Doi Inthanon's the highest mountain in the country & has scores of trails running around it. Years ago my favourite day trips were out & around some of the Inthanon side "roads." The weather was & is always a bit changeable out there & it's not common to get caught out in the wet & on greasy trails. None of this should be a problem for an experienced dirt rider on an off-road bike with nice tyres, but the old Honda Wing 125 road bike didn't have them (& I could not be bothered to fit them). So it was make do with what you got & just ride as good as well as you can. {} {} {} {} In good weather, earlier in the day. {} Sometimes you got caught out in the dark {} And this happened {} if you could not see the greasy roads clearly. The Karen hill tribe villages on the sides of Inthanon were awesome & many of them still are! {} A favourite route was the Khun Pae trail, starting just before Hot. Easy at the start in the dry {} {} But if it rained pure grease 'n snot as they say. {} Hmong Pa Kluai was the midpoint drink & eat stop. {} All these trails are still there (some of them are now partially asphalt) & on the GT Rider MHS Loop map. Check them out for day rides from Chiang Mai!
