Nan-Two Ride The Lovely 4001

[Captain_Slash]

The route 1080, 4008, 4001, 1291

Total distance 198 km

The riders Mike Suzuki DRZ 400
Captain_Slash Kawasaki KLX 250

Mike and I set off taking the 1080 to just past Tha Wang Pha then taking a left onto the 4008 to enjoy this smaller quieter road



Now on the 4001 and its my first ride today along this very twisty scenic road, at the start theres something going on



Those hills are just a taste of whats to come



Its certainly a lovely twisty surface

















The surface turns to unpaved for 300 metres then its back to asphalt for a while



Now its an unpaved section for 11.5 km

But who cares when the scenery is like this



There is water running down here but it disappears and runs underground before the bottom of the photo

Nothing is showing flowing under the bridge then the water reappears from underground



I was expecting it to be cool up here in the hills but its a very hot day

We stop in a village









Two rivers merge at this bridge

The Huai Salun

The Huai Kon

To become the Huai Kon, it looks like the remains of a previous bridge at the bottom



A rickety looking old bridge in the distance





I venture onto it for some photos but dont walk far in case it collapses





The bridge is only accessible by walking to it

Its absolutely lovely out here today



Time to press on and enjoy more of this dirt track



The village we stopped at



Finally we get back on the paved surface

We ride to the 1291, turn left onto it and ride back to Nan

Back at Tonys Place and it appears the pets are the cashiers tonight, I guess my dinner will cost me a nice juicy bone and a fish steak

A lovely pizza for 195 Baht

You can get the gdb file from my website here … http://www.captainslash.com

[KTMphil]

Another new area for Nan explorers to try, what a fantastic region.