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kashgar - ali - saga -
mendong:
see roadbook
below for detail info!
mendong - namru (on map)
/ banga
from mendong i went off the main road, on
my map (gizi map) was shown some small road, forget about the
idea to find a road there, it can be eventually a track if some
vehicle passed by recently, to some place a really good track
i've never been really sure of where i was as i had no really good map no compass
and not a single information about the road, i think a gps would have been quite
useful at least to give some information here!
it's not really horrid cycling even if there is a lot of pushing but the main
difficulty for me was to find my way
there is a lot of river crossing and it can be extremely cold to cross them when
the ice covering them is not thick enough to support your weight....some where
frozen and then was a lot easier
i didn't had much snow there, but some pass were covered by snow the road also
witch make the progression slower
i had some trouble with people around dongra yutso lake just before a village
called lado shian, as it's a really remote tibetan place and they though i was
a chinese spy
in banga (namru) you can find ever things to feel up your pannier including petrol,
also restaurant and hotel
around namsto chukmo (quite good road, really nice cycling,
but i had a lot a lot of snow in november, very friendly people) to golmut
hw
see attachment number 2 for the description on the road till there or
table just after (i put both as i don't believe in my capacity to attach correctly
a folder!!!)
namtso - chuckmo ride 1
from there the plan was to cross over a pass to yangpachen but over
5000m was about 50cm snow without any track, i think this pass have
been done by martin (adserballe) and he told me than it was very
high (5600m?) so i gave up
i then tried the southern side of namsto lake but was too snowy to and freezing
cold and i was too slow to hope covering the distance in the few days food i
had
so i went back to dechen and then to the cross road mentioned before in the description
(km 94)
from there i went towards an obvious white house (nothing there) then over a
mini pass. after it the road turns right towards a bigger pass (4920)
then down in a valley to reach the main road on the northern side of the lake
(bridge plus namsto chukmo conservation house)
see roadbook below for detail info!
namsto chukmo ride 2 (from namsto chukmo conservation
house to golmut high way)
see roadbook below for detail info!
damzung - lhasa
i felt like in summer in
the warm valley, incredible temperature variation from on side to
the other of the mountain.
road from now = asphalt, perfect one, mainly head wind but stopped to complain
about it as the quality of the road make the ride easy
i was on a visa rush (10 days to reach zamgmu, nepal , and i didn't felt like
asking an extension) so very little info (see other web site for more details!),
but anyway there is no much to say
1 pass + /- 52 km after damzhung, flat up to 4700m
then mainly flat down till lhasa (or near by, i haven t been in lhasa its self
just 20km out side)
lhasa - zhigatze
easy cycling very good road, head wind before zhigatze, no need to carry
food or so, shop and restaurant all the way, i camped all the way
zhigatze - lhatze
still very good road
2 passes, first one easy, and i had so much wind for the second one than i had
to push on an asphalt road (no i'm not ashamed!)
food and water every where
still camping
friendship hw
camping all the way no problem
asphalt till 6km after old tingri (food and lodging available there as well as
in many other place)
long climb from latze to langpa la with very bad wind in the upper part
the last 2 passes (lalung la and thang la) are easy and short even if no asphalt
the road is easy there is just the wind than could drive you crazy. don t think
it's done when you reach the last pass... it's down ok but the thermic wind coming
from india make it as horrid as the way up! (depend of your luck)
no asphalt till zhangmu but mainly ok road
nyalam important village (every things)
nyalam- zhangmu bad down hill road (be patient!)
zhangmu big city (internet hotel....money changer 1$=9yuan=71=bad rate but i
had no info!)
zhangmu (chinese border hassle free) to kodari (nepali border) 8km of very bad
road
ROAD
BOOKS - information:
distances
the distances are always in kilometers, according
to my speedometer (TOPKEA at the moment) witch is maybe
generous of about 2% compared to the kilometer-markers.
When possible there is the KMM of the road BUT, those kilometer
are not always right either and depending the road, the
distance of the speedometer differes (sometime 2% difference,
sometime 4%, sometimes -2%....). i never tryed to make
the speedometer and KMM distance look the same, i simply
wrote down what i saw on both of them. for the speedometer
i most of the time took the approximate distance, so it
can explain some differences to (for ex 2.3 get 2 or 2.5
exept if i feel it s importante to be precise). the best
to limitated the difference is to use the information location
from location. Some time some small detour (lunch away
from rd, water....) are not off the calcul so this can
also add to the difference in the end. Keep in mind than
it's just indication! although i did my best to make it
as accurated as possible some mistakes may have occured
(writing in the rain, re-typing....). I'm in advance extremely
sorry for this!
altitudes
the watch altitude (sunto vector watch) depends
on the pressure, so the difference with reality can be
important depending the weather. Generally speaking it's
not too bad and will give a good information. For the GPS,
some time it take ages before the "right" altitude
appears, and i m not always patient enough!
GPS
I wrote down what seemed to me the most important
points, but not all the rd due to battery saving as
i really seldom go to hotels.
camping
on some rd i indicated my camp, not that
i think that they are the best place (far from
this!) but 1. it may give an idea of the speed
(note that i'm quite a slow and lazy cycler) and
2. it helps me to make the rd book!!!
road condition
this is not totaly objective! some time in
bad days the rd doesn't look good even if it s asphalt!
so here to give you an idea about my classification:
- asphalt: the best
- good rd: no breaking in down hills
- ok rd: acceptable, you ride without thinking to much of it
- so/so rd: you break in downhill and can't ride without looking at the rd
all the time, and your ass notices it!
- bad rd: means what it means!
- very bad rd: you push your bike...
- corrugated: you'll learn quickly what it means if you don't know yet: stony,
gravel, sandy, muddy....
general
note that i don't write every thing and than things that would
have been important to you at a time were not for me at the same place,
sorry for this. most of all keep in mind that rd condition change as
PSB rules, and that that information is just information.
PSB
when i see a PSB in the region i most of the times mention
it, this means that if you stay in the city and are not suppose to
be there, there is chance that the PSB visits you in the eve or even
in the day. open barrier" means that there was a CP but nobody
cared about me passing it. military CP are generally speaking safe.
abbreviations
TOR = turn off right
TOL = turn off left
X = cross rd
BFB = basic food and beverage
All = hotel, restaurant, shop
@ = internet
CM = chinese pass marker
KMM = kilometers marker
KMS = kilometers speedometer
RRS = road repair station (good water place and some times even more...)
LP = lowest point
Rest = restaurant
ST = straight
CP = check post
R = right
L = left
PSB = "petit salaud en bleu" = problems = police = public security
bureau
Rd = road
TS = truck stop |
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kashgar - ali - saga - mendong:
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.distance
.(km) |
km
marker |
description |
altitude
altimeter
(m) |
remarks |
road
condition |
| |
- |
- |
kashgar/kashi |
1280 |
highway 315 |
asphalt very good road, flat. traffic |
- |
- |
yarkand |
1260 |
turn left for this big town (all) |
|
0 |
0 |
karghilik/ yechen |
1355 |
end hw 315, turn left after end town for
hw 219
towards ali |
very good asphalt |
25 |
25 |
road repair station (RRS) |
1630 |
(just after km28 crossroad, right) |
|
56 |
56 |
village (kokyar?) |
1905 |
bad water |
|
57 |
57 |
still asphalt |
1920 |
|
|
61/62 |
61 |
village center (pusha?) |
1990 |
basic food and beverages, tape
water (barber shop) |
|
71 |
71 |
village |
2090 |
basic food and beverage, shop |
|
78 |
78 |
small river |
2195 |
i drink it |
|
90 |
90 |
bridge |
2435 |
river gorge |
still asphalt |
93 |
93 |
end of asphalt |
2540 |
nice valley |
ok road, flatter |
90 |
90 |
bridge |
2435 |
river gorge |
still asphalt |
100 |
100 |
akmachit?/akmeqit |
2640 |
good water 100m left from bridge, no shop |
|
104 |
104 |
start up for pass
(not flat from village!) |
2800 |
|
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112 (111.7!!!) |
112 |
pass |
3230 |
easy regular climb |
good road |
126 |
126 |
village dobe |
2530 |
ok road |
|
130 |
130 |
army base |
2510 |
good camp site just before |
so so road (corrugations) |
133 |
133 |
asphalt back! |
2525 |
- |
very good asphalt |
146 |
146 |
small village |
2525 |
water |
|
160 |
160 |
kudi/ tireyali |
2930 |
basic food and beverage, shops,
army base and RRS, restaurant, CP end of village (no problem),
3 river on the way |
|
179 |
179 |
no more small army base |
3455 |
abandoned building, several clear
water on the way |
|
194 (+ ) |
194 |
begin ascent to pass |
4040 |
ruin and water (unclear), and
end of asphalt |
|
206 |
206 |
small RRS (close) |
4415 |
cold valley, with water |
good road |
217 |
217 |
cluragsaldi pass |
4835
(adjust to 4960m
altitude) |
switch board road, k2 view only
if you climb higher |
ok road |
241 |
241 |
mazar |
3875 |
restaurant small shop, dormitory,
left for ali up to
yarkant he valley |
ok road with gravel section at
the end |
254 |
254 |
abandoned building |
3945 |
nothing, no water except main dirty river |
gravel and corrugated |
267 |
267 |
clear river (small) |
4020 |
crossing river |
|
271 |
271 |
RRS abandoned |
4105 |
no water |
some bad section |
289 |
289 |
RRS |
4135 |
possible dormitory |
bad road, better at the end |
292 |
292 |
begin ascent to pass |
4160 |
- |
bad corrugated road |
301/302 |
301/302 |
RRS/ river clear |
|
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first so so then good road |
309 |
309 |
kirgizjangal pass (?) |
4960 |
also xaidulla or kaicha daban, long end…. |
|
324 |
324 |
RRS (not in use) |
4460 |
unclear water there, clear water just after
pass |
ok road (corrugated section) |
326/327 |
326 |
clear water |
4450/4380 |
river to cross |
|
340 |
340 |
RRS |
4010 |
not in use |
so/so road (good part mixed with
stony and corrugated one) |
354 |
354 |
end descending |
3685 |
ruins reaching the karakax |
gravel + corrugated= bad |
364 |
364 |
xaidulla/ shahidulla |
3780 |
basic food (bargain haroad),
petrol (second house on the right), restaurant, dorms, army
base |
gravel bad! |
378 |
378 |
clear river |
3845 |
- |
in 2006 work on progress= bad
(gravel, sand, rock) |
386 |
386 |
army camp |
3800 |
- |
better but work starting
too |
387 |
387 |
turn off for ???? |
3805 |
new road leaving on the right |
not on my map |
405 |
405 |
turn off for purtax?? |
3890 |
turn of to karakorum pass and
sw aksaichin |
gravel part |
410 |
410 |
abandoned houses |
3925 |
- |
ok road |
417 |
417 |
beginning ascending pass |
4000 |
- |
little corrugated |
425 |
425 |
kosbel pass |
4315 |
pass short cut of a river bend |
good road up |
437 |
437 |
kangxiwar |
4060 |
RRS + end downhill |
first good then corrugated then
stony |
452 |
452 |
bridge |
4140 |
clear river (morning), already
before |
so/so, gravel road, sometime
good secondary road |
487 |
487 |
dahongliutan |
4270 |
restaurant, shop, dorm, army
base, RRS |
ok road |
505 |
505 |
water |
4530 |
main river and road split km
496 here small water point |
ok road |
511 |
511 |
RRS |
4685 |
water, steep climb afterwards |
ok road |
518 |
518 |
- |
- |
beginning of the soda plain of
aksai chin |
good road (windy and cold) |
| 529 |
529 |
khitai (chitai) pass |
4960 |
only last km up, 1 dirty stream
on the way up |
ok road |
| 535.5 |
535.5 |
|
5185 |
|
good road |
540 |
540 |
end down hill |
4925 |
|
corrugated downhill short cut |
543 |
543 |
tent in summer (???!!!!) |
4915 |
25 sept nothing! but water km
544 |
ok road |
560 |
560 |
ok river |
- |
|
good first then ok |
578 |
578 |
thianshuibai |
4815 |
military base + water |
ok road |
630 |
630 |
begin ascent to pass
on gizi map:
kargqiakou = just turn off for south aksay chin + /- 625
-tielengfan = haven t seen turn off,
no village for sure |
4940 |
