State of the roads : MHS to Mae Sot, and 2195/211 along Mekong

[oldbloke]

Just doing some advanced planning and research of potential rides in the next couple of months. It's years since I went down to Mae Sot along the border road - there were long sections of dirt back then - is it all sealed now?
And I've read reports that suggest the ride along the Mekong around Chiang Khan is pretty potholed.. has anyone ridden it recently? Thanks in advance

 

[Captain_Slash]

The 105 from Mae Sariang to Mae Sot has been widened and apart from one short section (about 3 km] its fully paved now

 

[Stuey]

Chiang Saen to Chiang Khong was under construction late January for quiet a bit especially at the Chiang Khong end, still rideable though.

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[oldbloke]

The 105 from Mae Sariang to Mae Sot has been widened and apart from one short section (about 3 km] its fully paved now

Thanks for that, Colin.... I guess I can manage 3km of dirt .... as long as it's not a quagmire That's a lovely part of the planet down around there.

When do you head back to old blighty?

 

[oldbloke]

Thanks, Stuey, but I'm mainly looking at roads over east around Chiang Khan ( not Khong ) . Useful input though, because I might be tempted to have a last look at the Golden Triangle section before it's even more stuffed and overdeveloped by various commercial interests [ https://www.thethirdpole.net/2017/02/03/blasting-the-mekong-for-commercial-shipping/ ]

 

[Lone Rider]

Last year when I was on that road, it was still potholed but they were upgrading parts here and there. However, there are quite a large number of heavy trucks using that road (hauling sand near Chiang Khan and cement, etc. near the Thali to Kenethao bridge to Laos) that upgraded parts quickly deteriorate.

 

[Captain_Slash]

Thanks for that, Colin.... I guess I can manage 3km of dirt .... as long as it's not a quagmire That's a lovely part of the planet down around there.

When do you head back to old blighty?

I fly out from Chiang Mai on 30th march Jim