For you?
Speed, skill and danger. What more could a man want?
Do you thrive on adventure? Do you love to be free? Do you like adrenalin rushes? Yeah? Well, biking around Northern Thailand could be just what the doctor ordered.
Do you thrive on adventure? Do you love to be free? Do you like adrenalin rushes? Yeah? Well, biking around Northern Thailand could be just what the doctor ordered.
This mountainous area is overlaid with high-quality ribbons
of tarmac. A million miles from the hellish dirt roads of Laos and Cambodia. Northern
Thailand’s roads have been engineered to perfection – both encapsulating the
sublime scenery and offering the rider an exhilarating experience. I often wonder if a biker designed these roads? How else did these smooth asphalt surfaces end up undulating and twisting
through remote regions of rainforest as elegantly as they do?
I moved to Chiang Mai in November 2013 and by April 2014 I’d
done enough riding to put this article together. There's 13 (not 10) routes and
one of them isn’t a loop (but that fact would’ve messed the title up). Anyway, enough
preamble, here they are:
Name of loop
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Roads
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Distance
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Notes
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1
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Sameong
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107, 1096, 1269, 108
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90km
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Half day. Detour up Mon Jem.
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2
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Doi Saket/Mae Kuang Reservoir
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1317, 118
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90km
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Half day. Doi Saket Hot Springs. Maeung On Cave.
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3
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BuaTong waterfall
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1001, 118
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150km
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Take a boat across the Mae Kuang Reservoir.
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4
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Mae Wang
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108, 1013, 1284, 1009
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190km
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Full day. A few off road patches.
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5
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Doi Inthanon (not a loop)
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108, 1009
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100km up
100km back
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Full day.
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6
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Phrao
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118, 1150, 1001
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250km
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Full day.
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7
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Lampang
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118, 1252, 1157, 1039, 11
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260km
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Full day.
1252 rough in parts
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8
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Doi Angkang
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107, 1249, 1340, 1178,107
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330km
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Full day.
Mae Ngat Reservoir detour.
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9
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Pai - Kalayaniwattana
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107, 1095, 1265, 1349, 1269, 108
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350km
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Full day.
40km off road.
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10
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Mae Hong Son - mini
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107, 1095, 1263, 1088, 1192, 1009, 108
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520km
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1 night. Mae Hong Song.
|
11
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Mae Hong Son - full
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107, 1095, 108
|
600km
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2 nights. Mae Hong Song, Mae Sariang.
|
12
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Mae Sai
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107, 1088, 1234, 1138, 1149, 1290, 1271, 1098, 1020, 1083, 1021, 1,
120, 118
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800km
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2 nights. Chiang Saen, Chiang Kham.
|
13
|
Nan
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11, 101, 1162, 1243, 1168, 1225, 1169, 1080, 1170, 1081(south), 1256,
1080, 1097, 1148, 1021, 120, 118
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980km
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2 nights. Nan, Pong.
|
These are all fantastic routes but if I had to choose the
best stretches: The 1148 going west from Song Khwae. The 120 just west of
Phayao. The 1081 south of Pua to Bo Gluea. The 1149 near Mae Sai. The 108 just
south of Mae Hong Son. The 1009 north of Chom Thong. This is not to take anything away from
the rest. They’re all good.
What do you need?
A motorbike (duh), petrol, map, helmet, jacket, jeans,
trainers, sunglasses and a sense of adventure. That’s it!
What kind of bike?
It was quite emotional selling this bike as I'd had many fantastic adventures on it. We saw parts of Thailand few foreigners get to lay their eyes on.
I now ride a CBR250cc. With a top end of a ton
(101mph/163kmh), thrilling acceleration from (0-60mph, 0-100kmh), great fuel
economy and nimble handling it’s a great choice. There are bigger bikes out
there but prices rise exponentially after this and the extra performance
utility is marginal given the nature of riding here.
If you’re on holiday with money to burn and you’re going to
be renting, then fill your boots. I’d probably go for a Kawasaki Er6n (650cc).


If you get bored of Thailand you
could try this 11,000km trip I did from Bangkok to Chiang Mai in July-Oct 2013.
Wherever you end up going be sure to ride with the utmost care and attention. Despite quality roads, Thailand's driving standards are not what you may be used to.
Be good. Ride Safe.
Thanks, bud. Great info. Definitely will be doing those once i get around the north one more time.
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