reaching the end of aksai chin
plain
629 + 630 not very clear river
626 + 621 clear pond |
ok road (good secondary road
from 599 km) |
659 |
659 |
lake/pond |
5060 |
river and lake/pond before too
(647.648.650) |
|
665 |
665 |
start up |
5060 |
|
|
672 |
672 |
flat up hill |
5170 |
|
ok road with 2nd road |
676 |
676 |
tieleng (wrong on gizi map) |
5135 |
river (bad crossing)
basic food and beverage (BFB), shops |
good road, nice downhill |
682 |
682 |
start up |
5125 |
|
ok road |
691 |
691 |
pass |
5330 |
water on the way up |
|
697 |
|
plain + end down hill |
5080 |
water on the way down + in the
plain |
ok road (good at the beginning) |
704 |
- |
mini pass |
5100 |
- |
gravel 2nd road steeper |
705 |
- |
end down hill |
5020 |
official entry of tibet (??) |
- |
714 |
712 |
lungmo lake |
5000 |
begin ascent to pass, water on
the way but strange color |
so/so road corrugated + stone |
717 |
715 |
small pass (25m downhill
afterwards only) |
5135 |
chang tang nature preserve board |
sandy + steep |
722 |
720 |
pass |
5210 |
work on progress |
so/so first then ok |
731 |
730 |
sumxi |
5165 |
first tibetan town, BFB, dorm
small river before town |
bad road (sand + gravel)
work=soon better? |
742 |
740 |
pass |
5330 |
(highest one on the w tibetan
southern road)
water on the way up |
moderate road with bad steep
section in upper part |
780 |
- |
abandoned house |
4785 |
water all the way |
ok road till 745 (river) then
bad or very bad (2nd road often better) |
829 |
828 |
domar: imp village |
4420 |
check post (no pb), BFB, restaurant
dorm, hotel, water
turn right after CP |
very bad sandy road after km
815 (2nd road also sandy) |
837 |
|
turn off to tsapuk (zapuk) |
4415 |
- |
so/so road (sandy) |
845 |
845 |
pass |
4600 |
flat up hill |
ok road with sandy end |
860 |
860 |
end down hill, salt lake |
4315 |
road turn west |
sandy then corrugated (some good
and bad 2nd road) |
880 |
880 |
first obvious river since domar |
- |
- |
|
895 |
895 |
reaching nyak lake |
4265 |
- |
sandy |
918 |
918 |
village BFB, dorm, fish
from the lake |
4230 |
open early oct, close late oct |
often stony= bad |
933 |
933 |
rutok |
4285 |
hotel restaurant shop, petrol
no CP (seen) |
stony + sandy till 930
then huge work on progress for sure very good asphalt soon |
962 |
no kmm from there |
tibetan houses plus big new building |
4360 |
- |
oct 2006 good to extremely bad
depend work state!!! |
965 |
|
turn off to rabang |
4345 |
water (dirty in river, thanks
to workers camp) |
|
1017 |
|
army base =water |
? |
flat up hill till there |
|
1020 |
|
lame la pass |
4810 |
- |
|
1052 |
|
no CP |
4350 |
no CP |
|
1058 |
|
ali |
4280 |
all= food petrol, restaurant,
hotel (many; me 40 yuan for a private big room, public
shower (11 yuan), bank and atm (visa master card ok), PSB
(theoretically you should ask for your permit and be fined
there=400 yuan= up to you!!!) |
|
1082 |
|
pass |
4735 |
quite steep! |
asphalt road=perfect! |
1093 |
|
gar valley |
4300 |
end down hill |
|
1121 |
|
bridge |
|
4380 |
|
1131.5 |
|
old namru |
4430 |
turn off to zhada |
|
1133.5 |
|
new namru |
4430 |
shop dorm, BFB, river before
and after village |
|
1139 |
|
end asphalt |
4495 |
- |
end asphalt |
1141 |
|
pass |
4600 |
(4632 on gps, i accurate my watch
at this altitude) |
good road |
1149 |
- |
end down hill |
4445 |
- |
first good then gravel (work),
2nd better |
1152 |
- |
RRS (water) |
4440 |
- |
gravel road |
1161 |
- |
village |
4490 |
BFB |
gravel road (2nd road better) |
1195 |
- |
sangsha |
4600 |
army base, BFB, shop, dorm at
army base, turn off to
zhada 2km before, water after village |
gravel road (2nd better)
no bridge over important river before village (one in construction) |
1205 |
- |
village (BFB) |
4660 |
turn of to ???? |
ok road with sandy gravel part |
1222 |
- |
pass |
4795 |
2 road, i took the old one (right) =
steeper and higher afterwards! |
first very good then ok gravel
road |
1247 |
- |
moincer (misar/mensi) |
4445 |
imp town, rest, shop, BFB,
turn off to tirthapuri hot springs |
ok road but bad part with work,
+ river crossing |
1261 |
- |
river bridge |
4620 |
- |
ok road |
1263 |
- |
river bridge |
4600 |
- |
|
1264 |
1275 (????!!!!) |
first kilometer marker since
long
time, a kind of disagreement
between them and my speedometer... |
- |
- |
|
1281 |
1293 |
river difficult to cross |
4730 |
- |
sandy corrugated stony....2nd
road better |
1289 |
1301 |
kailash! |
4800 |
- |
" |
1301 |
- |
turn off short cut to darchen
(8km) |
4655 |
- |
bad stony down hill |
1309 |
- |
darchen PSB hot shower hotel
rest shop...and very dirty! |
4700 |
small and easy river crossing
on the short cut |
good first then stony |
1314 |
- |
back on main road (5km from darchen) |
4600 |
2 small river crossing |
very bad road (stony) |
1326 |
|
barga (BFB, dorm) |
4615 |
turn off for purang, 12km to
chui monastery |
ok (with 2nd road) |
1348 |
1365 |
huore (BFB) |
4635 |
|
sandy corrugated or stony (end),
2nd road = better |
1353 |
- |
reaching valley ( river) |
4655 |
|
very bad sandy road (2nd road
sandy too) |
1368 |
- |
river |
4735 |
- |
|
1369 |
- |
end steep climb |
4765 |
- |
very bad sandy corrugated road |
1375 |
1395 |
turn off to ????(north) |
4750 |
|
less sand more stone, corrugated |
1391 |
- |
leaving valley (river) to pass
(up) |
4790 |
- |
corrugated and stony most of
the time (2nd road little better) |
1394 |
1417 |
pass before lake |
4870 |
- |
moderate road |
1397 |
1420 |
reaching kongyn tso (lake)/gunggyu
tso |
4805 |
nomad tent, end of downhill |
ok road |
1412 |
- |
river + houses + dogs!!!! |
4870 |
- |
bad sandy corrugated road |
1433 |
- |
nomad tent before ascending to
pass = water |
5070 |
also water km 1423 and 1425 |
ok first then moderate |
1436.5 |
1465 |
maryum la pass |
5190 |
steep section |
ok road |
1457 |
1485 |
maryum house |
4865 |
- |
ok road with 2nd road |
1460 |
- |
CP, river and bridge 2km after |
4885 |
they asked for the permit at
the CP |
moderate road |
1478 |
- |
small pass |
4825 |
mostly flat down!!!, last 3km
up |
good 2nd road, last 3km up=stony |
1481 |
- |
reaching plain |
4740 |
end down hill |
moderate stony road |
1500 |
- |
water |
4660 |
- |
very bad stony road but 2nd road
ok |
1505 |
- |
bridge (river) with tent (BFB) |
4630 |
several bridge in the next 10km |
bad stony road |
1550 |
1584 |
no CP just after bridge |
4600 |
dogs |
bad gravel corrugated road |
1568 |
1602 |
paryang/baryang (BFB, hotel) |
4580 |
sand dunes... |
....so often very sandy! |
1585 |
- |
start climbing to pass |
4600 |
- |
often very sandy (good 2nd
road on last km) |
1591 |
1628 |
pass |
4775 |
- |
ok road (for climbing) |
1605 |
- |
BFB (close nov) |
4660 |
- |
sandy corrugated road |
1610 |
- |
small pass |
4755 |
reaching brahmaputra afterwards |
ok road |
1617 |
- |
bridge (river) |
4620 |
reaching brahmaputra plain |
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1636 |
- |
turn off for new zongba (drongpa
tradun) 5.5 km (big shop hotel restaurant) |
4545 |
8000 m nepali summit south |
ok road (little corrugated) |
1641 |
- |
petrol station + turn off (asphalt)
to new zhoghba |
4550 |
- |
good 2nd road + 100m of asphalt=enjoy! |
1659 |
1700 |
old zhongba (BFB shop, hotel,
RRS, monastery) |
4585 |
- |
gravel + sand + corrugation =
bad (better end) |
1677 |
- |
RRS (water 2km after) |
4710 |
- |
first moderate then + /- 5km
with very bad sandy part, then better |
1682 |
- |
pass |
4870 |
quite steep |
moderate road |
1690 |
- |
liassi (?) (village), end downhill |
4545 |
- |
|
1699 |
- |
lowest point reaching yarlung
tsangpo (brahmaputra) |
4525 |
- |
some bad sandy section |
1717 |
1760 |
niugu/ nyugku lhaktsang (BFB,
shop, RRS) PSB |
4605 |
leaving yarlung tsangpo valley
again after 8km |
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1752 |
- |
nice ruins, river all the way |
4610 |
- |
ok road |
1754 |
- |
river |
4590 |
- |
corrugated + stone |
1757 |
1800 |
RRS (abandoned) |
4545 |
- |
corrugated + stone = bad |
1777 |
1820 |
village (BFB, tape water) |
4600 |
- |
moderate road with ok 2nd road
in first part |
1781 |
- |
chorten + houses |
4640 |
- |
moderate road |
1792 |
- |
bridge + river |
4715 |
- |
ok road (flat up hill (soon start
up) |
1796 |
- |
pass, flat up hill until
short before pass (abandoned RRS when start climbing) |
4815 |
- |
good road up |
1805 |
- |
saga important city, all kind
of shop (with many good things) restaurant, hotel (post hotel
for me, 20 yuan, ok), shower (10yuan several place), internet
(english sign, 2 place, 5 yuan/hours) |
4470 |
2 direction possible from there:
short cut for nepal (bridge)
or
road for lhasa |
moderate first then bad end |
1806 |
1848 (at CP) |
petrol station and just after
CP |
4465 |
you will get trouble without
permit there, avoid it! |
good road |
1819 |
1860 |
small village |
4495 |
- |
moderate gravel road |
1838 |
1877 |
village RRS |
4650 |
- |
good road |
1843 |
1883 |
start climbing to pass |
4745 |
- |
" |
1851 |
1890 |
pass |
5090 |
- |
ok road some sandy part |
1867 |
1905 |
turn off for s206 (kmm 404 on
it start) |
4960 |
leaving hw 219 |
first good then ok |
1872 |
398 |
easy river crossing |
4990 |
- |
moderate flat road |
1881 |
388 |
bridge + river |
5055 |
- |
moderate road |
1887 |
382 |
" |
5095 |
- |
|
1888 |
383 |
ruins + tagejiug geyser + hot
spring |
5120 |
- |
ok road |
1889 |
384 |
reaching lake |
5110 |
- |
|
1898 |
371 |
end lake |
5090 |
nomad tents around lake + dogs |
|
1903 |
365 |
start up |
5090
(higher than
km 1898?) |
- |
moderate road
|
1907 |
361 |
pass |
5215 |
- |
|
1909 |
359 |
end down hill |
5125 |
reaching lake |
moderate road (possible short
cut) |
1914 |
355 |
bridge + river |
5130 |
- |
corrugated |
1935 |
334 |
end lake |
5165 |
- |
often corrugated |
1940 |
330 |
house probably BFB |
5195 |
- |
moderate road |
1942 |
328 |
house probably BFB |
5175 |
when i ask water they ask me
money....not really friendly! |
|
1950 |
320 |
bridge + river (free) |
5205 |
- |
moderate road with bad stony
part but short |
1953 |
317 |
saddle break down!!!! cool!!! |
5225 |
- |
moderate road |
1964 |
307 |
bridge + river + ruins |
5360 |
flat up hill small river crossing
just before (ice) |
often corrugated and gravel |
1967 |
304 |
river crossing (totally icy)
(late oct) |
5410 |
- |
moderate road |
1971 |
300 |
bridge + river |
5475 |
first up then flat |
|
1974 |
298 |
pass |
5575 |
high pass!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/semo_la or
http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/highestpass.html |
|
1979 |
293 |
bridge + river + end down hill |
5410 |
- |
|
1993 |
280 |
bridge + river + ruin |
5250 |
house 1 km further probably BFB,
flat down hill |
|
2016 |
262 |
river all the way |
5020 |
start climbing to pass |
|
2022 |
255 |
pass |
5160 |
- |
quite gravel road |
2027 |
250 |
end down hill, reaching lake
+
village |
4960 |
- |
stony |
2045 |
234 |
leaving valley (short climb)...for
a new one |
4890 |
both valley water |
often corrugated and stony (2nd
road better and short cut) |
2049 |
230 |
village (BFB) |
4865 |
turn off to jiangzhe sengrong
(???) |
moderate road |
2058 |
222 |
houses (BFB) |
4795 |
- |
so/so road |
2096 |
182 |
monastery + flag |
4710 |
- |
often bad, 2nd road often better |
2099 |
179 (exactly) |
CP (nobody) |
4735 |
barrier (i d passed under) |
so/so road |
2106 |
after 174 |
mendong big town |
4675 |
petrol shops restaurant, probably
hotels |
ok 2nd |
mendong - namru (on map) / banga
from mendong i went off the main road, on
my map (gizi map) was shown some small road, forget about the
idea to find a road there, it can be eventually a track if some
vehicle passed by recently, to some place a really good track
i've never been really sure of where i was as i had no really good map no compass
and not a single information about the road, i think a gps would have been
quite useful at least to give some information here!
it's not really horrid cycling even if there is a lot of pushing but the main
difficulty for me was to find my way
there is a lot of river crossing and it can be extremely cold to cross them
when the ice covering them is not thick enough to support your weight....some
where frozen and then was a lot easier
i didn't had much snow there, but some pass were covered by snow the road also
witch make the progression slower
i had some trouble with people around dongra yutso lake just before a village
called lado shian, as it's a really remote tibetan place and they though i
was a chinese spy
in banga (namru) you can find ever things to feel up your pannier including
petrol, also restaurant and hotel
around namsto chukmo (quite good road, really nice cycling,
but i had a lot a lot of snow in november, very friendly people) to
golmut hw
see attachment number 2 for the description on the road till there
or table just after (i put both as i don't believe in my capacity to attach
correctly a folder!!!)
