Dechen to Yangjing: Road notes II - Racpat Bali to Boise 2006-07 - CycleBlaze

April 4, 2007

Dechen to Yangjing: Road notes II

Kms Altitude Description

1865 (3300m) Dechen

1852 Karwa karpo viewpoint, Restaurant, good hotels

1834 Jct, keep right, end of pavement

1813 (2050m) Bridge over Mekong

1798 (2250m) Kongshan, food, truck stop barrier in town PSB? Do not

stay in town. Maybe high road around town 3 km before

roadworkers camp

1760/3300 Tibetan border

Route 214 changes to 318,

Roadmarkers change,

Route 214 continues to Markham

3304 4.5 km before Yangjing hidden campsite above road

between two stone walls. Exactly where the powerlines

cross from power station (waterfall across valley). We

found the road construction crew is using this as a

latrine.

Road construction (widening) in progress from Tibetan

border to Markham

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