Route 10 Phonsavan - Muang Khoune - Thathom - Pakxan

[heineken]

Hello .
Has anyone driven the Route 10 Phonsavan - Muang Khoune - Thathom - Pakxan now ??
We are a group coming from Vietnam to Phonsavan 3 mars.
If anybody can help with an update on that route, if its paved the hole road :-)
Thanks for all the help
Regards
Helge from Norway

 

[Lone Rider]

Road 1D (some maps have this as road 10) from Phonsavan to Muang Khoune to Thatom and Thasi is all paved although there are a few places where landslides have happened but these places are being repaired - see http://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/laos-information/106-road-development-road-construction-laos-4.html#post37285

The road from Thasi to Phamuang (Rd. 5101) is bad but can be done on a bike but it will be very dusty (thick layers of the very fine powdery dust) and on a heavy bike it will be hard work. More info here (sorry, no pictures as I was busy keeping my truck on the road): http://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/laos-information/106-road-development-road-construction-laos-4.html#post37283 and here: http://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/laos-information/106-road-development-road-construction-laos-4.html#post38091

The road from Phameuang to Pakxan is OK but there are also quite a lot of potholes in the northern end of the road from Phamuang to Mueang Borikham

Alternatives from Phonsavan to Vientiane are Rd 7 to Phoukhoun and then south on Rd 13 to Vientiane (all good roads) or the long way, assuming that need to go to Vientiane, is to head further south-east along Road 1D from Thasi to Ban Pakha on Road 8 and then west to Rd 13 and to Pakxan and Vientiane.

 

[heineken]

Hello Lone Rider and thanks for the reply.

This info was really helpfull . Thanks again.

Regards Helge