16 kms out is the village of Pratu Muang, but the main village with a a significant police station.
You turn sharp left by the police station & head south on Route 1337.
Miss the hidden turn & the road continues straight on & it is a beauty indeed
I carried on joyfully..then
Then I realised I had missed the turn at Pratu Muang.
So back to Pratu Muang & turn onto R1337.
Not all the bridges are in place yet.
but the road is still deserted & a sensational ride
Going down a steep hill, there's a "hidden turn."
The road to the border. ...
th e concrete only goes in for a couple of hundreds metres & you're at the checkpoint
Stop here are the instructions!! Farang cannot go.
It's 9.7 kms of steep & winding dirt to the actual border, but you cannot go.
No amount of sweet talk was successful.
The Google Maps location of the checkpoint
Google Maps
So here's to hoping that
this comes off & it maybe possible for this special one off trip.
The Ton Nun checkpoint is on the GTR Mae Hong Son Lop map.
Officially this is a locals only border crossing.
People of both sides have been hoping for a couple of years now that this border crossing would become full international.
It certainly would be a massive boost for Mae Hong Son & Loi Kaw in Myanmar, but it is still away off until the government in Myanmar can conclude a peace deal with Kayan state & implement the official rule of law for international border crossings. This is a similar problem for the proposed border crossings at Arunothai & Piang Luang, areas that are not under the full control of the central government of Myanmar.
Stay tuned.