Can I run up Doi Suthep in the evening?

[revgreen]

Visiting CM for a couple days & have been running at CMU, but wanna do something a bit different. I know I've seen bikers riding up and down in the past, but I've never seen anyone jog it. I usually do my running in the evening... is traffic particularly bad? Would it would better to do it at sunrise?

[neeray]

Run up if you have good lungs and legs and maybe a death wish to boot. I've done it several times by scooter. Never saw any runners. But even by scooter, it's a bit harrowing. If you must, your sunrise time slot is probably just a wee bit safer. In the dark, I'd say your chances of ending up dead are fairly high.

[Bill97]

[quote post="14302369" timestamp="1561999940" name="neeray" userid="....
....In the dark, I'd say your chances of ending up dead are fairly high.

Any facts to support that or is it just your imagination?

Got a friend who runs up 3 times a week at 4:30 am, dark then. Been doing it for years.


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[eyecatcher]

Safer and much better cardio if you run up the pilgrims trail.

proper cross country running and should be a real 1hr burnout for you.

I say safer in that theres no traffic to run you down but then theres snakes and tree roots that can leave you isolated without a leg to stand on...aint that right Britman2?

[sfokevin]

I would Songtow up and run down... 

[Katipo]

There is at least one track that leads to the top if you don't fancy the road.

[hakancnx]

Do the run in the morning, about 6.00 AM. Not much traffic then. Plenty do. And lots of bicycles also.

[blanes2007]

8 hours ago, eyecatcher said:

run up the pilgrims trail

Correct, there is so called "Hiking Monk's Trail Up Doi Suthep" (easy to google) that starts near the backyard of the Zoo

[usviphotography]

The Monk's trail is relatively popular with joggers in the late afternoon/early evening. That is better than the road. I wouldn't do either in the dark, though the monks do come down that trail in pitch darkness all the time. On Doi Suthep road be cautious of the packs of feral dogs that spend the night in the forest a few feet off the road. I've ridden down that road on a bicycle at night and the sounds coming from the woods make you think that a portal to hell may have been opened. 

[neeray]

9 hours ago, Bill97 said:

[quote post="14302369" timestamp="1561999940" name="neeray" userid="....
....In the dark, I'd say your chances of ending up dead are fairly high.

Any facts to support that or is it just your imagination?

Got a friend who runs up 3 times a week at 4:30 am, dark then. Been doing it for years.


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What a silly comeback you have there Bill97. A simple read of my post would show that it is strictly "opinion based". Has nothing to do with imagination.

Try getting out of bed on the other side before you post such ridiculous comments.

[BritManToo]

9 hours ago, eyecatcher said:

Safer and much better cardio if you run up the pilgrims trail.

proper cross country running and should be a real 1hr burnout for you.

I say safer in that theres no traffic to run you down but then theres snakes and tree roots that can leave you isolated without a leg to stand on...aint that right Britman2?

Went up in the evening a couple of weeks back, in the rain and getting dark.

Pit viper right in the middle of the trail just before Wat Palaat.

Edited July 2, 2019 by BritManToo

[Elkski]

4:30 am means no traffic.  One needs no data except a drive up that road to see death is a high risk if there is much traffic and poor lighting.    

[sawadee1947]

I guess it's more fun to run down.. ????

[henry15]

We did walk up Doi Suthep with a group if friends. I was 65 that moment. One friends wife, in her 40s dit run up Doi Suthep  at high Speed.

[revgreen]

I ran up pilgrim's trail yesterday evening, and the main road this morning. Good stuff!

[Dante99]

12 minutes ago, revgreen said:

I ran up pilgrim's trail yesterday evening, and the main road this morning. Good stuff!

Excellent, live report:  How many dead people did you see?  Injured?  Deadly animals? Emergency vehicles? 

 

Or was it just you and a bunch of hot ladies?

[revgreen]

10 minutes ago, Dante99 said:

Excellent, live report:  How many dead people did you see?  Injured?  Deadly animals? Emergency vehicles? 

 

Or was it just you and a bunch of hot ladies? 

 

None of the above. Just a bunch of younger - middle aged Thai guys and a few shirtless farangs.

[banagan]

There's a hiking trail I've seen people running on. 

[sawadee1947]

2 hours ago, revgreen said:

I ran up pilgrim's trail yesterday evening, and the main road this morning. Good stuff!

That's too easy, man. Even my Grandma can do. Try to run down and you know what is good stuff .

[revgreen]

1 hour ago, banagan said:

There's a hiking trail I've seen people running on. 

That would be pilgrim's trail I believe. Was a great run. 4km round trip, I did 3 circuits and it kicked my ass. That plus my run on the main road this morning ensures that I'll be hobbling back home to Chiang Rai, happy I accomplished my goal!