Stunning views, hill tribe villages, caves, quiet retreats and nice single track trail: Chiang Dao offers so much to the adventurous off road biker. Traveling north on highway 107 from Chiangmai, you will see Chiang Dao Mountain towering over the surrounding hills and guarding over the valley. Under the mountain are a large limestone cave you can tour. If you want to take some time out of the saddle, you can arrange a two-day trip with a guide and porters at the shops near the cave entrance.
Just a short pedal away from the cave, you can find a variety of country roads, dirt roads and single track trails to provide you with an exciting and sometimes breathtaking off-road biking adventure. You can ride out from whatever resort or guest house you select as your base and find numerous trails connecting the hilltribe villages. If you don't feel comfortable heading off on your own, you can contact Nothern Trails http://www.northerntrails.com/, who can provide you with guides and even have a mountain bike practice course and bike camp with comfortable accommodation in the area.
Unfortunately, the area is changing quickly. The hilltribes are burning the forest down to make farmland to grow crops like field corn. If you visit from February through March, you are certain to see the forest destruction first hand.
Stunning views, hill tribe villages, caves, quiet retreats and nice single track trail: Chiang Dao offers so much to the adventurous off road biker. Traveling north on highway 107 from Chiangmai, you will see Chiang Dao Mountain towering over the surrounding hills and guarding over the valley. Under the mountain are a large limestone cave you can tour. If you want to take some time out of the saddle, you can arrange a two-day trip with a guide and porters at the shops near the cave entrance.
Just a short pedal away from the cave, you can find a variety of country roads, dirt roads and single track trails to provide you with an exciting and sometimes breathtaking off-road biking adventure. You can ride out from whatever resort or guest house you select as your base and find numerous trails connecting the hilltribe villages. If you don't feel comfortable heading off on your own, you can contact Nothern Trails http://www.northerntrails.com/, who can provide you with guides and even have a mountain bike practice course and bike camp with comfortable accommodation in the area.
Unfortunately, the area is changing quickly. The hilltribes are burning the forest down to make farmland to grow crops like field corn. If you visit from February through March, you are certain to see the forest destruction first hand.
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