Northern Thailand · 600 kmThe Mae Hong Son Loop

1,864 curves between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son, and everything worth stopping for

Legs

North first: up 107 and 1095 to Pai, on to Mae Hong Son, home down 108.

South first: down 108 to Hot and Mae Sariang, up to Mae Hong Son, back over 1095.

1. 1.Chiang Mai to Pai130 km · 580 curves · 60 hairpins · 3–4 hours

   Day one. Short, hard, and done on fresh arms — which is the whole case for going this way round.

2. 2.Pai to Soppong37 km · 197 curves · 25 hairpins · 1–1.5 hours

   A half-day that leaves the afternoon for Tham Lot.

3. 3.Soppong to Mae Hong Son52 km · 281 curves · 27 hairpins · 1.5–2 hours

   Westward, into the afternoon sun in the cool season. Leave early or accept it.

4. 4.Mae Hong Son to Khun Yuam67 km · 1.5 hours

   The start of the way home, and the first easy riding in three days.

5. 5.Khun Yuam to Mae Sariang95 km · 2 hours

   Southbound, downhill on balance, and easy.

6. 6.Mae Sariang to Hot150 km · 3 hours

   The last long haul before the four-lane run home.

7. 7.Hot to Chiang Mai88 km · 1.25 hours

   The end. Traffic, lanes, and a city.

Every leg, in full

1,864 curves

Every road, counted

The air, by month

Pai, mean PM2.5 µg/m³, four burning seasons. July 3.0 · April 29.8.

Every town, every month

Everything else