Hi

 

I’ve done the Mae Hong Son loop twice and really loved it. This winter I plan to try another route and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? 
 

I’ve heard good things about the Nan loop and Chiang Rai in general but I’m not sure they’re as good as the Mae Hong Son Loop? 

Just Northern Thailand with all smaller roads, over mountains, around mountains is just great, but Nan and Chiang Rai I had some great trips. End of Rains season have been the nicest time on the road. 

 

But everything from Petchabun and North, is great. 

My best trips have been when I started and had for an example Pai or the golden triangle as my goal, and just take day by day, finding a new hotel for next day, just by finding a potential nice road, and a hotel around 300- 450 km to cover for the day. 

5 hours ago, TPDH said:

done

A quick trip to the local kad 

5 hours ago, Hummin said:

just take day by day

That’s probably the best experience we had. We road up to muaeng cr to visit the wife’s friends then spontaneously road up to therdthai from ikosam yaek mostly on a ridge top. In any case, choose a direction and explore, it’s never disappointing.

18 hours ago, novacova said:

A quick trip to the local kad 

That’s probably the best experience we had. We road up to muaeng cr to visit the wife’s friends then spontaneously road up to therdthai from ikosam yaek mostly on a ridge top. In any case, choose a direction and explore, it’s never disappointing.

I have been to Nan 5 times, and Chiang Rai twice, Pai 5 times, and been on and off road in the area several times as well. So there is more than enough to explore for a few years active riding or more. The only riding I havent focusing to much on in Thailand is along Mekong border to Cambodia. I didnt find that part especially interesting, but the rest Thailand, have been great with so many possiblities and hidden gems everywhere. And what surprised me most, have been between Saraburi and Korat via chaiyaphum stretches. Love Loei and Petchabun, Phistanulok, Uttaradit, Kanchanaburi, Suan Phueng, The costal scenic road between Hua Hin and Chumpon to Ranong, down to krabi, Trang, Satun, 

 

There is so much to cover, and there is no end, if you enjoy riding. But still I cherish many places in Chiang Rai, and I do not know why, but it was nice riding, and it seems to be a bit more relaxed traffic in that Province for some reason, and not so chaotic as the rest of the country. Mae Hong Son or especially the road from Chiang Mai to Pai, is just crazy sometimes, and pain in the butt hole to just try to enjoy riding at the same road as the overlaoded pick ups and the Minivans who all have a lunatic driver.