動普遍受到大眾歡迎，台中市政府特別重視大坑風景區之旅遊品質，故本研究著手探討大坑登山健行者之休閒效益與體驗價值，以大坑步道登山參與者為調查對象，其計發放356份問卷，無效問卷共38份，有效問卷共318份，有效回收率為89%。資料採用描述性統計、獨立樣本ｔ檢定、單因子變異數分析及Bonferroni事後比較法、Pearson積差相關分析等進行資料分析。本研究結果顯示，受訪者以女性及已婚者為多，年齡以31-40歲與41-50歲為最主，教育程度為大學最多，職業為工商業為多數，同行者以家人為主，參與次數以每月1次為最多。大坑登山健行者之休閒效益以「生理效益」為主，其中以可以增加心肺功能為主要效益。在體驗價值上以「投資報酬率」為主，其中以大坑步道讓我付出的體力很值得為主要價值。不同職業、教育程度、同行者、登山次數之大坑參與者在「休閒效益」構面達顯著差異。不同職業、同行者之大坑參與者在「體驗價值」構面達顯著差異。大坑登山健行者之休閒效益與體驗價值二者間具有顯著正相關。本研究建議台中市政府可規劃適合夜間登山路線，對於年青人、怕白天曝曬或喜愛夜景者也能夠登山健行，達到放鬆身心，鍛鍊身體休閒活動之新選擇。對於後續研究者可納入「不同時段」與「不同路線」變數來分析是否具有差異性。 Dakeng mountain hiking activities are generally favored by the public, and the Taichung City Government particularly values the tourism quality of the Dakeng scenic area. The present study explored the leisure benefits and experiential value of Dakeng to hikers. The research targets were participating hikers along Dakeng trails. We distributed 356 questionnaire copies with a valid return rate of 89% (i.e., 318 valid and 38 invalid responses). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t test, one-way analysis of variance, Bonferroni post-hoc test, and Pearson product-moment correlation analysis.The results showed that most of the participants were married women and those aged 31–40 and 41–50 years. The highest number of participants had a bachelor’s degree. Most participants worked in an industrial or business sector. Those who accompanied the participants hiking along the Dakeng trails were mainly their family members. The highest number of participants hiked along the Dakeng trails once a month. The leisure benefits to the participating hikers along the Dakeng trails were mainly physiological benefits, particularly the benefits to their cardiopulmonary functions. The experiential value to the hikers was mainly returns on investment. Particularly, the hikers considered that the Dakeng trails were worthy of their invested stamina. Significant differences were observed among hikers with various occupations, education levels, companions, and frequencies of hiking regarding leisure benefits. In addition, significant differences were observed among higher with various occupations and companions regarding experiential value. For the participating hikers, their leisure benefits were significantly positively correlated with their experiential value.This study suggested that the Taichung City Government design a hiking route for night-time hikers; therefore, young people and those who dislike exposure to the sun during daytime or enjoy a night view can hike along the route for relaxation or exercise. Future research can include variables such as different time periods and different routes to determine whether they yield different outcomes.
