Doi Ang Khang

330 kms. See map. Routes 107 – 1178 – 1340 – 1249 – 107. The recommended route is Chiang Mai – Chiang Dao – Arunothai – Sinchai – Doi Ang Khang – Nor Lae – Fang – Chiang Mai.

This is the number one overnight ride from Chiang Mai, and only recommended for experienced riders. The Doi Ang Khang roads are all narrow and winding, as well as being the steepest in North Thailand! If you want to exhilarate yourself on amazing roads that run along the Burma border with spectacular scenery then do yourself a favour and try this one for a brilliant overnight ride. The 4kms descent from Nor Lae towards Fang is extremely steep and totally amazing – how & why do they build roads like this that drop straight off the end of the mountain?

Do the DAK loop & spend the night in Fang (or even Tha Ton), before returning to Chiang Mai, or carrying on North to the Golden Triangle. For full details see A Motorcycle Guide To The Golden Triangle pages 46-49 & 58-59. Note too that the Nor Lae – Nong Tao – Fang road is now ALL asphalt, (contrary to the dirt status described on P59.)