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Distances

Time on bike

Weather

Gradients

 Accommodation Availability water/food Road conditions

China, Yunnan province, from Kunming (1) Northbound

Date dist. [km] hours temp [C]

weather

 min alt. [m] max alt. [m] gradient [%] Accom. supplies water/food road condition To:     <Remarks>

17/09

48.6

3.1

21/30

Clouded

1703

1710

4/11

Hotel

++ /++

Tar

To: Zaipo, -

18/09

93.9

5.2

20/28

Rain

1590

1703

4/10

guest house

++ /++

Tar

- : Hilly slowly asc.and desc.

19/09

101.7

6

18/30

Partly clouded

1590

1771

5/10

guest house

++ /++

Tar

- : Hilly, slowly asc

20/09

95.1

6

15/35

Partly clouded

1771

2210

5/11

Hotel

++ /++

Tar

- : Hilly slowly asc to 2210, desc to 1700

21/09

99.3

5.5

16/20

Rain

1550

2044

5/11

guest house

++ /++

Tar

To: Dali; asc to1850, desc to 1550, asc to 2044

24/09

123.3

6.5

17/25

Sunny

1900

2397

5/11

Hotel

++ /++

Tar

To: Heqing; 50km flat, 12km asc to 2400, slowly desc 2058

25/09

47.0

2.3

17/25

Sunny

2080

2350

5/11

guest house

++ /++

Tar

To: Lijiang

29/09

87.1

6

12/25

Partly clouded

1800

3230

5/11

guest house

++ /++

Tar/ paved

To: Daju; 10km asc 3050, desc to 2900, 35km desc over paved road to 1800m

30/09

12.8

1

20/30

Sunny

1600

2004

-

guest house

+/+

Tar/ paved

To;:Walnust groove; it took 3 hours to cross the Tiger lepaing gorge with the bicycles at the ‘new’ ferry. See ‘diary’

01/10

52.3

4.4

16/30

clouded

1850

2769

6/16

Locals

+/+

Tar/ gravel

- ; 23km slowly desc to 1850m, 25km assc to 2400m, 5 km steep asc to 2769,

02/10

67.7

4.2

12/25

clouded

2769

3278

5/11

guest house

+/+

Tar

To; Zongdian/Shangrila: 20km asc to3200m, the rest hilly

05/10

84,1

4.5

7/25

rain

2030

3480

5/12

hotel

++ /++

Tar

-, 20km asc to 3480; 7km desc/7km asc 20km desc to 2030; flat

07/10

45,0

5.0

16/23

clouded

2030

3844

5/13

hut

++ /+

Tar/ gravel

-,45km asc to 3844

08/10

56,6

4.1

3/23

sunny

3261

4260

5/18

hotel

+/-

gravel/ paved

Deqin, 22km asc to 4260 (hilly from 4100); desc to 3261

10/10

73,6

4.6

12/30

rain

1967

3267

6/14

hotel

++ /+

dirt

-, 45km desc to 2400m

11/10

59,4

4.2

18/25

partly clouded

1828

1967

5/12

guest house

++ /++

dirt

-, 59,4 km to 1828 (hilly)

12/10

86,9

6.7

14/28

sunny

1750

2213

5/14

hotel

++ /++

dirt

Weixi, 60km Slowly desc to 1750, 26km climbing to 2213

China, Yunnan province, from Kunming (2) Southbound to Laos 

Date dist. [km] hours temp [C] weather min alt. [m] max alt. [m] gradient [%] Accom. supplies water/food road condition To:     <Remarks>

17/10

113,4

6.2

18/25

clouded

1725

2100

5/10

hotel

++/++

tar

Jianchuan

18/10

58,6

3.5

15/16

rain

1484

1960

6/14

guest house

++/++

tar

-, hilly

19/10

68,8

4.2

15/16

rain

1413

1954

5/18

hotel

++/++

tar

Shipping, two times low summit pass

20/10

89,5

6.1

15/20

rain

850

1524

5/17

hotel

++/++

tar

- , 40km asc (1524), 20km desc (830) 15km hilly

21/10

70,2

5.2

16/20

clouded

450

1350

6/18

guest house

++/++

tar

-, 30km desc (450m), 40km steep asc (1350), 160km with lorry

22/10

73,5

4.7

19/28

sunny

-

1350

4/10

hotel

++/++

tar

Pu-er, 15km desc, 15km flat, 30km hilly (bus to Jinghong)

26/10

73,4

4.0

21/27

partly clouded

608

634

-/-

hotel

++/++

tar

Meghun, flat then hilly

27/10

97,4

5.5

21/27

partly clouded

608

1190

5/12

hotel

+/+

tar

Mengla, 3 passes between 750 and 1030m

LAOS                      

29/10

118,1

6.5

23/27

partly clouded

599

914

5/12

guest house

+/+

tar

Luang Nam Tha, slowy descending/ascending

01/11

117,6

7.0

21/30

partly clouded

604

1147

5/13

hotel

+/+

tar

Udomxai, 70km hilly, 15km asc to 1147, 15km desc to 684

02/11

127,8

7.3

17/30

sunny

-

923

5/13

guest house

+/+

tar/ gravel

Pakbeng, missed the turn-off, hilly, slowy desc. (+20km by Tuk-tuk)

                       
03/11 78.5 4.2 24/30 sunny - - - - +/+ tar/gravel Return Pak ou caves -Luang Prabang
07/11 79.9 6.0 20/30 partly clouded 470 1463 5/16 guest house +/+ tar Ban Kiakacham, 26km hilly, 16km to 1063m, 15km desc to 1430m, 22km asc to 1463m
08/11 153.4 8.6 15/30 sunny 317 1436 5/14 guest house +/+ tar Vang Vieng, asc/desc for 50km, 40km down steep then 20km hilly
10/11 138.0 7.2 21/30 sunny 229 403 5/13 guest house +/+ tar BanKeun, flat then  hilly
11/11 65.8 3.1 21/30 sunny - - - guest house +/+ tar Vientiane, flat