References for low or no cost outdoor activities, exercise and attractions.  Comments, contributions, updates with current conditions welcome. 

 

700th Anniversary Stadium - Wikipedia

 

50 meter swimming pool, tennis courts, jogging, cycling and other facilities. 

700th Anniversary of Chiang Mai Sports Complex.pdf

Old cycling article written for Chiang Mai Mail in 2003.  

Some info is still good, but some is out of date. I'm not sure if the book referenced is still available.  I haven't been on some of the Doi Pui cross country and downhill trails for a few years, conditions may have changed. 

Mt Biking with Don Lee.pdf

OP, not sure if you want pointers to sports actitivities, or "attractions" like just walking in a park.

If you include both, the list is very long.

 

About the 700y that you mention, it is kind of dead in the daytime (hot) apart from the pool. Which is old and often not too clean, but includes not just a 50m pool but also a 5m deep diving pit. Changing rooms and showers/toilets below are a bit run down, but ok. It's 30B for member, 60B non-members. The building also has an open air (covered) gym.

The rest of 700y includes lots of facilities, from badminton to basketball to petanque to indoor courts. There was a 400m athletics track but they started renovating it during Covid, not sure what's the status now.

Come 5-6pm, the most popular activity is jogging/running along the 2km course, be prepared for lots of people especially at weekends. Cycling is possible but not ideal since they have many speed bumpers.

There is also a long (~5km?) reserved path which extends outside the 700y complex, with designated lanes for bycicles and joggers. Unfortunately most people don't get it and mix one with the other, and often scooters use it too.

Evening there are lots of food/drink/accessories small stands.

18 hours ago, arithai12 said:

OP, not sure if you want pointers to sports actitivities, or "attractions" like just walking in a park.

If you include both, the list is very long.

 

About the 700y that you mention, it is kind of dead in the daytime (hot) apart from the pool. Which is old and often not too clean, but includes not just a 50m pool but also a 5m deep diving pit. Changing rooms and showers/toilets below are a bit run down, but ok. It's 30B for member, 60B non-members. The building also has an open air (covered) gym.

The rest of 700y includes lots of facilities, from badminton to basketball to petanque to indoor courts. There was a 400m athletics track but they started renovating it during Covid, not sure what's the status now.

Come 5-6pm, the most popular activity is jogging/running along the 2km course, be prepared for lots of people especially at weekends. Cycling is possible but not ideal since they have many speed bumpers.

There is also a long (~5km?) reserved path which extends outside the 700y complex, with designated lanes for bycicles and joggers. Unfortunately most people don't get it and mix one with the other, and often scooters use it too.

Evening there are lots of food/drink/accessories small stands.

Any and all, there's lots to do and see outdoors, I just wanted to share some of the things I enjoy and hope others do too.  Something other than bars and restaurants and shopping experiences. 

 

Regarding 700yr pool, its been clean everytime I've been there, as recently as last Saturday. Only one or two other swimmers.  

The weight room an old universal machines are well on their way to broken down and out of service, many dumbells have disappeared just in the last few months.  The A/C treadmill and other machines room on the other side I haven't used recently. Its only open in the afternoon.

The newer 50m pool at Mae Jo University is open, clean and cool with a full roof overhead. 50 baht.

 

The bike/jog/MC path you describe runs parallel to the canal and leads all the way up to Huay Tung Tao lake park, which is another great outdoor resource. ( New bridge construction in progress at entry road).

 

On the right side of the entry road, just past the temple, there is a parking lot for the free 4km bike/hike paved pathway circut.  The lake park itself has an entry fee, I'm not sure of current prices. Besides the road around the lake with numerous pullouts, mini-parks and restaurants, at the far north end next to the forestry checkpoint at the road up the mountain (or end point to the mountain bike downhill) , there is a trailhead to a nice 2km hike to a waterfall. 

Hangout Like a Local at Huay Tung Tao Lake in Chiang Mai - Tieland to Thailand

 

The Terracotta Garden At Lamphun สวนไม้ไทยพ่อเลี้ยงหมื่น - Home | Facebook

 

and another Terracotts Garden Arts Garden in CM that I haven't been to.

 

The Secret Terracotta Arts Garden in Chiang Mai - Tieland to Thailand

 

Your activities could include hard work breathing as 12 of my seasons recently did ????

5 hours ago, drtreelove said:

 The lake park itself has an entry fee, I'm not sure of current prices.

Thai 20 baht. Pink ID Card 20 baht

Doi Suthep-Pui National Park (thainationalparks.com)

 

"The main attractions of the park are; Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Doi Pui Mountain, waterfalls, viewpoints and trails. The national park is one of the best in the country for hiking thanks to its “endless” trails throughout the park from all directions and elevations. Cycling is also very popular."

Over Age of 60 for 20b..for ever person in the car…

 

on a bike I was waved through after I showed my DL

Tweechol Botanic Garden at Horizon Resort

 

Tweecholbotanicgarden

 

They have a great palm collection. 

 

ห้องประชุม สัมมนา จัดเลี้ยง ทีมบิวดิ้ง ที่ Horizon Village & Resort , Chiang Mai

 

On Hwy 118 (CM - Doi Saket - Chiang Rai) on the left, about 6km past the 121 outer ring road. 

 

The adjacent hotel has a decent buffet breakfast and lunch too.