namtso - chuckmo ride 1
|
.kilometers |
altitude |
description + road
conditions |
|
0 |
? |
banga/namru head south in the
city for poche |
|
10 |
- |
i get lost due wrong indication
for poche, i reach the normal road here, ok road |
|
14 |
4850 |
camp just after cross road for
a village on the other side of the valley |
|
24 |
5375 |
pass= late november a lot of
snow and hell wind (i would advice to turn back if there
is a lot of snow there it will be worse later…) |
|
28 |
5335 |
small pass |
|
32 |
5070 |
houses = cha + warm, stony road |
|
35 |
5110 |
top short climb, moderate road |
|
36 |
- |
houses extremely nice people,
slept there |
|
47 |
5200 |
pass, snow but less than the
pass before |
|
50 |
5050 |
mini pass (almost no climb) nomad
tent |
|
55 |
4900 |
village |
|
65 |
4820 |
poche big village, basic food
and beverage (BFB) |
|
71 |
- |
turn off to a small village (+ to northern road along namsto chuckmo, towards chinglung) |
|
85 |
4865 |
camp after small lake, river
just before |
|
94 |
4800 |
cross road with a bridge (road
going l=short cut to reach the northern road around the lake,
i'll take it on my way back!!!) right for dechen |
|
102 |
4800 |
village= cha + tsampa |
|
117 |
4885 |
village= cha + tsampa + damze
+ warm! (horrible head wind) |
|
120 |
4920 |
village |
|
123 |
4975 |
small pass |
|
134 |
4865 |
dechen (turn off for « lhasa » 1km
before), few shops, invite by the doctor |
|
145 |
4790 |
stony road, end nice road, river
have bridge in the plain |
|
147 |
4790 |
village after crossing the second
main river (bridge), stony road |
from there the plan was to cross over a pass to yangpachen but
over 5000m was about 50cm snow without any track, i think this
pass have been done by martin (adserballe) and he told me than
it was very high (5600m?) so i gave up
i then tried the southern side of namsto lake but was too snowy to and freezing
cold and i was too slow to hope covering the distance in the few days food
i had
so i went back to dechen and then to the cross road mentioned before in the
description (km 94)
from there i went towards an obvious white house (nothing there) then over
a mini pass. after it the road turns right towards a bigger pass (4920)
then down in a valley to reach the main road on the northern side of the lake
(bridge plus namsto chukmo conservation house)
namsto chukmo ride 2 (from namsto chukmo conservation
house to golmut high way)
|
.kilometers |
altitude |
description plus
road condition |
+ /- 30 |
- |
namsto senso village and lake. |
32 (2km from namsto senso) |
- |
turn off after it, left for chinglung and
nakchu right for "around the lake" |
34 |
- |
cross road turned right, village afterwards
on the left |
49 |
4920 |
village |
53 |
- |
cross road, i went right, i think both roads
are the same, but after it i think mine was snowier! (all
covered road pushing the bike following old tracks) |
64 |
4960 |
village |
65 |
4970 |
steep plus snow |
+ /-72 |
- |
i went right in a large valley, one track
left to nakchu main road probably, lot of snow but tracks |
86 |
5070 |
pass, many houses in valley, all the way
pushing |
91 |
4890 |
reaching lake houses, kilometer marker 36 |
97 |
5000 |
pass, kmm30, lot of snow (end track on the
way up to pass, trucks gave up!) |
101 |
- |
down after pass, less snow, then flat, reaching
the end of namsto chukmo |
? |
? |
the road turn south (right) towards a small
ruin, last km= extremely snowy and no tracks |
from the ruin it's
21 kms to namsto village (4960) it took me more than 2 days
(11km first days, 9km second days, 1km next days) pushing
more than 10 hours a days, lot to much snow, extremely windy
and cold.
namsto = small guest house and restaurant and beginning of asphalt and
snow cleaned road! (trucks passing) |
+ 7 km (from namtso) |
5310 |
largon la pass |
+ 24 km from namtso |
4455 |
end down hill, very very good road (asphalt) |
+ 32 from namtso |
4395 |
damzung = reaching golmud highway, right
for lhasa , left for golmut, all in the city! |
|
|
|
damzung - lhasa
i felt like in summer
in the warm valley, incredible temperature variation from on
side to the other of the mountain.
road from now = asphalt, perfect one, mainly head wind but stopped to complain
about it as the quality of the road make the ride easy
i was on a visa rush (10 days to reach zamgmu, nepal , and i didn't felt like
asking an extension) so very little info (see other web site for more details!),
but anyway there is no much to say
1 pass + /- 52 km after damzhung, flat up to 4700m
then mainly flat down till lhasa (or near by, i haven t been in lhasa its self
just 20km out side)
lhasa - zhigatze
easy cycling very good road, head wind before zhigatze,
no need to carry food or so, shop and restaurant all the way, i
camped all the way
zhigatze - lhatze
still very good road
2 passes, first one easy, and i had so much wind for the second one than i
had to push on an asphalt road (no i'm not ashamed!)
food and water every where
still camping
friendship hw
camping all the way no problem
asphalt till 6km after old tingri (food and lodging available there as well
as in many other place)
long climb from latze to langpa la with very bad wind in the upper part
the last 2 passes (lalung la and thang la) are easy and short even if no asphalt
the road is easy there is just the wind than could drive you crazy. don t think
it's done when you reach the last pass... it's down ok but the thermic wind
coming from india make it as horrid as the way up! (depend of your luck)
no asphalt till zhangmu but mainly ok road
nyalam important village (every things)
nyalam- zhangmu bad down hill road (be patient!)
zhangmu big city (internet hotel....money changer 1$=9yuan=71=bad rate but
i had no info!)
zhangmu (chinese border hassle free) to kodari (nepali border) 8km of very
bad road
yunnan - lhasa
in
spring 2007 a rumor was saying that the road from zhongdian (shangrila)
to lhassa would be open. i was very glad of this rumor but arriving
in dali and around there other cyclers told me an other rumor. due
to a strike by some foreigners in everest base camp and for“free tibet" the road was once again firmly locked.
some even told me it was impossible to go to tibet on this road
this year. rumors being rumors, i decide to try the road adding
in my pannier a list of the different check posts. after doing
the road without problems my feeling is than“it's open as long
as you don't stay in hotels". all the CP were“open barrier" (one
big exception for the one in yangjing, see rd book for details),
so many PSB cars saw me, i went through bayi and nyingchi by night
and rode true markam by day even if i passed the CP by night. this
feeling have been confirmed by a couple of german cyclers travelling
with a permit and who have been checked by the PSB while staying
in a hotel at night (they had permit so no problems). you can get
food in cities but have to camp outside. many cities that were
considered as safe due to“lack" of PSB in the past, have PSB
now and the germans have been control in small cities too.
many people
consider this rd as the nicest in tibet, it's of course a really
nice ride but i wouldn't say the nicest of tibet. most of the road
is paved and as a consequence the traffic is quite important for
tibet, then it's much more“civilized than the west
and i like“sauvage" and deserted places. there are many long
climbs but asphalt helps a lot and so the road its self is not
really difficult. in june was really rainy (every days almost)
but once again thanks to asphalt. the last part (the valley uo
from bayi to mi la pass) i found it quite boring with too much
traffic.
| kms |
kmm |
alt w |
alt gps |
description |
rd conditions |
gps pt |
0 |
- |
3180 |
3245 |
zhongdian (all+
@ + p big city), bus station |
asphalt |
n27'50.332
e099'42.582 |
15.8 |
2045 |
3185 |
3273 |
out of zhongdian (so long because
hard to find good chocolate!) truck stop and army base,
x=ST |
" |
n27'50.842
e099'41.756 |
28 (+12,2) |
- |
3345 |
3430 |
spring water in a way up |
'' |
n27'54.920
e099'37.742 |
31 (+3) |
2029 |
3490 |
3588 |
pass, BFB |
'' |
n27'56.062
e099'36.745 |
36 (+5) |
2024 |
3260 |
- |
x=ST (left skiing resort) |
'' |
- |
44 (+8) |
2017 |
2985 |
3026 |
x= ST (r), village (rest + BFB) |
'' |
n28'00.664
e099'32.590 |
50 (+6) |
2010.5 |
3140 |
3192 |
mini pass |
'' |
n28'02.804
e099'30.727 |
51 (+1) |
- |
3110 |
- |
village BFB rest PSB |
'' |
- |
53 (+2) |
2007 |
3120 |
3167 |
mini pass + houses |
'' |
n28'04.107
e099'29.787 |
66 (+13) |
- |
2705 |
2702 |
water (also few km later) |
'' |
n28'07.917
e099'26.755 |
75 (+9) |
1986 |
2240 |
2199 |
bridge + river + village |
'' |
n28'08.352
e099'25.964 |
78 (+3) |
1982 |
2120 |
2077 |
village (rest + hotel) |
'' |
n28'09.511
e099'24.763 |
80 (+2) |
1981 |
2055 |
2010 |
bridge on big river TOR on dirt
road for???? |
'' |
n28'09.636
e099'24.198 |
83 (+1) |
1981 (again, pb with kmm) |
2055 |
2006 |
bridge on main river (cross it)
ST= toward batang (asphalt)
no PSB |
'' |
n28'10.264
e099'23.420 |
84 (+1) |
- |
2040 |
2017 |
camp (so/so) r below rd |
'' |
n28'10.452
e099'23.078 |
85 (+1) |
1980 |
2010 |
2028 |
small village |
'' |
n28'10.767
e099'22.633 |
94 (+9) |
- |
2045 |
- |
truck stop (rest) |
'' |
- |
97 (+3) |
1968 |
2050 |
2065 |
benzilian (all), PSB (end
village)
x in it = ST |
'' |
n28'14.491
e099'17.975 |
110 (+13) |
1956.5 |
2705 |
2741 |
pass (tongtaling la) houses (water), still
up after it, little camp site and no water on the way up |
'' |
n28'15.613
e099'15.149 |
113 (+3) |
1953 |
2745 |
- |
TOR for village (monastery hotel) |
'' |
- |
122 (+9) |
1945 |
2805 |
2820 |
village BFB |
'' |
n28'16.384
e099'11.342 |
123 (+1) |
1943 |
2885 |
2918 |
bridge + water |
'' |
n28'16.435
e099'10.602 |
127 (+4) |
1939 |
3075 |
3115 |
water (other river later too) |
'' |
n28'17.137
e099'09.895 |
129 (+2) |
1938 |
3140 |
3209 |
water + camp (r rd) |
'' |
n28'17.468
e099'09.645 |
132 (+3) |
1935 |
3250 |
- |
house (several water and camp site possibilities
on the way) |
'' |
- |
133 (+1) |
1934 |
3305 |
3435 |
house (water) |
end asphalt start cobblestones start |
n28'18.124
e099'08.599 |
156 (+23) |
1912.5 |
4160 |
4334 |
pass yak la, BFB, water all the way up, possible
camping as well |
cobblestone |
n28'20.304
e099'04.273 |
159 (+3) |
1909 |
4070 |
4223 |
bridge (water), LP + tents |
" |
n28'21.051
e099'04.198 |
163 (+4) |
1905 |
4190 |
4339 |
pass 2 |
" |
n28'21.122
e099'02.766 |
166.5 (+3.5) |
1902.5 |
4030 |
4173 |
LP (river + bridge) |
" |
n28'22.174
e099'02.066 |
169 (+2.5) |
- |
4150 |
4315 |
asphalt start |
" |
n28'22.814
e099'00.761 |
170 (+1) |
1890 |
4195 |
4362 |
pass 3 (water), possible camp |
asphalt start but ending 300m after pass |
n28'23.013
e099'00.335 |
176.5 (+6.5) |
1892 |
3920 |
4073 |
asphalt start |
cobblestone till there |
n28'23.991
e098'59.073 |
192 (+15.5) |
- |
3360 |
- |
end down start up |
asphalt |
- |
196.5 (+4.5) |
1872 |
3455 |
- |
top climb (gompas) |
" |
- |
205 (+8.5) |
1864 |
3210 |
3302 |
dechen (? ?) , imp city all + PSB
x1=l
x2=r (114km on board) |
" |
n28'29.377
e098'54.664 |
215 (+10) |
1853 |
3365 |
3457 |
pass view point (meilix veshan), gh+ rest |
" |
n28'26.595
e098'52.770 |
224 (+9) |
- |
2940 |
- |
water |
" |
- |
230 (+6) |
1840 |
2690 |
2743 |
camp, left below rd |
" |
n28'29.324
e098'49.373 |
234 (+4) |
- |
2505 |
2603 |
end asphalt, X=R |
" |
n28'30.836
e098'48.525 |
235 (+1) |
1835 |
2440 |
- |
truck stop |
ok rd |
- |
239 (+4) |
- |
2300 |
- |
good possible camp (no water) |
" |
- |
242 (+3) |
1828 |
2190 |
2255 |
river + bridge |
" |
n28'33.441
e098'48.564 |
245 (+3) |
1825 |
2085 |
2123 |
village (1 shop) |
ok rd |
n28'33.177
e098'47.396 |
246 (+1) |
1824 |
2045 |
2078 |
LP (mekong) start flat up |
" |
n28'33.578
e098'47.210 |
252.5(6.5) |
1818 |
2070 |
2098 |
house (RRS?)water (2 clear stream also before) |
ok rd |
n28'36.214
e098'45.522 |
257(4.5) |
- |
2090 |
2106 |
truck stop (water rest), bridge (cross it,
X=R),barriere for trucks |
stony rd, rock fall risk |
n28'37.819
e098'44.117 |
258(1) |
- |
2165 |
2182 |
village |
so/so rd, up |
n28'38.517
e098'43.346 |
264(6) |
1806 |
2140 |
2151 |
village + river |
so/so rd |
n28'40.772
e098'42.036 |
267(3) |
- |
2160 |
2153 |
bridge crossing river. clear stream next
to it + abandoned houses |
" |
n28'41.853
e098'41.534 |
272(5) |
1798 |
2170 |
2147 |
foshan (rest, hotel, petrol), out village“open
barriere" PSB |
" |
n28'43.442
e098'41.070 |
289(17) |
1782 |
2255 |
2204 |
village (water)+RRS |
corrugated + stony section |
n28'50.261
e098'39.612 |
295 (+6) |
1776 |
2235 |
- |
village (water) |
corrugated section |
- |
302 (+7) |
1770 |
2260 |
- |
village |
better and flatter rd |
- |
312 (+10) |
1760(no kmm from there) |
2280 |
2259 |
tar border, start work, water , no CP |
quite bad |
n28'58.499
e098'37.881 |
316 (+4) |
- |
2390 |
- |
no possible camp where power lines cross
rd from power station due to works (so no possible camping
from tar border) |
uggly rd due to works |
- |
320.5 (+4.5) |
- |
2545 |
2592 |
after a r bent with a petrol station in it
you'll pass under a huge gate, the CP is 50m from there in
yanjing
big closed barriere, cops awake till late in the evening
(early morning would have been better) looks serious CP
tar boarder to CP=8.5km up and on bad rd in june 2007
(soon asphalt????) |
bad=work |
n29'01.495
e098'36.534 |
321.5 (+1) |
- |
2620 |
2659 |
stumpa + top climb after CP
x=keep r, it s up |
ok rd |
n29'02.170
e098'36.515 |
323.5 (+2) |
- |
2605 |
2659 |
bridge, 200m before big gate (open door)
rd follow the mountain flat down and flat up |
bad rd (work) |
n29'02.498
e098'37.066 |
324.7 (+1.2) |
- |
2635 |
2681 |
2 nd barriere (open) after 2 bent“inside
the mountain"(left bent) you come on a r bent under
a bridge/gate, the CP is 200m from there. no light
CP1 to CP2 4km (45mn work!) |
bad rd
from there +/- flat down for another bent then down on
a rd with good and bad section
|
n29'02.834
e098'36.706 |
331 (+6) |
- |
2490 |
2546 |
x=ST house + water no possible camp |
often bad (work) |
n29'05.472
e098'36.944 |
331.5 (+0.5) |
- |
2470 |
- |
LP river |
„ |
- |
332 (+0.5) |
- |
2490 |
2546 |
rest/camp (along the rd bad place) |
„ |
n29'06.031
e098'37.254 |
337 (+5) |
- |
2735 |
2787 |
big bridge |
500m paved on the bridge
first 4km bad then better (work) |
n29'07.824
e098'38.568 |
339 (+2) |
- |
2855 |
- |
chorten, water just before |
ok rd |
- |
350 (+11) |
- |
3320 |
3361 |
small pass |
often bad (work), stone + dust |
n29'11.342
e098'37.576 |
358 (+8) |
- |
3685 |
- |
small village (village also before), BFB |
good and bad part |
- |
363 (+5) |
- |
3880 |
3972 |
camp above rd (hidden) often water before |
„ |
n29'13.842
e098'41.239 |
365 (+2) |
- |
3920 |
- |
RRS |
mud (work) |
- |
369 (+4) |
- |
4100 |
4231 |
pass (water on the way) |
work! |
n29'15.839
e098'40.789 |
376 (+7) |
- |
3830 |
- |
RRS (water on the way) |
mainly ok rd |
- |
385 (+9) |
- |
3465 |
3515 |
LP |
work!!! |
n29'19.110
e098'40.533 |
389 (+4) |
- |
3545 |
- |
village(water) |
uggly rd (work) |
- |
393 (+4) |
- |
3525 |
- |
village (BFB) |
„ |
- |
399 (+6) |
- |
3650 |
- |
RRS |
„ |
- |
411 (+12) |
- |
3665 |
- |
village BFB (some people report nasty village
around there with stones thrown) |
„ |
- |
414 (+3) |
- |
3675 |
3685 |
camp (left behind trees) very little water
there |
„ |
n29'30.929
e098'36.312 |
435 |
- |
3770 |
3865
3863 |
markam (??) center, all (longer due to work
i think), went there by day (bike pb) but crossed CP by night.
