32 Coffee Hill Loop (Supermoto/Goat Track Ride)
Chiang Mai Province | Hot Season | 200 KM Ride | 1 Day
A brilliant mix of road / off-road / goat track broken road etc. Fantastic viewpoints and scenery. Very quiet route which intermittently cuts through local villages. Not too technical or difficult. A nice fun ride.
This route can be bridged with other routes as it links onto the Pai Loop
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Outbound. Chiang Mai to 32 Coffee Hill
The ride out. I took this route, setting off at 9:30am to head up to Samoeng area past the X-Center, then towards Mon Cham. After fueling up the first stop was at Di Bosco Coffee.
Di Bosco Coffee
Di Bosco is a fab coffee stop. Great coffee and a nice place to kick start a trip around that way. A good meeting point too, if planning a group ride).
After a great coffee I headed to Mon Jam, which takes you though some stunning mountain areas with fantastic views. Best to pack a raincoat no matter what the season, as this area often gets drizzle and rainfall.
Mon Jam
Mon Jam is a scenic hilltribe mountain village, with fantastic views and the villagers are often selling great seasonal produce.
Much of the scenery on this ride was brown and in some areas burnt (due to Burning Season). A bit on the dusty side. However, in some areas the scenery was gloriously green and lush. Was a pleasant surprise.
fter Mon Cham continued on through Samoeng Neua. This area was a mix of rural roads, broken roads and dirt.
Samoeng Neua Goat Track
Samoeng Neua is a rural hilltribe zone. The area is a gateway to many great riding zones, including offroad forest trails.
The route was an interesting mix of road, dirt, single track and broken up sections, and there were lots of cattle on the road here and there, too
32 Coffee Hill
Eventually, the route popped out on the 1095 Pai road, a few KM away from 32 Coffee Hill where I stopped for lunch. 32 Coffee Hill is a pretty resort area and a perfect stop to rest and eat.
When I finished lunch, I headed a few KM north to a fuel up stop (link here). A useful stop if you have a small fuel tank and need it.
Inbound. Coffee Hill to Chiang Mai
Ban Mae Krai Zone
Took the turn off and headed onto towards Ban Mae Khrai area. (This route back to Chiang Mai was the best part actually). Really fun ride back and a few sections nearly caught me out due to a frequent mix of broken up road suddenly turning to dirt or gravel etc, over hilly areas and blind spots that you cant see ahead of.
Wat Phrathat Doi Pha Som
I stopped in at the amazing temple of Wat Phrathat Doi Pha Som, on the way back to Chiang Mai. Be prepared for the very tight switchbacks on the road up to the temple entrance and a fair walk up some steep steps to the temple itself.
The pointing judgmental Yak/Giant that jumps out at you from at the top of the (twisty/technical) turns will surely have you jumping out of your skin!
Return to Chiang Mai City
The rest of the route took me through some great scenery and interesting statues. I also saw tons of garlic bulbs drying in a farming zone.
This is a fab route for mix terrain riding, with nothing too technical or heavy on the dirt side. Just a fun ride with wonderful views. (Although will be more challenging in rainy season, due to slippery conditions).
– End of ride.
I hope you enjoyed this Goat Track ride report.
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Love you did this, coffee stops are one of my favorite reasons to ride. Baristas are among the friendliest people you can meet and in the Chiang Mai region new shops are everywhere being built. Wish I had kept more than a mental list, will have to retrace my steps ;-]
I’ve been riding around the North for the last four years since retiring here in Chomthong . . . home of many fine coffee producers I might add.
Regards,
Dave
Glad you enjoyed reading it David. Thanks!
I prefer Di Bosco coffee above 32 Coffee Hill.
Coffee Hill coffee isn’t to my personal taste (which is a bit funny, seeing as coffee is in their name). I prefer to order a hot chocolate or some other drink from 32 Coffee Hill. It is an ok lunch stop though and I still enjoy going to 32 Coffee Hill on occasional rides to Pai, even though I don’t actually order coffee there. Haha.
I totally agree with you that a great coffee when riding, especially when in a nice venue, is a great part of a riding trip 😀