My latest info is thatRoute 2E Oudom Xai - Muang La - Muang Khua - Sop Hun (Vietnam)
Information needed
Is this the one your talking aboutandyh1406;289982 wrote: Hi All,
Would appreciate any info regarding condition of Route 1D, commencing at Phontan (?) off Route 8 travelling northwards to Phonsavan (passing through Viengthong, Muang Noi, Muang Moc, amongst others!). Was considering this as part of a ride out in April 2014).
Cheers.
Andy.
Some light road works on R4Davidfl;295977 wrote: Laundry & riverside bevvies done it was time to move on......Luang Prabang - Vientiane, via the new short cut road from Muang Nan to Kasi..
and what a dramatic road it is!!
The short cut starts from off the Xieng Ngern - Xayaboury road. That's R4 & it is under going road works - improvement & there aint too much road works left.
The start of R4 from Xieng Ngern.
more to come.....
Davidfl;295977 wrote: Laundry & riverside bevvies done it was time to move on......Luang Prabang - Vientiane, via the new short cut road from Muang Nan to Kasi..
and what a dramatic road it is!!
The short cut starts from off the Xieng Ngern - Xayaboury road. That's R4 & it is under going road works - improvement & thee aint too much road works left.
The start of R4 from Xieng Ngern.
more to come.....
Full report from: https://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/showthread.php/39273-Chiang-Mai-Muang-Sing-Phonsavan-Vientiane-Chiang-Mai
Davidfl;295993 wrote:
Some light road works on R4
From R13 to the turn off is 39 kms.
The turn off
hardly sign posted, but it is basically the only real one.
& here's how the new short cut goes
up & down over the one mountain for 67 kms.
This short cut takes approximately 100 kms off the old R13 Luang Prabang - Vientiane road.
And travel time should be reduced by 1.5 (2?) hrs if your riding reasonably fast.
But being my first time I pottered along taking photos.
The road & views
Starting from the north Muang Nan end
an early view
Power on up the mountain.....having a drag
Approaching the plateau on the top - a green moon like landscape
almost devoid of any trees
Upward
Then you cross the ridge line for the descent, only to be stuck with road works & /or a landslide.
It's a big one.
Vehicles held up & waiting below for the road to be cleared
I was lucky & only had to wait 40 minutes, but the first vehicles had been held up for 3 hours, so perhaps it is not always a short cut, or at least until they get the road stabilized & finished.
One of my Lao Ducati rider friends with connections who has flown over the road a few times in a chopper told me that 16 people had already died in downhill crashes on this road. The worst being a local government official who went straight over the edge at the top of the land slide, to be totally crushed in his pick up which landed up side down & flattened. Yuk!
The descent into Kasi
DavidFL wrote:
There is a new short cut between Luang Prabang & Vientiane: the Kasi – Muang Nan road, cuts off about 100 kms & saves 1 1/2 hrs travel time. Photos & info are here
Davidfl;295977 wrote: Laundry & riverside bevvies done it was time to move on……Luang Prabang – Vientiane, via the new short cut road from Muang Nan to Kasi..and what a dramatic road it is!!The short cut starts from off the Xieng Ngern – Xayaboury road. That’s R4 & it is under going road works – improvement & thee aint too much road works left. The start of R4 from Xieng Ngern.more to come….. Full report from: https://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-m...Mai-Muang-Sing-Phonsavan-Vientiane-Chiang-Mai
Davidfl;295993 wrote: Some light road works on R4From R13 to the turn off is 39 kms. The turn offhardly sign posted, but it is basically the only real one. & here’s how the new short cut goesup & down over the one mountain for 67 kms. This short cut takes approximately 100 kms off the old R13 Luang Prabang – Vientiane road. And travel time should be reduced by 1.5 (2?) hrs if your riding reasonably fast. But being my first time I pottered along taking photos.The road & views Starting from the north Muang Nan endan early viewPower on up the mountain…..having a dragApproaching the plateau on the top – a green moon like landscapealmost devoid of any treesUpwardThen you cross the ridge line for the descent, only to be stuck with road works & /or a landslide. It’s a big one.Vehicles held up & waiting below for the road to be clearedI was lucky & only had to wait 40 minutes, but the first vehicles had been held up for 3 hours, so perhaps it is not always a short cut, or at least until they get the road stabilized & finished. One of my Lao Ducati rider friends with connections who has flown over the road a few times in a chopper told me that 16 people had already died in downhill crashes on this road. The worst being a local government official who went straight over the edge at the top of the land slide, to be totally crushed in his pick up which landed up side down & flattened. Yuk! The descent into Kasi