possible camp in the last 5 km.
lot of cops! |
work |
n29'41.162
e098'35.672
PSB:
n29'40.966
e098'35.654 |
436.5 (+1.5 from PSB main building) |
- |
3775 |
3848 |
X = L for lhassa (r = chengdu)
CP 50 m after in on the rd to lhassa (open barriere looks
non active) |
asphalt |
n29'41.726
e098'35.689 |
437.7 (+1.2) |
- |
3800 |
3912 |
2nd barriere +PSB building, lit up at night.
look much more serious than the first CP |
" |
n29'41.975
e098'34.987 |
+/-440 (+2) |
3432 (on rd 318) |
3820 |
3970 |
end asphalt |
" |
n29'42.138
e098'34.230 |
443 (+3) |
3435 |
3990 |
4068 |
start asphalt for 500m |
ok rd |
n29'42.209
e09833.034 |
447 (+4) |
3439 |
4150 |
- |
start asphalt for 500m |
often stony |
- |
449.5 (+2.5) |
3441 |
4235 |
4347 |
pass lao la (4338 on board) |
stony |
n29'41.785
e098'31.530 |
452 (+2.5) |
3443 |
4220 |
4360 |
pass lao la 2 (almost no up and down possible
camp in beetwin) |
" |
n29'41.804
e098.30.293 |
465 (+13) |
- |
3590 |
3693 |
chorten with little open house for rainy
day!) |
first 3 km down stony then ok |
n29'43.043
e098'26.627 |
486.5 (+21.5) |
34 78 |
2615 |
2641 |
LP juka+ bridge over mekong
truck stop + army base just before
PSB 500m after bridge (open barriere) |
ok rd |
n29'37.037
e098'21.233 |
491 (+4.5) |
- |
2865 |
- |
rest + water |
gravel rd |
- |
497 (+6) |
- |
3155 |
3170 |
houses + bridge + river |
gravel rd often bad |
n29'34.813
e098'18.293 |
500 (+3) |
- |
3355 |
- |
house water (+1) |
ok rd |
- |
512,6 (+12.6) |
3503 |
3840 |
3917 |
pass jyo la (house and water on top) |
ok rd |
n29'33.131
e098'18.970 |
521 (+8) |
- |
3535 |
- |
water + house (+1.5 water also) |
" |
- |
524 (+3) |
- |
3435 |
3477 |
camp in ruin left above rd |
" |
n29'32.419
e098'14.940 |
526 (+2) |
- |
3380 |
3476 |
LP (bridge) village, BFB , gh |
" |
n29'32.420
e098'13.799 |
527 (+1) |
- |
3425 |
- |
RRS |
" |
- |
540 (+13) |
- |
3975 |
- |
army base |
ok rd (little sandy) |
- |
559 (+19) |
3549 |
4440 |
- |
TOR for?, RRS + ruin just after, end good
camp possibilities (not hidden) |
ok rd (flatter) |
- |
566 (+7) |
3556 |
4930 |
5096 |
pass damda la |
ok rd (steeper from RRS) |
n29'42.622
e098'00.196 |
571 (+5) |
3561 |
4685 |
4851 |
camp behind ruin, water just after the pass |
ok rd |
n29'43.293
e097'58.854 |
589 (+18) |
3579 |
3855 |
- |
asphalt start |
ok rd |
- |
593 (+4) |
- |
- |
- |
to for putok end down hill and LP soon after |
asphalt |
- |
599 (+6) |
- |
3690 |
- |
petrol station barriere just after (not for
cycler), PSB |
„ |
- |
600 (+1) |
3590 |
3705 |
- |
zuogong (zogang wamda) ( ? ?) all + PSB (2
germans stayed in hotel there and i've been controled by
PSB but they had a permit) |
ring rd possible, asphalt |
- |
607 (+7) |
- |
3735 |
3827 |
end asphalt |
asphalt |
n29'42.034
e097'48.599 |
608 (+1) |
- |
3735 |
- |
village + monastery + asphalt back |
ok rd |
- |
616.5 (+8.5) |
- |
3780 |
- |
end asphalt |
asphalt |
- |
619 (+2.5) |
3608 |
3785 |
- |
village + asphalt back |
ok rd |
- |
632 (+13) |
- |
3730 |
- |
500m no asphalt |
asphalt |
- |
634 (+2) |
- |
3840 |
- |
village |
“ |
- |
639 (+5) |
3626.5 |
3890 |
- |
village |
„ |
- |
645 (+6) |
3632 |
3880 |
- |
village, PSB“open barriere" |
„ |
- |
650 (+5) |
3637.5 |
3890 |
- |
village |
„ |
- |
653 (+3) |
3640 |
3890 |
- |
village, BFB |
„ |
- |
662 (+9) |
3649 |
3920 |
- |
village BFB |
„ |
- |
664 (+2) |
3651 |
3910 |
- |
camp (next river, grass) river 500m before |
„ |
- |
665 (+1) |
3652 |
3910 |
- |
ruin possible camp inside i guess |
„ |
- |
667 (+2) |
3654 |
3910 |
- |
thentok (village, BFB), X=L (over
bridge) |
„ |
- |
676 (+9) |
- |
3930 |
- |
RRS + water |
'' |
- |
708 (+32) |
3693 |
4030 |
- |
village several river on the way |
„ (flat up) |
- |
710 (+2) |
3695 (entrance) |
4025 |
- |
bang da,
village, RRS, resto, shop, army base, X=L (lhassa on 318
rd) r = chamdo ,
PSB barriere on 318 rd (out village)“open" |
„ |
- |
724 (+14) |
3709 |
4510 |
4649 |
gama la pass (4618 on board) |
„ |
n30'09.381
e097'18.612 |
727 (+3) |
3712 |
4400 |
4545 |
end asphalt |
„ |
n30'08.973
e097'17.636 |
729 (+2) |
- |
4315 |
4465 |
water |
so/so rd |
n30'08.667
e097'17.370 |
746 (+17) |
- |
3545 |
3694 |
tongni village (water), difficult camping
on the way |
so/so rd |
n30'07.174
e097'18.173 |
751 (+5) |
- |
3280 |
- |
gama village |
so/so rd |
- |
756 (+5) |
+/-3739 |
3080 |
3117 |
camp left rd in r bent above few houses (army
base), not great |
ok rd |
n30'05.377
e097'17.556 |
764 (+8) |
3748 |
2720 |
2806 |
ruin (possible camp l) |
so/so rd (stony) |
n30'04.990
e097'14.728 |
766 (+2) |
3749.5 |
2660 |
2707 |
LP |
„ |
n30'05.319
e097'14.175 |
770 (+4) |
3753.5 |
2680 |
- |
nujiang bridge over salween river
military CP (no pb)
attention land slide risk |
corrugated/stony |
- |
779.5 (+9.5) |
3762 |
2825 |
2771 |
water (+1km=other bigger river + ruin + possible
camp) |
so/so rd |
n30'03.135
e097'09.327 |
783 (+3.5) |
3765.5 |
2875 |
2922 |
asphalt start |
ok rd |
n30'01.915
e097'08.085 |
786 (+3) |
3768 |
2970 |
3038 |
village |
asphalt |
n30'01.286
e097'06.853 |
792 (+6) |
3774 |
2990 |
- |
„ |
“ |
- |
797 (+5) |
3779 |
3075 |
- |
„ |
„ |
- |
809 (+12) |
3790.5 |
3210 |
3257 |
baxoi (pema), all+@+ PSB (no CP) |
„ |
n30'03.427
e096'55.220 |
827 (+18) |
3808 |
3485 |
3572 |
camp r, down, no water there but several
water possibilities from baxoi. |
„ |
n30'02.435
e096'45.173 |
833 (+6) |
3814 |
3575 |
3692 |
bridge (possible camp) |
„ |
n30'01.091
e096'42.449 |
835 (+2) |
3816 |
3650 |
- |
village |
„ |
- |
839 (+4) |
3820 |
3690 |
- |
„ |
„ |
- |
847 (+8) |
3828 |
3735 |
3834 |
„new village" diu, BFB, rest |
„ |
n29'54.961
e096'40.543 |
879 (+32) |
3858 |
4325 adjust to4460 |
4463 |
dokha la pass, water all way up, many possible
camp on the way +on top (small lake) but seldom hidden |
„ (flat up) |
n29'40.165
e096'43.089 |
901 (+22) |
3879 |
3985 |
- |
X=R over bridge (l= dzayul via doma la) |
„ |
- |
902 (+11) |
3880 |
3980 |
3926 |
rawu (rawok) = BFB, gh, PSB ("open
barriere" out village, zhongmu lake start |
„ |
n29'30.459
e096'45.276 |
908 (+6) |
3886 |
3980 |
3933 |
camp (good)+ water, r rd |
„ |
n29'29.690
e096'42.316 |
909 (+1) |
3887 |
3950 |
- |
village |
„ |
- |
914 (+5) |
3892 |
3920 |
- |
end lake |
„ |
- |
920 (+6) |
3898 |
3880 |
3968 |
end asphalt |
„ |
n29'30.429
e096'36.247 |
934 (+14) |
3911 |
3620 |
- |
house |
good first then ok, one river crossing (on
rainy days) |
- |
956 (+22) |
3932 |
3360 |
3305 |
asphalt + village(300m after)
dogs! |
in part corrugated |
n29'37.055
e096'20.657 |
965.5 (+9.5) |
3940 |
- |
- |
RRS + barriere (for trucks) dogs! |
asphalt |
- |
989 (+23.5) |
3963 |
3150 |
- |
village |
" |
- |
991 (+2) |
3965 |
3150 |
- |
village BFB rest, petrol + PSB“open barriere"
(+2km other village) |
„ |
- |
1006 (+15) |
3980 |
3070 |
- |
village |
„ |
- |
1013 (+7) |
3986 |
2995 |
- |
village BFB |
„ |
- |
1016 (+3) |
3989 |
2885 |
2899 |
camp (r,r on track after kmm 3989)
|
" |
n29'47.375
e095'53.960 |
1035 (+19) |
4007 |
2820 |
2934 |
bomi all + @ + PSB |
„ |
n29'51.711
e095'45.910 |
1051 (+16) |
4024 |
2805 |
2669 |
bridge + TOR for xumu and zharze la (90km)+BFB |
„ |
n29'54.898
e095'37.684 |
1067 (+16) |
4038 |
2770 |
- |
village BFB |
„ |
- |
1073 (+6) |
4045 |
2780 |
- |
end asphalt for 500m |
„ |
- |
1076 (+3) |
4049 |
2715 |
- |
camp in ruin (roof) but under destruction! |
„ |
- |
1091 (+15) |
4062 |
2600 |
- |
village |
" |
- |
1096 (+5) |
4066 |
2575 |
- |
abandoned house (RRS??) roof, village after |
„ |
- |
1116.5 (+20.5) |
4085 (?) |
2355 |
- |
end asphalt |
„ |
- |
1120 (+3.5) |
4090 |
2315 |
- |
asphalt start |
ok rd
be careful, land slide |
- |
1126.5 (+6.5) |
4096 |
2260 |
- |
village, BFB, rest (RRS before) |
asphalt |
- |
1127 (+0.5) |
4097 |
2250 |
2088 |
tangme, BFB rest gh, PSB out of village |
„ |
n30'06.124
e095'04.623 |
1129 (+2) |
4098 |
2235 |
- |
end asphalt, +500m bridge and TOR for yigang
lake |
„ |
- |
1140 (+11) |
- |
2200 |
- |
bridge |
glue rd on rainy days must be ok in dry weather |
- |
1142 (+2) |
- |
2185 |
1995 |
+/- LP+ changing valley |
„ |
n30'01.630
e095'00.929 |
1144 (+2) |
- |
2220 |
- |
village, BFB,gh, rest= trulung |
„ |
- |
1153 (+9) |
4112 (!!!! wrong kmm) |
2415 |
2271 |
asphalt back, 500m after track right up=empty
houses with roof = camp |
„ |
n29'59.735
e094'55.892 |
1159 (+6) |
4118 |
2530 |
- |
RRS+BFB |
„ |
- |
1171 (+12) |
4129 |
2680 |
- |
RRS+BFB
tongyuk, village and bridge |
„ |
- |
1189 (+18) |
4146 |
3240 |
- |
army base |
" |
- |
1196 (+7) |
4153 |
3430 |
- |
RRS (+1km rest) |
„ |
- |
1200 (+4) |
4157 |
3480 |
3383 |
lunung, all + PSB+ petrol |
„ |
n29'44.096
e094'43.534 |
1204 (+4) |
4161 |
3540 |
- |
RRS ,water, start up for pass |
'' |
- |
1205 (+1) |
4162 |
3585 |
3504 |
camp left rd (water just before) |
'' |
n29'41.618
e094'43.647 |
1212 (+7) |
4169 |
3925 |
- |
RRS + water |
'' |
- |
1219 (+7) |
4176 |
4290 |
- |
toilet, view point, souvenir.... |
'' |
- |
1225.5 (+6.5) |
4182.5 |
4545 |
4563 |
sekye la pass |
'' |
n29'36.638
e094'39.112 |
1234 (+8.5) |
4191 |
4180 |
- |
RRS |
'' |
- |
1253 (+19) |
4209 |
3275 |
- |
village, rest (?), BFB |
'' |
- |
1257.5 (+4.5) |
4214 |
3135 |
- |
nyingchi entrance, CP“open barriere"
dangerous city for PSB, i crossed by day but i would not
stop |
'' |
- |
1258 (+0.5) |
4214.5 |
3135 |
3026 |
nyingchi
x=ST for lhassa/bayi
l=city center (all but to avoid!)
