Tag: Road

Day 12 was 136km Cao Bang to Pingxiang Not much to report on this day. First half was visually more interesting than 2nd. Crossing the border was uneventful. Pingxiang could have been a nice city in the pinnacle hills but in need of a spring clean. Day 12 was 195km to Nanning Airport A horrible wet…

225km 3500m Dong Van to Cao Bang Was expecting a long day but not this long but nothing to complain about! Morning started off with tired legs from the day before but stunning views of the rocky landscape and pinnacle hills made me forget that. The highlight of the scenery of the trip!. A very…

150km 3500m Ha Giang to Dong Van An epic day. My stomach cleared up overnight and feeling a little stronger. Pleased, as this turned out to be the hardest day. Basically what felt like nonstop climbing for most of it and most of the 3 climbs were at 10%. Got a bit paranoid about not…

15th 150km Bac Ha to Ha Giang Day 9 was a nice day. Started off a bit wet but was there for the famous Sunday market which was cool. Explored that quickly and then found a back road down which turned out to be under construction and then a landslide had destroyed what remained of…