Ride Reports
Ride Reports
Multi-day stories from the trail
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Samoeng to Mae Win, the Long Way Round — 81 km of Village Tracks and Red Clay
An 81 km green-season day ride from Samoeng Tai out west to Ban Mae Hae Nuea and then south into Mae Win — farm roads, Karen village connectors, a stream ford, a log bridge over the river, and enough slick red clay to put all four of us down at some point. A Ténéré 700, two CRF300Ls and a CRF250L.
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Every Time I Thought the Dirt Was Done: Mae Sariang to Mae Chaem
An experimental Sunday built off a Gaia GPS map scroll: 118 km of red clay, Karen villages and full rice fields between Mae Sariang and Mae Chaem. Four separate times the dirt looked finished, and four separate times it wasn't. Solo, on a CRF250L, in the back half of the rainy season.
11 min read
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Two Days on the Burma Border: Fang, Thaton and Doi Mae Salong
Two days from Chiang Mai to the Myanmar border and back, on a CRF250L and a CRF300L. Turned back twice on day one — then a park ranger pointed us at the road that made the trip.
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Mae Taeng to Chiang Dao Dirt Bike Day Ride — Rocky Ridge to San Pak Kia
A 71 km green-season day ride between Mae Taeng and Chiang Dao — red clay two-track up to a 1,460 m ridge, a tree down across the trail, cloud and rain over the top, then coffee at Ma Doo Doi under the Doi Luang Chiang Dao massif and a long lunch at Jerns. Two riders, a CRF250L and a CRF300L.
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Blocked by Deadfall, Then Over Doi Mon Angket: A Samoeng to Mae Rim Day Ride
A 54 km Sunday out of Samoeng in the middle of the rains. Part one was a disused village link trail that we turned around on — two big trunks down across a steep, wet descent, and no sane way to get four bikes over them. Part two went over the shoulder of Doi Mon Angket instead, down to noodles in Ban Kung, and then into the red clay that put most of us on the floor and sheared a set of handlebar risers 20 km from tarmac.
9 min read
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Chom Thong to Mae Chaem: A 152 km Wet-Season Loop on Red Clay
A 152 km dirt bike loop from Chom Thong out to Mae Chaem and back — farm roads climbing 900 metres into the hills above Ob Luang, rice-paddy singletrack, a tree down across the track, red clay slick enough to put two of us on the ground, and a chain that quietly gave up. Five riders, three CRF300Ls and two CRF250Ls, August rain.
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4 DAYS
Mae Hong Son Loop with Dirt Bikes, 4 Days exploring remote areas of Northern Thailand
A 4-day, ~860km dirt bike loop from Chiang Mai through Om Koi, Mae Sariang, Khun Yuam and Pai — a ride report from the back roads of the Mae Hong Son loop, where the tarmac runs out and the Karen villages begin.
15 min read
10 DAYS
Northern Laos Remote Loop: 10 Days from Chiang Mai to Phongsali and Back by Dirt Bike
Five riders, ten days, ~1,775 km through the most remote corner of northern Laos — Houai Xai, Muang Long, Luang Namtha, Phongsali, Muang Khua, Nong Khiaw, Luang Prabang — then a 550 km push home through the Nan border.
20 min read
7 DAYS
Northern Laos by Dirt Bike: 7 Days from Chiang Mai to Vientiane and Back
A 7-day, ~1,700 km dirt bike loop from Chiang Mai through Pak Beng, Luang Prabang, the Plain of Jars, Vang Vieng and Vientiane — riding into Laos at Chiang Khong, back out through Phu Doo, and learning Pi Mai (Lao New Year) the hard way.
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Chiang Mai to Chiang Dao Dirt Bike Day Ride via Baan San Pak Kia and Raming Tea Estate
An 89 km rainy-season dirt bike day ride from Chiang Mai north to Chiang Dao — past a Mahabodhi-style chedi on the approach to Raming Tea Estate, then up rutted singletrack to the Hmong village of Baan San Pak Kia, two fallen-tree obstacles (one we sawed clear), and out under the Doi Luang Chiang Dao limestone massif. Three riders, two CRF300Ls and a CRF250L, lots of mud.
7 min read
3 DAYS
Chiang Mai to Pai and Back by Dirt Bike: 3 Days, the Helicopter Trail, and the Long Way Round
A 3-day, 487 km dirt-bike loop from Chiang Mai to Pai and back — skipping the 1095's curves for dirt on Day 1, the legendary Helicopter Trail through Karen villages on Day 2, and the Huai Nam Dang National Park backroads via Muang Khong on Day 3. Five riders, a mix of CRF250s and CRF300Ls, one broken arm, one lost GoPro, two nights at the Peacock De Pai.
12 min read