PSB just after |
'' |
n29'34.651
e094'29.007 |
1261.5 (+3.5) |
4217.5 |
3075 |
- |
military CP (no pb) |
'' |
- |
1270 (+8.5) |
4226 |
3125 |
- |
village BFB |
'' |
- |
1272.5 (+2.5) |
4228.5 |
3105 |
2985 |
petrol station=bayi entrance
no CP but dangerous place
i passed by day on the ring road, without stopping! haven
t seen PSB |
„ |
n29'38.315
e094'22.713 |
1279 (+0.5) |
4229 |
3100 |
- |
bayi
x= ST for ring rd (l=center, to avoid)
there are many x like that on the ring rd=always ST (l=always
center) |
„ |
- |
1276.5 (+3.5) |
- |
- |
2994 |
light (shops before) |
„ |
n29'40.019
e094'21.729 |
1279 (+2.5) |
4235 |
- |
3003 |
after 2 petrol station and one x (ST for
lhassa), you re out of city! |
„ |
n29'40.936
e094'21.248 |
1284 (+5) |
4239 |
3125 |
3026 |
camp left rd (no water) |
„ |
n29'42.873
e094'19.044 |
1292 (+8) |
4247.5 |
3120 |
- |
army base |
„ |
- |
1293 (+1) |
4248.5 |
3130 |
- |
rest, BFB, military + PSB CP (they've seen
me no problem)
+1km RRS |
„ |
- |
1304 (+11) |
4259 |
3155 |
- |
village |
„ |
- |
1310 (+6) |
4265 |
3155 |
- |
village, BFB + rest |
„ |
- |
1312 (+2) |
4267 |
3180 |
- |
village, BFB + tap water |
„ |
- |
1338 (+26) |
4292 |
3250 |
- |
bepa, all + petrol + PSB |
„ |
- |
1353.5 (+15.5) |
4306 |
3310 |
- |
x=ST for lhassa (r tibetan tower) |
„ |
- |
1357(3.5) |
4310.5 |
3320 |
3214 |
x=ST (lhassa over ring rd)
r=namse zampa (+1km)= all
=rd to draksumlatso lake |
„ |
n29'51.215
e093'40.527 |
1388 (+31) |
4341 |
3415 |
3335 |
camp r rd (no water there but many possibilities
on the way) |
„ |
n29'52.916
e093'25.175 |
1406 (+18) |
4359 |
3585 |
3401 |
x=ST for lhassa over bridge (ring rd)
r=kongpo gianda (+1km,all) |
„ |
n29'53.004
e093'15.514 |
1414 (+8) |
4366 |
3520 |
3436 |
CP, no pb by day, they didn't stopped me |
„ |
n29'53.913
e093'11.509 |
1431 (+17) |
4383 |
3655 |
- |
x=ST for lhassa + village (BFB)
r=? |
„ |
- |
1452 (+21) |
4403 |
3780 |
3686 |
rest shop PSB |
„ |
n30'01.544
e092'53.936 |
1463 (+11) |
4414 |
3870 |
3755 |
camp r rd (better place before)
no water there but water is never a pb |
„ |
n29'57.123
e092'50.745 |
1470 (+7) |
4421 |
3920 |
- |
xiabatang, village, rest + BFB |
„ |
- |
1481 (+11) |
4431 |
4010 |
- |
RRS |
„ |
- |
1504 (+23) |
4453.5 |
4280 |
4210 |
military CP (water just after)+1km hot spring |
„ |
n29'53.266
e092'30.314 |
1507 (+3) |
4456 |
4315 |
- |
shungdor (songduo) shop, many rest, hotel |
„ |
- |
1521 (+14) |
4471.5 |
4495 |
4518 |
camp r rd (water l rd in river, but better
stream + 500m) |
„ |
n29'54.352
e092'21.042 |
1535 (+14) |
4484+ |
4920 |
5013 |
mangshung la (mihlap) pass |
„ |
n29'49.632
e092'20.642 |
1541 (+6) |
4490 |
4720 |
- |
abandoned house (good for hell weather) |
„ |
- |
1555.5 (+14.5) |
4503.5 |
4415 |
- |
village + TOL for sangri |
„ |
- |
1561 (+5.5) |
4509 |
4335 |
- |
riduo (rutok) , BFB hotel, rest hot
spring |
„ |
- |
1597 (+36) |
4543 |
3995 |
- |
village BFB, PSB (many other small village
from rutok to meldro gungkar) |
„ |
- |
1617 (+20) |
4563 |
3850 |
- |
petrol station +TOR to drigung
(see lhassa nakchu details road for info) |
„ |
- |
1618 (+1) |
4564 |
3850 |
3819 |
meldro gungkar, big city all |
„ |
n29'50.198
e091'43.732 |
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i haven t been to lhassa from there as i
went north toward drigung, here the last 70 km to lhassa
from fred ferchaux ( http://fred.ferchaux.free.fr/chine/indxchin.htm )
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|
|
1645.5 (+27.5) |
4591.5 |
3610 |
- |
x=ST (r=gandon gompa+9.5km) |
asphalt |
- |
1663.5 (+18) |
4609.5 |
3590 |
- |
bridge x=ST (r=yerpa gompa+19km) |
„ |
- |
1665.5 (+2) |
4611.5 |
3590 |
- |
dechen dzong =all |
„ |
- |
1685.5 (+20) |
4631.5 |
3520 |
- |
X=R over bridge (kmm4632) |
„ |
- |
1686.5 (+1) |
- |
3520 |
- |
round about=left |
„ |
- |
1688.5 (+2) |
- |
3520 |
- |
X=R |
„ |
- |
1689 (+0.5) |
- |
3520 |
- |
lhasa , dekyi=beijing lu |
„ |
n29'39.298
e091'07.868 |
lhasa - nakchu
(alternative road + side trip to lhari)
arriving from the yunnan - lhassa rd, i got bored by the last
section from bayi, so i decided in meldro gungkar to find a way
to avoid lhasa it's self.
so here a description of some small rd,
starting 70km east of lhassa and reaching - after some incident - nakchu on the
golmut high way.
there are so many small rd and if i haven't completed all i
wanted to do on this trip because of rivers and PSB maybe it could
help some one to push the exploration further.
nice rd hight pass,
some possible climbs for those carrying crampons and ice axe....
i got in to
trouble with PSB in lhari/artsa so be extremely careful if passing
there! Don't stop, many PSB cars saw me on the rd and i first passed
lhari without problem, but after getting blocked by a river, i went
back, stopped for food and there they caught me. i've been fined
and they drove me back to nakchu for "illegal
travel". nakchu PSB told me that cycling on the big road (they
meant golmut hw i guess) was legal but not the small ones....
| kms |
kmm |
alt w |
alt gps |
description |
rd conditions |
gps pt |
0 |
4635 |
3520 |
- |
lhasa( ? ? ) (see yunnan tibet
rd book for more information, on the 70 first km) |
asphalt (rd 318) |
n29'39.298
e091'07.868 |
71 |
4564 |
3850 |
3819 |
meldro gungkar (???? , big city,
all |
" |
n29'50.198
e091'43.732 |
72 (+1) |
4563 |
3850 |
- |
petrol station, TOL for drigung
on rd s302
(st = bayi on rd 318) |
" |
- |
72.5 (+0.5) |
- |
3830 |
3806 |
camp, before bridge, r rd 302,
behind trees, dirty water there |
" |
n29'50.340
e091'44.620 |
93.5 (+21) |
21 (on s302) |
3850 |
3866 |
X=R (left towards dam), village
BFB |
" |
n29'57.626
e091'53.156 |
97.5 (+4) |
- |
3890 |
3900 |
bridge
+100m X=L on asphalt rd |
" |
n29'58.941
e091'54.429 |
98 (+0.5) |
- |
3900 |
- |
drigung
village BFB+ rest |
" |
- |
106.5 (+8) |
- |
3950 |
- |
village, BFB |
" |
- |
114.5 (+8) |
- |
4000 |
- |
village, BFB (1km before crossed
river, bridge) |
" |
- |
126 (+16.5) |
- |
4150 |
4181 |
X = Left
ST for memba (see below)
village BFB |
" |
n30'05.477
e092'10.641 |
|
|
|
|
on the chinese atlas was/is a
rd from memba to lhari (artsa), on the gizi map a track showed
a possibilities to reach lhari (artsa) from memba
i tryed but had to turn back, here the information from
this cross road of the rd till i went (no more rd) very
nice ride |
|
|
3.5 |
- |
4150 |
4233 |
memba, all, PSB, monasteries |
asphalt |
n30'06.101
e092'12.614 |
5 (+1.5) |
- |
4200 |
- |
x=ST (left=up tp nunery), end
asphalt |
" |
- |
6.5 (+1.5) |
- |
4210 |
- |
dirty stream near houses (upper
cleaner), many water possibilities in all the valley |
ok rd |
- |
8.5 (+2) |
- |
4245 |
4288 |
camp left rd (not hidden) |
ok rd |
n30'05.236
e092'15.304 |
9.5 (+1) |
- |
4245 |
4309 |
bridge crossing river
+200m x= ST (east) |
ok rd |
n30'04.978
e092'16.076 |
13 (+3.5) |
- |
- |
4375 |
X=R (east)
l=??? tibetan told me no, it s maybe the rd shown on the
map??? i didn't try!) |
often stony |
n30'06.058
e092'19.557 |
16.5 (+3.5) |
- |
4445 |
4529 |
river |
stony + steep section |
n30'06.180
e092'21.420 |
21.5 (+5) |
- |
4585 |
- |
x=ST (left over bridge=village)
barriere just before????
be careful: dogs
+3km x=ST (l=village) |
stony rd |
- |
39.5 (+18) |
- |
4925 |
4960 |
small spring clear water left rd |
better (as average) |
n30'10.452
e092'32.831 |
44.5 (+5) |
- |
4965 |
- |
river to cross
3 possibilities water in the last 5km |
so/so rd |
- |
46.5 (+2) |
- |
5035 |
5137 |
camp (not many flat place)
river 500m below |
so/so rd |
n30'12.064
e092'35.813 |
47.5 (+1) |
- |
5050 |
- |
houses (mine)+water |
ok rd |
- |
48.5 (+1) |
- |
5135 |
- |
mine, work camp , |
" |
- |
49 (+0.5) |
- |
- |
5269 |
end rd down into valley towards small lake |
bad rd |
n30'12.703
e092'36.704 |
50 (+1) |
- |
5100 |
5176 |
pass end valley end cycling pushing possibilities
(i walked down hardly a path!)
could be a good bc for the mountain just above (5900?) |
no rd |
n30'12.726
e092'37.092 |
|
|
|
|
so went back to the cross rd before memba,
same rd
below the continuation from this cross rd |
|
|
129 (+3) |
- |
- |
- |
hot spring |
asphalt |
- |
130 (+1) |
- |
4275 |
4266 |
camp left rd after crossing river (bridge)
near small stream, hidden in trees, difficult access |
" |
n30'07.299
e092'10.119 |
132 (+2) |
- |
4325 |
4302 |
X=L (end asphalt)
r= monastery (+2km) on asphalt, steep |
" |
n30'08.324
e092'10.157 |
142 (+10) |
- |
4735 |
4730 |
x= ST, +500m village
r = iyul ???? over pass? |
ok rd |
n30'11.456
e092'02.658 |
148 (+6) |
- |
5070 |
5077 |
pass |
ok rd |
n30'12.611
e092'02.658 |
149 (+1) |
- |
5020 |
5079 |
X=R (l for carriere), camp below rd (river) |
ok rd |
n30'13.160
e092'02.693 |
152.5 (+3.5) |
- |
4810 |
- |
x=ST (north)
(l=???) |
so/so rd |
- |
154.5 (+2) |
- |
4710 |
4749 |
x=ST(north)
(l=village+ valley toward west) |
" |
n30'15.807
e092'01723 |
164.5 (+10) |
- |
4555 |
- |
village (few houses/tent on the way) |
" |
- |
166 (+1.5) |
- |
4535 |
4530 |
bridge + X=L for rting tsangpo |
" |
n30'19.886
e092'04.622 |
168.5 (+2.5) |
- |
4510 |
- |
village (left) |
mainly bad stony rd |
- |
169.5 (+1) |
- |
4500 |
- |
village (right) |
" |
- |
178.5 (+9) |
- |
4380 |
4404 |
bridge over retting tsangpo |
" |
n30'25.832
e092'04.040 |
179.5 (+1) |
- |
4390 |
4385 |
X=L (+500m village BFB)
(r was my plan but PSB barriere+ officer (not planned!)
and nobody pass! i moved before more question! |
" |
n30'26.133
e092'03.849 |
197.5 (+18) |
- |
4315 |
4322 |
camp r above rd (great)
village + water on the way |
" |
n30'26.199
e091'54.063 |
200.5 (+3) |
- |
4250 |
- |
x=ST, tent
(l over bridge ????) |
" |
- |
208.5 (+8) |
- |
4225 |
4263 |
X=R (up)
(l = phodo dzong according to a tibetan, if true would
make a nice way out of lhasa, not on my map) |
" |
n30'26.007
e091'48.211 |
225 (+16.5) |
- |
4320 |
4363 |
bridge + chorten + X = L |
getting better |
n30'33.061
e091'46.158 |
242.5 (+17.5) |
- |
4430 |
4461 |
camp above rd (difficult access but great
many village (water) on the way |
so/so rd |
n30'35.093
e091'36.568 |
251 (+8.5) |
3681.5 on rd 109 |
4485 |
4531 |
golmut hw
X=R for nakchu (??) /golmut (? ??)
