2013 Riding Tour along the Southern Route of Sichuan-Tibet Highway - Tips

2013 Riding Tour along the Southern Route of Sichuan-Tibet Highway – Tips

Preparations

Bicycle, cycling bags, car shelf, multi-function scarf, raincoat, hat, 1 cover tyre, 2 inner tubes, tire patch, moisture-proof pad, car light, bicycle pump, kneecap, outdoor shoes, slippers, helmet, bandage, and some medicines such as Rhodiola rosea, headache medicine, cold and flu tablets and stomachache medicine, etc.

Route

The southern route Sichuan-Tibet Highway is: Chengdu – Ya an – Luding – Kangding – Xindu Bridge – Yajiang River – Litang – Batang – Mangkang – Zogong – Bangda – Basu County – Bome County – Nyingchi Prefecture – Lhasa City.

Rough Itinerary

Generally speaking, most of tourists need to spend 28 days on the way, including 4 days for rest and relaxing.

D1 155km, 155km in total, Chengdu (512m high) – Xinjin – Ya an (641m high), enjoy the dwellings of western Sichuan Province (155m high).

D2 87km, 242km in total, Ya an (641m high) – Tianquan (848m high) – Xingou (1330m high), enjoy Yajiang River.

D3 057km, 0299km in total, Xingou (1330m high) – Erlang Mountain (2170m high) – Luding (1330m high), enjoy the Erlang Mountain and Dadu River.

D4 051km, 0350km in total, Luding (1330m high) – Kangding (2395m high), enjoy Dadu River.

Tips: We kindly suggest tourists to spend 1 more day in Kangding to adapt the highland environment in advance.

D5 082km, 0432km in total, Kangding (2395m high) – Zhedo Mountain (4298m high) – Xindu Bridge (3630m high), enjoy Xindu Bridge and Tagong Monastery.

D6 092km, 0524km in total, Xindu Bridge (3630m high) – Garo Monastery (4412m high) – Yajiang River (2530m high) – Shangkezong Village (3500m high), enjoy the highland grassland scenery.

D7 076km, 0600m in total, Shangkezong Village (3500m high) – Gyantsewan Mountain Police Station (4659m high) – Katsela Mountain – 119 Daoban (4200m high) – Katsela Mountain (4429m high) – 158 Daoban, enjoy the primitive forest along the way.

D8 046km, 0646km in total, 158 Daoban – Litang (4014m high), enjoy the Ker Monastery and natural sceneries along the way.

Tips: here tourists will be kindly suggested to spend 1 more day in Litang to have a rest.

D9 187km, 0833km in total, Litang (4014m high) – Haizi Mountain (4685m high) – Haizi Mountain Police Station – Batang (2580m high), enjoy the Haizi Mountain.

D10 108km, 0914km in total, Batang (2580m high) – Jinsha River Bridge (2451m high) – Zongpala Mountain (4170m high) – Mangkang (3875m high), enjoy Jinsha River scenery and the hot spring along the way.

Tip: it is alternative for you to spend 1 more night in the Hot Spring Resort.

D11 049km, 0990 km in total, Mangkang (3875m high) – Lawula Mountain (4338m high) – Zhuka Bridge (2640m high) – Rumei, enjoy the Lancang River scenery along the way.

D12 042km, 1032km in total, Rumei – Guepa Mountain (3930m high) – Dengpa (3440m high)

D13 076km, 1108km in total, Dengpa (3440m high) – Rongxu (4046m high) – Dongda Mountain (5008m high) – Zogong (3877m high)

D14 103km, 1211km in total, Zogong (3877km high) – Bangda County (4120m high)

D15 095km, 1306km high, Bangda (4120m high) – Yela Mountain (4658m high) – Nu River (2740m high) – Basu County (3280m high), enjoy Nu River scenery.

D16 090km, 1396km in total, Basu County (3280m high) – Anjiula Mountain (4325m high) – Ranwu (3960m high), enjoy Ranwu Lake on the way.

Tips: here we kindly suggest tourists to spend 1 more day to have a rest.

D17 132km, 1528km, Ranwu – Bome County (2725m high)

D18 092km, 1620km, Bome – Tongmai Natural Barrier (2070m high)

D19 071km, 1691km, Tongmai Natural Barrier – Lulang County (3285m high)

D20 071km, 1762km, Lulang County – Sejila Mountain (4559m high) – Bayi Town (2930m high)

D21 130km, 1892km, Bayi Town – Kongpu Gyangda County (3390m high)

D22 098km, 1990km, Kongpu Gyangda County – Songdo (4170m high)

D23 176km, 2166km, Songdo – Mila Mountain (5013m high) – Lhasa City (3650m high)