Tiaoshi Bus Stop alternative

Hi! I want to ask if there’s any bus stop that can be a good alternative for Tiaoshi bus stop?

I am going to spend the afternoon in Tamsui, and I was thinking of dropping by for some quick photos and heading back to Tamsui for the remainder of the day, but I saw that the travel time would be around 1.5 hours - 2 hours one way and that would take up a lot of time for a roundtrip.

Any suggestions will be appreciated, thank you!