(l = lamzhung (??) /lhasa (? ?) )
village on the rd no supply |
so/so rd |
n30'37.871
e091'32.282 |
252.5 (+1.5) |
3680 |
- |
- |
TOR namtso ??? |
asphalt |
- |
267 (+4.5) |
3667.5 |
4555 |
- |
water |
" |
- |
268.5 (+1.5) |
3665 |
4575 |
- |
water + TOR ???? |
" |
- |
276.5 (+8) |
3657 |
- |
- |
village BFB rest, PSB CP (no barriere) |
" |
+/-
n30'49.651
e091'37.501 |
283.5 (+7) |
3651.5 |
4695 |
4735 |
TOR??? |
'' |
n30'53.064
e091'38.325 |
291.5 (+8) |
3643 |
4740 |
4732 |
kind of pass flat up |
'' |
n30'57.273
e091'39.357 |
299.5 (+8) |
3635 |
4665 |
- |
ts, BFB, rest (LP +/- 4640 before) |
'' |
- |
303.5 (+4) |
3631 |
4670 |
- |
TOR |
'' |
- |
312.5 (+9) |
3621 |
4740 |
4771 |
kind of pass (up and down) |
'' |
n31'07.675
e091'43.310 |
319.5 (+7) |
3614 |
4625 |
- |
RRS + water |
'' |
- |
322.5 (+3) |
3611 |
4590 |
4573 |
river+ camp 300m after left rd |
'' |
n31'12.445
e091'46.431 |
342.5 (+20) |
3591 |
4505 |
4536 |
lhoma village BFB, PSB (CP no barriere no
pb) |
'' |
n31'18.978
e091'52.215 |
354 (+11.5) |
3580.5 |
4510 |
4528 |
TOL for lhari (??) (230 km)
see table below |
" |
n31'23.083
e091'57.398 |
367.5 (+13.5) |
3566 |
4490 |
4493 |
nakchu (??) all + @ + petrol + PSB
very big town |
" |
n31'28.053
e092'02.223 |
|
|
|
|
side trip toward lhari (on the gizi map it
s wrongly place or wrongly named, and it s where artsa is
supposed to be)
the plan was to reach do martang but river and then PSB
decide elsewhere....
nice ride in remote place |
|
|
0 |
3579.5 on 109 rd |
4545 |
4528 |
turn off for lhari (??) , signed, end asphalt |
- |
n31'23.083
e091'57.398 |
18 (+18) |
- |
4480 |
4505 |
camp left rd, very little dirty water
there, no good water point in the valley (always dirty) |
quite bad rd (corrugated + stony) |
n31'17.161
e092'05.145 |
20 (+2) |
- |
4475 |
- |
village (water) X=L for main rd
(r short cut i guess) |
bad rd, 2nd rd better |
- |
26.5 (+6.5) |
- |
4465 |
4463 |
x=ST for lhari, leaving salween river
|
corrugated rd |
n31'16.283
e092'09.224 |
32 (+5.5) |
- |
4510 |
4495 |
bridge+ river (village above) |
so/so rd |
n31'13.559
e092'09.556 |
35 (+3) |
- |
4535 |
- |
village(water) BFB in tent |
bad rd, 2nd better |
- |
46 (+11) |
- |
4605 |
4577 |
bridge + river, house afterwards |
so/so- rd (2nd better) |
n31'08.379
e092'14.375 |
54 (+8) |
- |
4690 |
4647 |
bridge + good water |
so/so rd |
n31'06.515
e092'18.419 |
57 (+3) |
- |
4735 |
- |
house+ stream |
better rd |
- |
60.5 (+3.5) |
- |
4785 |
- |
tent + stream + dog |
|
- |
68 (+7.5) |
- |
5060 |
5100 |
pass (water just before pass below rd) |
ok rd except last 2 km |
n31'03.517
e092'25.730
|
72 (+4) |
- |
4965 |
4995 |
bridge+ LP (RRS just before)
good stream on the way down
camp 200m r from bridge (water there but less good) |
stony rd |
n31'02.112
e092'26.574 |
77.5 (+5.5) |
- |
5120 |
5178 |
pass |
ok rd for up |
n31'01.547
e092'28.550 |
83 (+5.5) |
- |
4900 |
- |
small track leaving r (for tent) |
ok rd |
- |
85 (+2) |
- |
4850 |
- |
village |
ok rd |
- |
91 (+6) |
- |
4750 |
4771 |
imp village rest, BFB, petrol in cans
1 track r just after village |
ok rd except last 2km corrugated |
n30'58.100
e092'34.691 |
95.5 (+4.5) |
- |
4740 |
4753 |
bridge over big river
TOL just before= ????
rd turn south |
so/so rd |
n30'56.939
e092'36.648 |
106.5 (+11) |
- |
4730 |
- |
big building (school RRS???) + tent (many
tents also before), several river on the way, one 500m further |
corrugated stony rd |
- |
116 (+9.5) |
- |
4725 |
4752 |
X=L for lhari
r rd coming from south, maybe where the PSB stop me (see
above), but i haven t seen the 2 other rd shown on my map
coming from south. |
corrugated + stony (2nd rd better) |
n30'48.171
e092'33.778 |
123 (+7) |
- |
4760 |
4783 |
village, +500m water, +2km other village |
- |
n30'48.353
e092'37.561 |
128.5 (+5.5) |
- |
4805 |
4830 |
imp village, BFB, rest = sangpa |
so/so rd |
n30'47.874
e092'40.619 |
130 (+1.5) |
- |
4785 |
4842 |
camp left above rd |
" |
n30'47.701
e092'41.435 |
130.5 (+0.5) |
- |
4790 |
4866 |
2 small bridge (water), TOL just before |
" |
n30'47.788
e092'41.909 |
140.5 (+10) |
- |
4835 |
4862 |
X=L (river crossing, don t looks like main
rd, no bridges from there!)
(r = ngukank, looks good rd) |
so/so rd |
n30'44.743
e092'45.568 |
146 (+5.5) |
- |
4855 |
4882 |
river (to cross)(2nd one from x)
good camp possibilities |
ok rd |
n30'45.039
e092'48.460 |
151 (+5) |
- |
4900 |
4931 |
small village |
ok- rd |
n30'45.109
e092'51.606 |
155 (+4) |
- |
4910 |
4920 |
small village left, small lake, small pass,
left bent (north) |
" |
+/-
n30'44.739
e092'53.565 |
159 (+4) |
- |
4865 |
4884 |
r bent (small toll)
reaching river and tents |
" |
n30'45.838
e092'54.959 |
166.5 (+7.5) |
- |
4770 |
- |
big river crossing (shoes off, deep till
hubs) |
ok rd (last 2 km so/so rd |
- |
171 (+4.5) |
- |
4750 |
4750 |
camp r above rd
another serious river crossing
many small stream in the valley |
so/so rd |
n30'41.913
e092'58.216 |
178.5 (+7.5) |
- |
4645 |
4658 |
bridge on big river (non drinkable, but many
small stream on the way) |
" |
n30'41.309
e093'02.614 |
185.5 (+7) |
- |
4605 |
- |
imp river crossing, shoes off |
quite bad rd |
- |
196(10.5) |
- |
4550 |
4531 |
bridge (changing valley side) |
ok rd |
n30'39.231
e093'11.282 |
199 (+3) |
- |
4535 |
- |
river crossing (shoes off) |
" |
- |
200.5 (+1.5) |
- |
4530 |
4497 |
artsa or lhari (??) (gizy map wrong i think
than lhari it s at the place of artsa, people say more shali)
all + @ + PSB + petrol (entrance) + TOR (south) to gyamca
over tro la or zhoka (rd 318)
always ST to continue toward "lhari" or do martang |
ok rd+500 m asphalt in city, |
n30'38.603
e093'13.623 |
203 (+2.5) |
- |
4530 |
4515 |
CP barriere but nobody |
ok rd |
n30'38.518
e093'15.232 |
205 (+2) |
- |
4515 |
- |
TOL for small monastery + water |
so/so rd |
- |
206 (+1) |
- |
4515 |
- |
RRS (?)+water |
bad muddy rd |
- |
209.5 (+3.5) |
- |
4450 |
- |
village (well) |
bad to very bad (if rain) rd |
- |
212 (+2.5) |
- |
4450 |
- |
end ugly rd (for now but they push the destruction!
maybe good rd soon) |
very bad |
- |
213.5 (+1.5) |
- |
4445 |
4452 |
good water (village and river crossing just
after) |
- |
n30'38.227
e093'19.474 |
216 (+2.5) |
- |
4420 |
- |
village |
good rd |
- |
219 (+3) |
- |
4400 |
- |
village |
ok rd |
- |
220 (+1) |
|
4370 |
4366 |
camp r rd behind rocks |
" |
n30'36.462
e093'22.517 |
267 (+47) |
- |
4025 |
3989 |
river in the middle of the rd
big very big crossing
houses and clear river other side (bridge! but useless
for our direction) |
ok rd |
n30'35.275
e093'37.731 |
269 (+2) |
- |
3970 |
4022 |
bridge (river from north) |
no rd almost |
n30'36.155
e093'38.503 |
276 (+7) |
- |
3900 |
3888 |
end ride possibilities, 4 hours for the last
7 km many river crossing and here a to big and deep one for
me (all way back!!!!) |
no rd |
n30'36.708
e093'40.766 |
nakchu - xining
after
having some trouble with the PSB i was free again and decide to set off for xining
on the 317 rd for RIWOQE and then on the rd 214 for
XINING. The first part on the rd 317 till RIWOKE is all on dirt rd,
passing trough really nice tibetan areas and very friendly people. The first
part till the TO for BIRU (Naksho DRIRU) is very dusty. From Riwoqe to
YUSHU the rd is good with most of it asphalt, from there to XINING it's
all asphalt but don't think it's done as the wind can be terrible (head wind
of course). Even in summer the area was cold (freezing some night). A really
nice ride, according to me and a good touch of tibetan culture.
With the PSB, i had no problem at all, i cycled all by day, there are some check
posts but they never stopped me – except once… note that i've never used a hotel
on this route.
| KMS |
KMM |
ALT W |
ALT GPS |
DESCRIPTION |
Rd conditions |
GPS PT |
0 |
- |
4500 |
4454 |
NAKCHU Internet cafe
(first big cross rd
in city=R, then L to another one then R, sorry i did this by night...
no better info!) |
asphalt |
N31'28.280
E092'03.334 |
5(+5) |
- |
4540 |
4495 |
petrol station out of NAKCHU
End asphalt just before road 317 |
asphalt then stony rd |
N31'28.515
E092'05.105 |
6(+1) |
- |
4560 |
- |
X=ST for 317 (r= Niygma?) attention dogs |
ok rd |
- |
7(+1) |
- |
4620 |
- |
mini pass (gate) |
ok rd |
- |
14(+7) |
- |
4600 |
4630 |
camp R rd just near village |
" |
N31'30.305
E092'10.139 |
17.5(+3.5) |
- |
4670 |
- |
bridge + water + houses |
" |
- |
21.5(+4) |
1976 |
4770 |
4788 |
TOR Niygma (65km) |
ok- rd |
N31'32.717
E092'12.732 |
23.5(+2) |
1974 |
4800 |
4815 |
pass BFB (tent) water on the way up |
„ |
N31'33.713
E092'12.800 |
30(+6.5) |
- |
4595 |
- |
end down hill (some water point) |
„ |
- |
40(+10) |
- |
4595 |
4484 |
bridge + LP (houses after, BFB) |
so/so rd |
N31'38.548
E092'19.222 |
44(+4) |
- |
4515 |
- |
bridge water |
" |
- |
52.5(+8.5/9) |
- |
4595 |
- |
village(BFB) water (dirty) RRS |
so/so- |
- |
54.5(+2) |
- |
4640 |
4661 |
camp R above rd |
- |
N31'42.205
E092'26.276 |
61.5(+7) |
- |
4855 |
4926 |
pass (4900 CPM) |
ok rd |
N31'43.817
E092'28.286 |
64(+2.5) |
- |
4720 |
- |
reaching valley, bridge (water) |
" |
- |
65.5(+1.5) |
- |
- |
- |
house left rd with well (+500m river) |
" |
- |
66.5(+1) |
- |
4745 |
- |
RRS (water) |
so/so rd |
- |
92(+25.5) |
- |
4260 |
- |
RRS |
ok- to so/so rd |
- |
93.5(+1.5) |
1906 |
4240 |
- |
village + bridge (changing valley side) |
ok-rd |
- |
95.5(+2) |
1904 |
4225 |
4229 |
LP reaching big river Shak Chu |
ok-rd |
N31'44.837
E092'46.008 |
103.5(+8) |
- |
4240 |
- |
village |
" |
- |
106.5(+3) |
- |
4245 |
- |
big village XIAQULUN (SHAKCHUKA) BFB, rest,
petrol, X=left entering it, (-0.5 bridge + TOL) |
" |
- |
113(+6.5) |
- |
4265 |
- |
bridge very dirty river |
ok rd ("cyclo track left rd!) |
- |
113.5(+0.5) |
- |
4275 |
4288 |
X=ST for SOG (SOK, 124 km board)
(R=???16km) |
- |
N31'50.142
E092'53.274 |
117.5(+4) |
- |
4290 |
- |
"tibetan water"! |
ok-rd |
- |
118(+0.5) |
- |
4285 |
4313 |
camp R rd |
- |
N31'51.031
E092'55.751 |
118.5(+0.5) |
- |
- |
- |
river |
- |
- |
121(+2.5) |
- |
- |
- |
river + ruin (no roof) before climb |
- |
- |
123.5(+2.5) |
- |
4350 |
- |
RRS (bridge + river 500m after) |
ok rd |
- |
127.5(+4) |
- |
4380 |
4369 |
DRILUNG village, BFB + rest + petrol station (+500m) |
ok-rd |
N31'53.304
E093'00698 |
129.5(+2) |
- |
4385 |
- |
TOR to BIRU (NAKSHO DRIRU, 125km on board, on rd
303, asphalt.)
