Planning a trip in the dry season from Siem Reap to Phnomh Penh, via the North East.
Some of the posts and info on the web are likely to be outdated given the extensive roadworks in the past few years.
Does anybody know the current state (and estimated travel times)? Are the assumptions below for example correct?
Route 66 – Siem Reap to Preah Khan/Phnom Daik:
Mainly Packed Dirt. Rutted or sandy on some parts. Road also accessible to cars. Fairly easy in the dry season.
6 hours
Phnomh Daik to Stung Treng:
Until halfway: Small Dirt Road. Rutted. Medium hard. Last 60km: trails, fairly easy to get lost.
8 hours
Stung Treng to Banlung:
Easy option is to take Route 78. Is this paved? 4 hours.
Alternative routes available?
Banlung to Koh Nhek (Death Highway):
Trails, Jungle, River Crossings. Fairly hard in the dry season. Not possible/recommended during the wet.
6 hours
How about the alternative route further east (taking a turn to the east at Lumpat; basically travelling the Ho Chi Minh Trail)?
Koh Nhek to Sen Monorom:
Packed dirt, Rutted Roads. Not too many surprises.
3 hours
Sen Monorom to Snuol:
Is the main road all sealed these days? 3,5 hours?
Backroute, 308: I understand this was very difficult in the past, but conditions may have improved. 7 hours?
Snuol to Kampong Cham:
(via Kratie) Sealed road to Kratie, then the packed dirt road to Kampong Cham alongside the river; avoiding the highway. 2 hours to Kratie; Kratie to Kampong Cham another 3,5 hours.
Is there a backroute to Kampong Cham?
Axel_F
Some of the posts and info on the web are likely to be outdated given the extensive roadworks in the past few years.
Does anybody know the current state (and estimated travel times)? Are the assumptions below for example correct?
Route 66 – Siem Reap to Preah Khan/Phnom Daik:
Mainly Packed Dirt. Rutted or sandy on some parts. Road also accessible to cars. Fairly easy in the dry season.
6 hours
Phnomh Daik to Stung Treng:
Until halfway: Small Dirt Road. Rutted. Medium hard. Last 60km: trails, fairly easy to get lost.
8 hours
Stung Treng to Banlung:
Easy option is to take Route 78. Is this paved? 4 hours.
Alternative routes available?
Banlung to Koh Nhek (Death Highway):
Trails, Jungle, River Crossings. Fairly hard in the dry season. Not possible/recommended during the wet.
6 hours
How about the alternative route further east (taking a turn to the east at Lumpat; basically travelling the Ho Chi Minh Trail)?
Koh Nhek to Sen Monorom:
Packed dirt, Rutted Roads. Not too many surprises.
3 hours
Sen Monorom to Snuol:
Is the main road all sealed these days? 3,5 hours?
Backroute, 308: I understand this was very difficult in the past, but conditions may have improved. 7 hours?
Snuol to Kampong Cham:
(via Kratie) Sealed road to Kratie, then the packed dirt road to Kampong Cham alongside the river; avoiding the highway. 2 hours to Kratie; Kratie to Kampong Cham another 3,5 hours.
Is there a backroute to Kampong Cham?
Axel_F
