New Roads Dirt And Asphalt South East Of Mae Sot

[Captain_Slash]

The Route 1090, 4029, 4016

Total Distance 121

I head south on the 1090 and after a few km take a left to visit the Huai Mae Sot reservoir

The water level is a long way down

Further down the 1090 I take a left to visit the Padaeng mine

I am invited in and the boss speaks very good English, this is a zinc mine and has another four or five years before it closes down

This was the east dump that has been successfully returned to nature

I am driven up to the top of the east dump for some better pictures

Thats the west dump which also will be returned to nature and should look the same sometime in the future

The water being used for processing is cleaned then reused and none is needed to be brought in from outside

Rainwater catchment

An interesting trip up here and I must look in again in a few years time after the mine has closed to see how it looks like then

Some views from along an unknown road leading back to the 1090

Now on the 4029 and it looks a bit dry along here

A twisty road though

After a while the road has a newish surface and goes on for a fair way before turning to dirt

The dirt section starts at N16.36.789 E098.40.669

There are absolutely loads of dirt tracks leading off of the roads I ride today

I noticed a rather pungent smell in the air, possibly this is the cause of it

The surface is a lot rockier around here but not as big as these

A potato field

After 6.5 km of dirt I reach the 1090 and turn left, almost immediately I turn left again to visit the Tara Rak waterfall.
These lads are swimming in a lake at the bottom of it

The Tara Rak waterfall at N16.34.144 E098.41.667

Now to find a way up there, my first foray around the lake ends up with me in someones garden and the second attempt off the 1090 is a dead end

Further along the 1090 there is a sign for this and its a dirt track starting at N16.33.779 E098.41.635

I ride on past the chedi for a bit but then turn back and ride back to the 1090

I turn left and just down the road I take a left onto an unknown road that turns to dirt at N16.33.195 E098.42.366

I reach a crossroads and take the right

Through a bamboo avenue now

Here the track I should be on does not exist, I ride to the end of this one but then its a ride back

I follow where the track should be according to the ESRI and come to this, I can see the 4016 not far away but cant reach it

And this is the bridge, I walk over which was dicey enough and find the track I should be on but with no way of getting to it

I walk around in a circle to see if I can find another way across then discover the problem

This was obviously once the bridge, no use in worrying about it I will have to ride back and find another way to the 4016.
I ride back and try another left but its a no go, the next attempt although not showing on the ESRI goes to the 4016 where I get back on asphalt at N16.32.332. E098.44.275 and ride home

A new restaurant for me tonight at N16.42.734 E098.33.463

A thicker crust vegetarian pizza that was tasty and filling for only 130 Baht

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[Ally]

Your making my mouth water with that pizza!

Interesting rocks around there Colin, what caused their shape, any ideas?

Ally

 

[Captain_Slash]

I know that pizza was lovely Ally but what caused the rocks shapes is something I have no idea on