Chiang Rai Ride Reports

Thanks to all the 'Northern boys' for making me feel welcome up there and especially to Bob for being such a good guide and sport.

Bob taking a rest last week...

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A great few days riding in on some scenic trails.

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Fang To Chiang Rai

There are several options to travel this route most are paved, here is an interesting option mainly dirt passing by Wawi and Huay Chompoo, takes around 3 hours or so and covers approx 110 km.


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The trail leaving Fang is pretty much double track with a sandy base, bit like riding on marbles due to the hard base layer.

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Several very small villages along the way.

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Mid way there is this small house standing alone with some unusual artwork.

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Lot's of bamboo leaves along the way.

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Terraced fields.

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With the burning season getting underway visibility starting to reduce

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I stopped to take a picture and noticed a very bedraggled teddy bear with almost no face, scooping it up before it vanished into the dust i carried it to the next village and handed it to it's new owner.

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Reason for the air pollution.

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Nice spot for camping next to a very clean looking river.

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Arriving at the 3037 which has been just resurfaced then a short ride to meet the trail over to Huay Chompoo.

The ride over the top to Chiang Rai starts paved then soon onto a nice trail.

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So many isolated villages up here.

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One of the wider sections.

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Almost end of the trail leading to Huay Chompoo, from there it's paved all the way down to Khun Korn Waterfall and then home.

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