A 6 Day Trip up North

[Wayne66]

A 6 Day Trip up North, Day 1 051125

The plan was to meet Brendon, a Malaysian Rider whom I have rode with the last time he was over in Thailand, ride with him for a couple of days and head back home
My trip had been canceled once due to me going back to work, but luckily, I was back home on leave so the trip could go off as originally planned. He had his rooms on the early stages on the trip booked and they were full so I had to look once we hit a place, which wasn’t an issue at all.





I set off quite early, 0600, as it was going to be around 570 km to get to Chiang Mai to meet up with him

No messing about, from home it was on to the 12 then the 11 all the way up.

It was quite cool and cloudy when I left home and I was hoping for it to stay dry.

The 12 from Khon San is great to ride as I have said previously, all the way to Wang Thong where you get onto the 11 heading North


‎⁨Phu Pha Daeng Wildlife Preserve Area⁩, ⁨Lom Sak District⁩, ⁨Phetchabun⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩






‎⁨Khao Kaeo⁩, ⁨Khaem Son⁩, ⁨Phetchabun⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩



The first part of the 11 is pretty boring but it improves the further North you get.


‎⁨Den Chai District⁩, ⁨Phrae⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩


‎⁨Wat Phra That Su Thon Mongkhon Khiri⁩, ⁨Den Chai District⁩, ⁨Phrae⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩

I got to CM and met up with Brendon at 1430, had a natter then went to look for a room
I tried about 10 places and they were all full due to it being the Loy Khator festival
After meeting Brendon for food I pushed on to Chom Thong, a further 52 km down the road, managed to get caught in some rain after staying dry all day .
I stopped at the first place I saw and got a room, after 632 km I had had enough

Nornnuea Hotel and Cafe, N18.42149 E98.67837

(Chomthong Accommodation)

Wayne

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[DavidFL]

Thats a good ride when you look at the elevation profile

Just wondering if you have a new phone camera. Your shots seem a more clear & sharp?

The hotel in Chomthong was a good find.
Chatting with a friend the other day, he said there was nothing ever much happening in Chomthong, but I suspect in high season, it is a tHai party scene with bkk-ers staying along the start of the Inthanon road to head the hills for the sea of fog.

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[Wayne66]

Yeah it was a good days riding, I do like the 12 and most of the 11
Hotel was great, 2 nice old ladies sorting me out.
Quiet place but nice all the same

 

[Wayne66]

A 6 Day Trip up North Day 2

A short day today made even shorter for me as I did 52 km of it yesterday trying to source some accommodation.
I met Brendon at the PTT in Chom Thong and after a coffee we set off.
The plan was to head to Mae Chaem taking the 1009 and the 1192
On the way we were going to visit Doi Inthanon, the highest point in Thailand





The 1009 was good to ride, lots of bends, with ups and downs.


‎⁨Wat Namtok Mae Klang⁩, ⁨Doi Inthanon National Park⁩, ⁨Ban Luang⁩, ⁨Chiang Mai⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩


‎⁨Doi Inthanon⁩, ⁨Doi Inthanon National Park⁩, ⁨Ban Luang⁩, ⁨Chiang Mai⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩

We stopped at the National Park building to buy a rip off ticket for foreigners to enter the Park. It’s the first time in my 10 years living in Thailand I have paid for a National Park, the only reason being is that I don’t agree with duel pricing.
But anyway, the ride up to Doi Inthanon was good, and in places quite steep, my friend was on a hired Honda ADV 160 and It lost a lot of power to the point you could have ran alongside him.



We were also riding in the clouds which was a bit wet. I was hoping we were going to pass through the clouds at the top, it didn’t happen.


The fantastic view from the Highest Point in Thailand, Doi Inthanon :rofl:





We left Doi Inthanon and headed back down the mountain for about 10 km and picked up the 1192
The road started off a quite narrow road through some close overlapping trees, it was also a bit damp. Further on and it became a little wider and lost the overlapping trees. Same as the 1009, lots of ups and down with twists.


On the 1192, ‎⁨Doi Inthanon⁩, ⁨Mae Chaem District⁩, ⁨Chiang Mai⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩




‎⁨Doi Inthanon⁩, ⁨Tha Pha⁩, ⁨Chiang Mai⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩




‎⁨Doi Inthanon⁩, ⁨Mae Chaem District⁩, ⁨Chiang Mai⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩

When we arrived at our overnight town, Mae Chaem, we had a late lunch and then I went in search of a room.

Sang Tong Dasha. N18.50038 E98.36285

(Mae Chaem Accommodation)

We then met up later on for dinner

Mae Chaem Gate Restaurant
N18.48807 E98.37737

(Mae Chaem Restaurants)


Wayne