Dam Fine Ride Over The New Mae Kuang Bridge To A Nice New Cafe Near Phrao

[Gnasher328]

Not many pics as I just intended to potter around the dam and checkout the bridge which might be of interest to some. Once I had negotiated the 'offroad' bit, Phrao seemed like a logical destination. The roadside shacks on the run into Phrao didn't look too enticing for lunch and the last time I went into town I ended up spending the entire meal fighting to keep the flies off my food so I tried a new coffee shop. I usually find they just sell drinks and sweet treats so normally pass them by, glad I didn't, this was a really nice cool quiet place with a full menu at near roadside shack prices. Definitely on the list for my next trip in that direction.

Rain Tree Cafe' · 85MR+5WM, 1001, Thung Luang, Phrao District, Chiang Mai 50190, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Coffee shop

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View back from the bridge.

The bridge. I thought it was bikes only but the number of trucks coming down the trail the other side throwing up clouds of chocking dust along with a height bar on the other span makes me wonder. OSM note: 'it might be just wide enough for a car. But not sure they will allow it. But with two bridges, one each direction it is a bit much for motorcycles only.'

The 'no offroad before new tyres' went out the window;-) I wouldn't want to do it on anything much bigger than the CRF, quite steep and very loose - OSM description -'smoothness - very_bad'

Back to hard surface - sort of!

Last time I came this way this bit was brown and parched, now it's cool and green.

The Cafe:-

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[2wheels]

Very nice Tim.
Rain Tree Cafe noted.
Good to see you out and about ?

 

[The Bigfella]

I did that on the Ducati last March/April and again a couple of weeks back. Love the ride through the forest from the 1001 to there.