ST for 317 on dirt rd! |
„ |
- |
131(+1.5) |
- |
4365 |
- |
bridge+ water |
„ |
- |
137 (+6) |
- |
4405 |
- |
bridge+ water |
„ |
- |
142.5(+5.5) |
- |
4460 |
4489 |
TOL ? (86km)+ RRS+ village (before) |
" |
N31'56.075
E093'08.268 |
148(+5.5) |
1853 |
4495 |
- |
bridge+ river |
ok rd |
- |
151(+3) |
- |
4520 |
- |
bridge + river + RRS |
„ |
- |
157(+6) |
- |
4580 |
- |
river (little one also before) |
„ |
- |
159 (+2) |
- |
4595 |
- |
bridge + river, start up to pass |
„ |
- |
161.5(+2.5) |
- |
4650 |
- |
RRS + water (+1km also) |
- |
- |
164(+2.5) |
- |
4770 |
4818 |
pass GANG LA |
ok rd |
N31'55.006
E093'20.255 |
170(+6) |
- |
4635 |
- |
RRS plenty water possibilities after pass |
" |
- |
171.5(+1.5) |
- |
4620 |
4685 |
camp left rd (near small stream) |
„ |
N31'55.028
E093'24.615 |
176(+4.5) |
- |
4570 |
- |
bridge changing valley side (R)
plenty water |
„ |
- |
179.5(+3.5) |
- |
4545 |
- |
village BFB+RRS |
„ |
- |
180.5(+1) |
- |
4410 |
- |
village+ river crossing |
" |
- |
195 (+14.5) |
- |
4235 |
- |
village, rest BFB (abandonned house with roof just before)
river crossing just after |
ok rd |
- |
201 (+6) |
- |
4170 |
- |
bridge changing valley side (L) |
ok rd |
- |
202.5(+1.5) |
- |
4150 |
4132 |
TOR Biru (?), 68 km on board, RRS |
" |
N31'45.162
E093'35.088 |
206(+3.5) |
- |
4115 |
- |
village BFB |
" |
|
219(+13) |
- |
4010 |
4170 |
village+ TOR for other village (2km), afterward changing
valley (UP) so +/- LP |
" |
N31'45.562
E093'44.386 |
224.5(+5.5) |
- |
4025 |
- |
RRS |
ok- rd |
- |
225.5(+1) |
- |
4010 |
- |
TOR over bridge for monastery |
" |
- |
239.5(+14) |
- |
4070 |
4025 |
Tibetan SOK (SOG), X=R, petrol station |
mainly so/so rd |
N31'52.529
E093'47.110 |
241.5 (+2) |
- |
4045 |
4002 |
chinese SOK , X=ST for 317, big city, shop rest, hotel
(probably)
No obvious PSB |
1.5 km paved |
N31'53.265
E093.47.016 |
242.5(+1) |
- |
4040 |
- |
TOL before bridge (along SOK CHU), X=R over bridge for
317
after bridge TOR Chamda (?) , +300m TOL for a village at 5km
be careful
f..... dogs |
ok rd |
- |
245.5(+3) |
- |
4050 |
4016 |
sign for TOL 138km but????
clean river, camp after it
R rd |
ok + rd (but getting corrugated) |
N31'54.048
E093'48.929 |
252(+6.5) |
- |
4085 |
- |
RRS |
ok rd |
- |
259.5(+7.5) |
- |
4140 |
- |
school + BFB (tent) |
ok- rd |
- |
263.5(+4) |
- |
4145 |
4111 |
TOL 20km=?, river (many on the way as well) |
ok rd |
N31'55.709
E093'57.745 |
267.5(+4) |
- |
4175 |
- |
ruin with roof, afterward TOR =??? over bridge, ST for
317 |
„ |
- |
271.5(+4) |
- |
4190 |
4148 |
X=R for 317, TOL=40km??? |
" |
N31'55.726
E094'01.848 |
273.5(+2) |
- |
4200 |
4142 |
TARTENG (BAQEN) all + petrol (1 entrance, 1 exit) |
„ |
N31'55.231
E094'03.050 |
280.5(+7) |
- |
4260 |
4201 |
TOL=??, keep ST for 317 |
" |
N31'54.770
E094'07.063 |
293.5(+13) |
1711 |
4450 |
- |
village BFB, TOL, water all the way, attention dogs!
|
„ |
- |
294(+0.5) |
- |
4460 |
4438 |
camp left above rd |
„ |
N31'51.868
E094'14.069 |
299(+5) |
1706 |
4575 |
4588 |
TOR=? 15km, ST for 317, (RRS on the way)
|
ok+ rd |
N31'50.685
E094'16.120 |
301(+2) |
- |
4590 |
4595 |
pass (highest point) |
" |
N31'50.448
E094'17.140 |
314(+13) |
1691 |
4515 |
4117 |
TOL =? 50 km, bridge (reaching valley) |
ok rd |
N31'50.012
E094'23.583 |
319 (+5) |
- |
4200 |
4150 |
village (YANGADA) BFB,RRS |
ok-rd |
N31'50.471
E094'26.033 |
323 (+4) |
- |
4170 |
4103 |
village + RRS + TOL = ? 20km+ river, ST for 317 |
ok rd |
N31'49.508
E094'28.141 |
327.5(+4.5) |
- |
4160 |
4118 |
bridge, TOR= Chamda? 43km |
ok-rd |
N31'47.664
E094'29.683 |
335.5 (+8) |
1670 |
4505 |
4505 |
pass CHAK LA (CPM 4750), water just before, possible
camp |
so/so rd |
N31'44.381
E094'29.568 |
342(+6.5) |
- |
4265 |
- |
village BFB, no water pb |
ok first then good |
- |
352(+10) |
- |
4090 |
- |
village, BFB, bridge (changing valley side) |
mainly good road |
- |
354(+2) |
- |
4050 |
4025 |
camp L below rd |
ok rd |
N31'39.192
E094'36.767 |
357.5(+3.5) |
- |
4000 |
- |
village+ RRS |
ok rd |
- |
367(+9.5) |
1640 |
3915 |
3869 |
village = GYARUBLANG (RONGBO) (LP), BFB TOR to ? 10km
(probably reaching Chamma rd) ST for 317 with road turning east (L) over
bridge (changing valley) |
ok rd |
N31'33.555
E094'39.083 |
375(+8) |
- |
3990 |
- |
village + RRS + BFB (tent) |
ok rd |
- |
384.5 (+9.5) |
- |
4110 |
- |
village RRS+BFB |
ok first then good |
- |
385.5(+1) |
- |
4125 |
4093 |
village in construction, CP "open barrier" (no
PSB i guess) |
- |
N31'38.697
E094'46.852 |
398.5(+13) |
- |
4500 |
- |
RRS, BFB, soon after start climb to pass |
mainly good rd |
- |
408.5(+10) |
- |
4850 |
4871 |
pass SHEL LA, water just after and on the way up |
ok rd |
N31'41.478
E094'55.546 |
418(+9.5) |
- |
4400 |
- |
RRS (haven t seen the rd to Bambar) |
„ |
- |
430(+12) |
- |
3880 |
3852 |
camp left rd after a small bridge, plenty of water |
„ |
N31'41.345
E095'01.677 |
- |
- |
-- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
431(+1) |
- |
3855 |
- |
bridge over KA CHU river, RRS just before |
ok rd |
- |
432 (+1) |
- |
3890 |
3881 |
village+ TOL, ZHANGDRA (ZADOI?)?
|
„ |
N31'41.220
E095'02.845 |
445(+13) |
- |
3820 |
3775 |
imp village TRIDO (SANDO), rest shop PSB, rd turning
L (east), leaving KA CHU, up from there (+/- LP) , TOR in village
|
ok- rd |
N31'36.269
E095'04.935 |
466.5(+21.5) |
- |
3995 |
3935 |
imp village SERTSA (SERCA), all. X at entrance=R
over bridge
|
ok/ok- rd |
N31'32.643
E095'16.049 |
477.5(+11) |
- |
4475 |
4452 |
pass, water just before rd
|
ok rd |
N31'31.174
E095'19.719 |
481(+3.5) |
- |
4355 |
- |
RRS+BFB (tent) |
so/so rd |
- |
494(+13) |
- |
4130 |
4117 |
camp L above rd (plenty water on the way)
+300m RRS |
ok rd (average) |
N31'27.751
E095'27.774 |
502(+8) |
1555 |
4020 |
- |
village |
ok-rd |
- |
507.5(+5.5) |
- |
3975 |
- |
top small climb, TOL monastery, TOR village, 317=in middle
with left bent toward valley |
ok rd |
- |
508.5(+1) |
- |
3925 |
- |
TOL= short cut to rd 214??? |
|
- |
511(+2.5) |
- |
3940 |
3858 |
imp town TENGCHEN (DENGQEN)
all, petrol PSB... |
so/so rd
2km paved in city |
N31'24.729
E095'35.991 |
514(+3) |
- |
3890 |
- |
X=R over bridge |
- |
- |
524(+10) |
- |
3830 |
- |
village + RRS + bridge (changing valley side) |
ok rd |
- |
539(+15) |
- |
3715 |
- |
village + RRS + BFB + trees!!!! |
ok-rd |
- |
541(+2) |
- |
3720 |
3637 |
camp R below rd (water all the way) |
„ |
N31'16.776
095'48.328 |
544.5(+3.5) |
- |
3650 |
3677 |
village BFB, just after TOR along main river
rd 317 turning left changing valley
up (+/- LP) |
so/so rd |
N31'15.977
E095'49.981 |
555(+10.5) |
- |
3710 |
- |
village BFB PSB |
ok-rd |
- |
564.5(+9.5) |
- |
3760 |
- |
village BFB, monastery |
ok-rd |
- |
575(+10.5) |
- |
3980 |
- |
RRS |
ok-rd |
- |
582(+7) |
- |
4020 |
4014 |
camp left rd (water all the way) |
„ |
N31'12.141
E096'08.541 |
591.5(+9.5) |
- |
4095 |
- |
village BFB, RRS |
Ok rd |
- |
605(+13.5) |
- |
4230 |
- |
RRS, village just before (tape water) |
ok rd |
- |
625(+20) |
- |
4645 |
4686 |
pass (water both side) |
ok rd,ok + last 3 km |
N31'05.680
E096'29.814 |
631(+6) |
- |
4390 |
- |
RRS |
ok rd |
- |
635 (+4) |
- |
4210 |
4217 |
barrier CP (no PSB i guess), be careful dogs! |
ok/ok+ rd |
N31'08.284
E096'29.320 |
638.5(+3.5) |
- |
4035 |
- |
village, BFB |
„ |
- |
643(+4.5) |
- |
3950 |
- |
monastery (just after RRS), bridge changing valley side |
ok rd |
- |
649.5(+6.5) |
- |
3885 |
- |
TOL =???? |
ok rd |
- |
652(+2.5) |
- |
3850 |
3834 |
camp left below rd (water all the way) |
ok rd |
N31'14.337
E096'32.274 |
659.5(+7.5) |
1198 on rd214 |
3800 |
3800 |
X = L for YUSHU XINING on rd 214, (R = chamdo chengdu
on rd 317) R= Riwoqe 100m all + petrol
asphalt start, CP be careful (active), i passed at lunch time
(nobody) |
ok rd |
N31'13.545
E096'36.155 |
665(+5.5) |
- |
3815 |
- |
TOR???? (24 and 70km) |
asphalt |
- |
679(+14) |
1179 |
3880 |
- |
TOR???? |
" |
- |
685(+6) |
1173 |
3910 |
- |
CHONGKU, BFB, Rest, monastery
(-05 TOL???) |
" |
- |
694.5(+9.5) |
1164 |
3980 |
- |
RRS |
„ |
- |
712(+17.5) |
1147 |
4045 |
4035 |
village, BFB, X=R for 214( main rd), changing valley |
„ |
N31'29.904
E096'20.183 |
721.5(+9.5) |
1138 |
4255 |
4289 |
TOR 30km for ???? |
„ |
N31'33.327
E096'24.055 |
728(+6.5) |
1131 |
4375 |
4420 |
pass, flat up, water all the way on both side |
„ |
N31'36.305
E096'23.949 |
745(+17) |
1115 |
- |
- |
village BFB |
„ |
- |
753.5(+8.5) |
1107 |
3655 |
3606 |
camp, R rd along Mekong |
„ |
N31'45.253
E096'20.245 |
756.5(+3) |
1104 |
3665 |
3628 |
bridge over Mekong, TOR? after it |
„ |
N31'46.314
E096'19.724 |
763(+6.5) |
1098.5 |
3685 |
3643 |
village, BFB, PSB barrier (CP), for trucks |
„ |
N31'49.252
E096'18.974 |
770.5 (+7.5) |
1090 |
3705 |
3630 |
TOL for village, rd 214 turning R leaving Mekong (up) |
„ |
N31'51.768
E096'17.594 |
775.5(+5) |
1085 |
3890 |
- |
end asphalt |
„ |
- |
778.5(+3) |
1082(exact) |
3975 |
3683 |
CP (PSB) "open barrier" TAR boarder |
ok rd |
N31'55.153
E096'16.824 |
780.5(+2) |
1081.5 |
4000 |
3946 |
TOL 46km for Tengchen (dengqen)?
