Bo Klua - Doi Phukha - Nan.

[DavidFL]

Bo Klua on the the east side of Doi Phukha & R1256 has a nice coffee & souvenir shop.

well worth a stop & cuppa in the main street of Bo Klua.

 

[Tremm]

A small pizza place was open not long ago at R1256 just a few corners away from viewpoint 1715. Owned by nice local couple, there is only 4-6 small tables and a little balcony with a good view, occupied by cats.
Pizza baking in the bricks(?) oven with a real coal/wood fire, no gas burners. Portions are pretty generous. I took a medium sized pizza and it was very much enough for me, though I was hungry before. Also they make a really nice not sweet dough what I'm really, really appreciate for. Toppings are enough, all feels balanced so I enjoyed my meal and time here and for sure will come back.

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[DavidFL]

A small pizza place was open not long ago at R1256 just a few corners away from viewpoint 1715. Owned by nice local couple, there is only 4-6 small tables and a little balcony with a good view, occupied by cats.
Pizza baking in the bricks(?) oven with a real coal/wood fire, no gas burners. Portions are pretty generous. I took a medium sized pizza and it was very much enough for me, though I was hungry before. Also they make a really nice not sweet dough what I'm really, really appreciate for. Toppings are enough, all feels balanced so I enjoyed my meal and time here and for sure will come back.

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Wow that looks good.

 

[Tremm]

A small cafe "Skyview Sakiang" with an amazing view, located high in the mountains about 40 minutes north of Bo Kluea near Ban Piang So. They offer a few varieties of coffee, tea, and juice, as well as a small selection of noodles which I found tasty. You can also buy local mulberry juice, jam, and wine here. However, the main reason to visit is the astonishing view.
The road is not in great condition (at least it wasn't in Feb and Sept 2025), but it is manageable. It is probably not recommended for novice riders due to the concrete two-track segments.

There are two ways to get there:
1. From the Ban Sa Chuk healthcare center (from the south). It is a concrete two-track road that offers a cool view on the way down.
2. From the Piangso Sky Road viewpoint (from the north). This is a very steep and twisty concrete road, can not recommended.

Both routes lead to Ban Sakiang. Please be very careful here after it rains. The road is steep, with polished gravel embedded in the concrete and moss on the sides, making it very slippery. On some sections, you won't be able to stop and hold your bike using only the front brake, you will simply slide down.

At the end of the village, you will first see an OTOP shop. Keep going, as that is not your final destination.

Go straight and head down toward the football field.

And here is the entrance

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The view on the way back from the cafe via the two-track road. (I will probably upload the video next week)

 

[Tremm]

A small cafe "Skyview Sakiang" with an amazing view

And here is the video of the road from this cafe down to Route 1081 in the valley. According to Google Maps, there are two main ways down:
1. The shortest route towards Wat Ben Wen. It's a mix of dirt, broken concrete crumbled into gravel-like pieces and uneven concrete slabs. It offers a nice view when going up, but there is nothing interesting on the way down.
2. The road heading south, parallel to Route 1081 but higher up in the mountains. It joins Route 1081 at the Ban Na Pong Checkpoint. This is the road from the video. It's a bumpy, partly dirt road, but definitely the most scenic one.

So Route 1081, a short break at the cafe, and the road back together make for a great day trip.

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[ADV]

And here is the video of the road from this cafe down to Route 1081 in the valley. According to Google Maps, there are two main ways down:
1. The shortest route towards Wat Ben Wen. It's a mix of dirt, broken concrete crumbled into gravel-like pieces and uneven concrete slabs. It offers a nice view when going up, but there is nothing interesting on the way down.
2. The road heading south, parallel to Route 1081 but higher up in the mountains. It joins Route 1081 at the Ban Na Pong Checkpoint. This is the road from the video. It's a bumpy, partly dirt road, but definitely the most scenic one.

So Route 1081, a short break at the cafe, and the road back together make for a great day trip.

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Great to see you getting out and about!

It's awesome riding Northern Thailand... never a dull moment because of seasonal changes, even on the same road.

Blows me away every time for sure.

And then there's sitting with locals in small villages.....they are blown away someone has taken the time to stop and chat.

Thanks for tge inspiring contribution to GTR forum.