Nans Side Roads Plus The Wa-Nan River Confluence 10-12-2010

Captain_Slash

Community Manager
Joined
Jun 28, 2011
Bikes
BMW 310GS Honda Wave 125 Honda MSX 125
The route 101, 4020, 4005, 1243, 1258, 4020, 3015, 3026, 1026, 3014, 3003, 3171

Total distance 231 km
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First stop was the Honda shop for an oil change and this time I managed to get a new sump plug put in, 120 Baht for the oil and 50 Baht for the sump plug and I was on my way
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I headed out along the 101 taking a left onto the 4020 to get to try out the 4005
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The workers are busy lifting these heavy sacks of maize up onto the trailer
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I was well impressed with the 4005 and cant understand how I have missed it before, after all it is on my Thinknet map
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Its fantastic scenery along here plus a very good surface too
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I reach the 1243 turning right towards Nam Muap
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Both my Thinknet map and the gps show the 1258 as going from the 1243 through Ban Nam Pu to the 1168 as a main road.
I find the turn off on the 1243 at N18.38.289 E100.58.170 and turn left onto it
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To my trained eye its definitely a dirt road
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Stunning scenery
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Plus its fairly easy going
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The Wa river in the distance
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Its quite a steep descent down to Ban Nam Pu
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And sure enough 5.2 km of dirt riding later it brings me to the narrow bamboo bridge that I was at a couple of days ago.
Here its N18.36.927 E101.00.271
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Thinknet and Garmin are slightly out saying this is an asphalt road
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I decide to ride back along the dirt track as I know I can do that, riding over that rickety bridge and possibly falling in a deep fast flowing river was not the wiset choice to make
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I turn left onto the 1243 and a few km later take a right onto the 4020
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Once again I am riding alongside the Wa river
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Another fun road with some good twisty bits along it
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I take a left onto the 3015 passing this
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I looked for the Wa-Nan confluence once before and couldnt find out how to reach it, today with the helpo f a gps I found it.
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The Wa is straight ahead flowing towards me
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The Nan is flowing from my left
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Now united as the Nan river they flow off to my right
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N18.33.770 E100.45.892 is the closest you can ride to the confluence, then its a walk across that field
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I ride a few km along the 1026 then take a right onto the 3014 at N18.28.612 E100.43.337
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A very promising start
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A ten km stretch of asphalt
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Some nice sections along here
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Some friendly kids but the one in the blue shirt is a bit shy
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I reach the 101 at N18.32.724 E100.41.944 turning left onto it then about five km later I take a left onto the 3003 at N18.31.900 E100.39.291
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Its turned cloudy and overcast now
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Some good bends and great scenery along the 3003s 40.5 km length which takes me back to the 1026 at N18.22.184 100.42.324, from here its back home after a pleasant day riding some old favourites plus discovering some new ones
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The 1026 has plenty of bends along its length
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Its the mixed grill at Tonys Place tonight, a very filling meal for 250 Baht,I had extra onions in place of the tomato
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Get the gdb file here http://www.captainslash.com/nans-side-r ... onfluence/
 
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