BFB |
ok rd |
N31'55.951
E096'17.266 |
781.3(+0.8) |
1080 |
4010 |
3960 |
barrier for truck i guess (no PSB) |
" |
N31'56.160
E096'17.708
|
793.3(+12) |
1068.5 |
4485 |
4511 |
pass no water problems |
„ |
N31'57.707
E096'19.113 |
806.3(+13) |
1055 |
4025 |
4068 |
TOL 3km for???
reaching big river |
ok rd |
N32'01.583
E096'21.445 |
812(+5.5) |
1050 |
4120 |
4116 |
camp left rd, up, leaving river few km before
100m after little water |
ok rd |
N32'00.875
E096'23.312 |
834(+22) |
1028 |
4480 |
4496 |
pass + TOR (very small track down into valley) |
ok-rd (average)
up and down climb! |
N31'56.476
E096'28.735 |
839.5(+5.5) |
- |
- |
- |
end downhill |
ok - rd |
- |
842(+2.5) |
1021 |
4315 |
- |
mini pass |
" |
- |
845.5(+3.5) |
1018/17 |
4165 |
4158 |
TOR ??? |
so/so rd |
N31'58.124
E096'32.085 |
853(+7.5) |
1010 |
3900 |
3862 |
barrier for truck (no PSB) |
" |
N32'00631
E096'29.186 |
859(+6) |
1004 |
3795 |
- |
asphalt start |
" |
- |
880(+21) |
984 |
3705 |
3639 |
SHARDA (NANGQEN)
big city all+ @ + petrol + PSB
X in it, R for XINING and YUSHU (214)
(L=Domada+ @) |
poorasphalt
last 2km so/so |
N32'12.293
E096'28.595 |
889(+9) |
975 |
3680 |
3656 |
camp (bad) R rd
water just before |
asphalt |
N32'16.491
E096'27.719 |
894(+5) |
970 |
3695 |
- |
bridge changing valley side |
„ |
- |
921(+27) |
944 |
3950 |
3921 |
TOL 20km for ??? |
„ |
N32'30.686
E096'22.358 |
933.5(+12.5) |
932 |
4325 |
4328 |
pass |
„ |
N32'33.340
E096'27.423 |
934.8(+1.3) |
931 |
4285 |
- |
end asphalt |
„ |
- |
938.8(+4) |
927 |
4110 |
- |
asphalt back |
ok rd |
- |
942.5(+3.7) |
923/24 |
4005 |
- |
end downhill start up |
asphalt |
- |
946.5(+4) |
919 |
4145 |
- |
pass |
„ |
- |
951(+4.5) |
915 |
3960 |
4366 |
TOR for MOZHONG (69km on map)
soon after end downhill and LP
|
poorasphalt |
N32'36.146
E096'33.221 |
962.5(+11.5) |
904 |
3980 |
- |
village (XIALAXIU), BFB + rest + monastery, be careful
about 100 dogs in this village very dangerous! |
„ |
- |
980.5(+18) |
887 |
4135 |
4134 |
TOL ????+ river+ camp (L rd) |
„ |
N32'47.944
E096'38.410 |
993.5(+13)
|
873 |
4290 |
- |
TOL for ZADOI/DZATO (170 km on board), BFB |
„ |
- |
997.5(+4) |
870 |
4445 |
4489 |
pass |
„ |
N32'53.269
E096'41.565 |
1035.5(+38) |
833 |
3870 |
- |
TOR for village
no water in the first 25km after pass except in tent (river far) |
asphalt (glueasphalt part if warm) |
- |
1037.5(+2) |
831 |
3850 |
3821 |
TOR for village at 7km |
„ |
N32'52.283
E097'04.200 |
1039.5(+2) |
829 |
3840 |
3842 |
TOR ??? (2km on board) looks big rd maybe the one toward
the rd 317 (short cut) via DENKHOK along Yangtze |
asphalt |
N32'53.127
E097.03.696 |
1052.5(+13) |
817 |
3740 |
3700 |
YUSHU (JYEKUNDO) entrance, barrier for truck |
„ |
N32'58.710
E097'00.664 |
1055.5(+3) |
- |
3735 |
3687 |
YUSHU center, X=R for XINING
(L=ZHIDOI) very big town all + @ + petrol+ PSB... |
„ |
N33'00.243
E097'00.586 |
1080.5(+25) |
- |
3580 |
3562 |
LP reaching Yangtze
rd turn L (north), changing valley (up) |
„ |
N32'58.726
E097'14.610 |
1084.5(+4) |
- |
3580 |
3582 |
camp left above rd |
„ |
N33'00.134
E097'14.743 |
1085(+0.5) |
- |
3580 |
- |
bridge over yangtze (new one almost completed, will be
500m shorter) |
„ |
- |
1090.5(+5.5) |
- |
3665 |
- |
RRS |
" |
- |
1105.5(+15) |
- |
3885 |
3836 |
imp village (ZHIWU/XINUTUR), shop rest petrol hotel(?),
X in it= ST (R= JUMANG/SERXU 73km)
monastery |
'' |
N33'07.996
E097'20.894 |
1122.5(+17) |
- |
4475 |
4451 |
pass |
'' |
N33'12.045
E097'28.167 |
1134.5(+12) |
- |
4300 |
4256 |
TOR???? |
'' |
N33'17.172
E097'27.660 |
1151(+16.5) |
724 (board) |
4270 |
4247 |
TOL for DRU CHUNG/CHINDU (28km)
be careful dogs from tents |
'asphalt (flat up along ZA QU since few km) |
N33'22.339
E097'19.897 |
1156.5(+5.5) |
- |
4275 |
- |
village (DRUBGYULING?) |
'' |
- |
1164(+7.5) |
- |
4275 |
4297 |
camp R rd (water 1km before) |
'' |
N33'27.874
E097'15.530 |
1200(+36) |
674 |
4440 |
4402 |
TOL for ZADOI and QUMARLEB ( 195 on board), be careful
dogs before |
'' |
N33'44.220
E097'09.736 |
1209(+9) |
- |
4420 |
4418 |
important village DUMDA (QINGSHUIHE)
shop rest hotel (probably) petrol |
'' |
N33'48.310
E097'08.234 |
1248(+39) |
628 |
4550 |
4567 |
camp R rd (no water pb all day) |
'' |
N33' 59.187
E097' 26.572 |
1254(+6) |
622 |
4560 |
- |
RRS |
'' |
- |
1275(+21) |
601.5 |
4785 |
4839 |
pass (4 last km steeper), BAYARHAR SHANKOU |
'' |
N34'07.612
E097'39.483 |
1300(+25) |
578 |
4725 |
4765 |
small pass, unfair downhill (up down)
head wind!!! (like from yushu!) |
'' |
N34'14.601
E097'50.264 |
1318.5(+18.5) |
560 |
4465 |
- |
RRS, head wind = hell |
first pavement not so good then goodasphalt |
- |
1335(+16.5) |
544 |
4335 |
- |
village(YENIUGDO), BFB, rest, RRS |
asphalt |
- |
1355.5(+20.5) |
524 |
4220 |
4233 |
camp R rd (no water from the last village but there
water) |
'' |
N34'38.759
E098'02.265 |
1358.5(+3) |
521.5 |
4195 |
- |
real river (dirty) start up |
'' |
- |
1362.5(+4) |
517 |
4290 |
4330 |
small pass+ TOR to HUANGHE |
'' |
N34'41.272
E098'04.795 |
1391.5(+29) |
489 |
4200 |
4218 |
bridge over Yellow river, TOL just after for main MATO/MADOI |
'' |
N34'53.098
E098'10.357 |
1395(+3.5) |
486 |
4205 |
4229 |
MADOI TS, BFB, rest , petrol, probably hotel, TOL MADOI
center=3km |
'' |
N34'53.525
E098'12.549 |
1444.5(+49.5) |
438 |
4295 |
4348 |
camp nest river R rd, long flat up with head wind, be
a bit careful with water |
'' |
N35'00.742
E098'36.571 |
1454.5(+10) |
428 |
4485 |
4538 |
pass |
'' |
N35'03437
E098'41.148 |
1473(+18.5) |
410 |
4200 |
4241 |
village (HUASHIXIA) shop, rest, petrol, hotel
TOR to TEMAHE (QAMALUNG)=196km |
'' |
N35'06.967
E098'51.796 |
1485.5(+12.5) |
398 |
- |
- |
TOR for TANO (ZHOLMA)= 38km |
'' |
- |
1490.5(+5) |
393 |
4260 |
4292 |
TOR+TOL
top small climb |
'' |
N35'13.381
E098'57.946 |
1496.5(+6) |
387 |
4240 |
- |
top climb |
'' |
- |
1508(+11.5) |
375 |
4125 |
- |
dirty river (first since HUASHIXIA) |
'' |
- |
1530(+22) |
354 |
4275 |
- |
tent + water |
„ |
- |
1531(+1) |
353+ |
4305 |
- |
camp (dry bridge) |
„ |
- |
1533(+2) |
351.5 |
4405 |
4463 |
pass |
'' |
N35'2.432
E099'18.571 |
1550.5(+17.5) |
- |
3925 |
3947 |
CHUTSEN village, shop, rest, petrol, RRS, probably hotel,
river on the way down (muddy in lower part), (-1.5km, 3900,+/- LP) |
'' |
N35'24.314
E099'25.924 |
1561(+10.5) |
- |
4160 |
- |
bridge + river (no water pb)
and asphalt (work) |
'' |
- |
1565.5(+4.5) |
- |
- |
- |
kind of pavement back (work) |
ok rd (muddy if snowing!) |
- |
1567.5(+2) |
- |
4440 |
4508 |
pass |
'' |
N35'29.891
E099'30.607 |
1573(+5.5) |
- |
4225 |
- |
end asphalt but should be soon paved |
work |
- |
1578(+5) |
-- |
4060 |
- |
asphalt back |
work |
- |
1606.5(+28.5) |
- |
3690 |
- |
village BFB (new rd will avoid it and be shorter, soon
completed) |
asphalt |
- |
1619(+12.5) |
264 |
3750 |
- |
river |
'' |
- |
1620(+1) |
263 |
3745 |
3780 |
camp R rd |
'' |
N35'51.355
E099'40.074 |
1624(+4) |
259 |
3735 |
- |
main river rd turn R |
'' |
- |
1636(+12) |
247 |
3660 |
- |
RRS |
'' |
- |
1645.5(+9.5) |
238 |
3610 |
3620 |
X=left for XINING (start up to pass)
(R=XINGHAI/ZIKETAN and TONGTE/TONGDE) |
'' |
N35'48.053
E099'52.720 |
1648(+2.5) |
- |
3705 |
- |
end asphalt for 1.5 km (work for a tunnel) |
'' |
- |
1652.5(+4.5) |
234 (kmm wrong) |
3910 |
3934 |
pass |
'' |
N35'49.629
E099'54.181 |
1657(+4.5) |
230(kmm wrong) |
3735 |
- |
end asphalt (tunnel exit) |
'' |
- |
1660.5(+3.5) |
228(kmm wrong) |
3580 |
- |
asphalt back (soon all paved) |
ok rd |
- |
1669(+8.5) |
220 |
3290 |
3281 |
imp village HEKA/HOIKA
shop market, petrol, rest, probably hotel |
asphalt |
N35'53.902
E099'59.610 |
1678.5(+9.5) |
210 |
3260 |
- |
water left rd |
'' |
- |
1688.5(+10) |
200 |
3165 |
- |
water L rd |
„ |
- |
1692.5(+4) |
196 |
3160 |
- |
TOR for MANGRA, TOL for NGARMA
village |
„ |
- |
1698.5(+6) |
191 |
3165 |
- |
water R rd |
„ |
- |
1701(+2.5) |
188 |
3170 |
- |
water R rd |
„ |
- |
1741(+40) |
150 |
2865 |
- |
TOR KIUKUG (?) |
„ |
- |
1743(+2) |
148 |
2855 |
2830 |
X=L for ring rd to XINING (longer i guess than crossing
city!), (R = CHABCHA /QABQA, big city, all) |
„ |
N36'14.470
E100'36.245 |
1745(+2) |
146 |
2915 |
2849 |
camp left rd |
„ |
N36'16.394
E100'36.243 |
1747.5(+2.5) |
143 |
2925 |
- |
TOL for QOJIE, 2 TOR for the city center |
'' |
- |
1749.5(+2) |
141 |
2990 |
2917 |
TOR city center+ petrol+ end ring rd |
'' |
N36'17.699
E100'38.040 |
1757.5(+8) |
133 |
3100 |
- |
village+ water |
'' |
- |
1760.5(+3) |
130 |
3145 |
- |
village + water |
'' |
- |
1770(+9.5) |
121.5 |
3245 |
3190 |
water L rd |
'' |
N36'21.333
E100'47.633 |
1771(+1) |
120 |
3240 |
- |
TOR for??? 4km |
'' |
- |
1776(+5) |
115 |
3315 |
- |
water R rd |
'' |
- |
1783(+7) |
109 |
3610 |
3577 |
pass |
'' |
N36'22.299
E100'54.447 |
1789.5(+6.5) |
102 |
3355 |
3287 |
city ( Daotanghe = all+ petrol
TOL for GOLMUT (680km)
start HW ST Xining) |
'' |
N36'23.880
E100'58.062 |
1811(+21.5)
|
76 (HW KMM) |
3205 |
- |
TOR for MODUOJY, many TOR and TOL on the way toward village,
hilly first then all down from +/-1804 |
'' |
- |
1816(+5) |
71 |
3090 |
- |
village, BFB, rest, petrol |
'' |
- |
1818(+2) |
69 |
3095 |
- |
Toll gate (not for cycler!!!!) |
'' |
- |
1827(+9) |
60 |
2900 |
- |
3 short tunnels (light) |
„ |
|
1830(+3) |
57 |
2835 |
- |
XIAGAOLING (long village), rest shop petrol, water |
„ |
|
1839(+9) |
49 |
2720 |
- |
TOL for HUANGYUAN (big city)+rd 315, shop, rest
there, keep always ST for XINING on main rd (rd turning R, east) |
„ |
|
1849(+10) |
- |
2660 |
- |
tunnel light (other later also lit up) |
„ |
|
1862(+13) |
26 |
2480 |
- |
exit to DUOBA (no possible camp while on the HW) |
'' |
|
1863(+1) |
- |
- |
- |
X after exit Toll gate, R=XINING and DUOBA, (L=HUANGYUAN) |
'' |
|
1865(+2) |
- |
2465 |
- |
DUOBA shop rest probably hotel, X=ST in it |
'' |
|
1867(+2) |
- |
2465 |
2353 |
camp left rd in field |
'' |
|
1875(+8) |
16 on rd103 |
2465 |
- |
back to HW, end of rd 103 |
'' |
|
1876(+1) |
14 on HW |
2415 |
- |
city (all+@ +petrol...), from there city style traffic |
'' |
|
1886(+10) |
- |
2310 |
2249 |
big cross rd, keep st |
'' |
|
1887(+1) |
- |
- |
|
leaving LANXIE HW,R, (no choice) |
'' |
|
1888(+1) |
- |
- |
2242 |
X=R, +300m round about=st toward WUSI LU (board) |
'' |
|
1889(+1) |
- |
- |
2263 |
X=L on WUSI LU |
'' |
|
1891.4(+2.4) |
- |
- |
2246 |
big square after crossing river=west door
R after it, then first L on XIDAJIE
(JianYIN Hotel at the corner) |
'' |
|
1894(+2.6) |
- |
- |
2259 |
big market street on the R after crossing BEIDAJIE, @
in it (L hand side)
= XINING CENTER |
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