22-12-19 Chiang Mai-Exploring Offroad Tracks Off The 4010 South Of Lamphun Day 2

[Captain_Slash]

Distance 192 km

Roadside following the railway track heading south out of town





The start of todays offroad adventure



Recently I have been thinking of how an ADV 150 would be a good bike for me but tracks like these rocky snarly ones tell me otherwise.
I would have to miss these types of tracks out if I got one







Closing in on where I was riding yesterday





This track doesnt show on any of my maps and nicely links up with ones that I rode yesterday





Its suddenly looking a bit different here

Now on the paved surface and this still shows as unpaved on the OSM so I guess not long been paved.
Along here I see a few offroad bikes that disappear down a track I was on yesterday

Adding more I missed out yesterday

Suddenly some bikes come along



These werent the ones I saw earlier though





The modified Honda Wave makes an appearance

They turn off here so I am alone again









Now to finish off the rocky track I was on yesterday afternoon and it looks like the offroad guys have been down here too going by the tyre tracks

All of a sudden some more of them come along





These guys all know how to ride their bikes very well and they were going some too.
I used to ride faster on my KLX 250 with its better suspension but no way would I have rode at their speed on this tricky rocky surface, one spill and you would hurt yourself





An unknown reservoir out here that has more water than I expected to see







Back on the track and still more bikes come by







Lots of different bike make up this group, these modified ones , CRFs KLXs and a Yamaha WR were amongst the group



Back on the 4010 and a puncture is being repaired



This is what you call a good turnout





We say goodbye and I carry on exploring more new tracks

A few recent fires with some still smouldering



A few of these large charcoal kilns are here



After riding through the dry forest its nice to see some greenery again



I see an ambulance stopped back on the 1184/4010 junction and sadly one of the offroad guys has come off on the road, really bad luck considering the skill these guys were displaying offroad

I dont think his leg was broken so hopefully he will be out on the bike again soon.
It was a bit disappointing to see some of the guys riding on the road carrying their crash helmets though

Riding home and no work today on the Ping river embankment

Chicken Kadai and rice at Indish 160 Baht

 

[Captain_Slash]

GPX track

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[Ally]

Where is that "unknown" reservoir on the map Colin?

And I notice you didn't go up to the dam. Was there some reason why not ?

 

[Captain_Slash]

Ally the reservoir is at N18.34084 E98.93535

The reservoir you are showing was visited on yesterdays trip