travellingtwo

Well, we managed this journey today without too many problems. Actually we crossed yesterday and then overnighted in Anlong Veng and did the rest to Siem Reap today.

The 15km into Anlong Veng are perfectly paved, then there is a short stretch of 3-4km out of the town that is dirt and quite rutted but still passable on a bicycle. After that the paving returns again for another 15km or so. For the following 60km, it's dirt roads of varying quality but all quite ridable. The worst we had was some slightly tacky mud under our tyres. We could feel the bikes slowing down but no mud stuck to the tires.

For the most part the dirt road was well graded, hard packed and free of potholes.

About 30km before Siem Reap the asphalt returns again and it's an easy run into the city. So, in short no problems although if there was a lot of rain (it's been rather dry for the most part lately) perhaps the middle section could be a bit messy.

On the other hand, they're doing work on the road and I imagine it won't be too long before the middle section is paved too. We didn't see any guesthouses in Srey Noi so we carried on. Doing the whole stretch in one day on a bicycle is a long haul but possible if you're willing to spend 7-8 hours in the saddle.

Hi all -

We are a couple cyclists, going round the world and currently in Surin. We are trying to decide if we should brave the border crossing at Sa-ngam to get to Siem Reap or if we should go via Poipet. Can anyone tell us if this new road is an all-weather road or just madness to attempt in the rainy season? How different would the road condition be to the one going from Poipet? Also, what kind of services will we find en route? Are there any guesthouses or is it totally desolate? We will take 2-3 days to do it by bicycle. Unfortunately we can't find a good map to give us more details on terrain/population from the Thai border to Siem Reap.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Great, but where are you? We are in Surin but we are just visiting so no idea where the FC is

Friedel & Andrew