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a motorcycle trip report on the R4010 and other roads in Northern Thailand - motogirlthailand

The R4010 and More! π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π‘‡β„Žπ‘Žπ‘–π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿ, 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘› π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘£π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘ . π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙-π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙-π‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿ-π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  π‘™π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ R4010 𝑖𝑠 π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑠𝑑 𝐡 π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘–π‘œπ‘›. (𝐼 π‘Žπ‘š 𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘› 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘™ π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘›. 𝐼𝑑 π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘’, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘œ 𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘ π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘š π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘.)

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The R4010 (and More)

Map showing R4010 and more - Northern Thailand

Route From Chiang Mai

Google Map Link

Route map showing the R4010 road

The R1024

π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘ π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘œπ‘‘β„Ž 𝑠𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘’π‘ , π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘ 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑀𝑠. 𝐴 π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘’π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘˜π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘ π‘’π‘™π‘£π‘’π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’. π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘, (π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘π‘‘ 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑-π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘›, 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›).

The R1024. Thailand

The 4010

𝐴 𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘’π‘  𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑀𝑠. π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘› 𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑑, π‘ π‘œ 𝑒π‘₯π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘–π‘ π‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝑖𝑓 π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑑. πΏπ‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘ π‘™π‘–π‘π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔. π΄π‘‘π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦, 𝐼 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑀𝑠 π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘π‘ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑑𝑒𝑒 π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘’π‘ β„Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑒𝑝 π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ 𝑑𝑒𝑒 π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘› (π‘…π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘¦ π‘†π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘›). πΏπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ 𝐼 π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ž π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑀𝑠 π‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ. π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ HEREΒ . π΄π‘‘π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦, 𝑖𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š πΈπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ (π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝐼 𝑑𝑖𝑑 π‘œπ‘› π‘šπ‘¦ π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘’, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘’ 𝐼 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘Šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ πΈπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘). πΈπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑀𝑠.

(I loved this road so much the first time I rode it and was frustrated about having no more GoPro battery life to record all of the route. It was a real unexpected delight! Click HERE for the original teaser video I made based on the small amount of footage I took at the time via my dying phone).

360 perspective shots of a motorcycle rider in a scenic area. Thailand

The 1216

𝐴 π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘, π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› (π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑠 πΎβ„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘†π‘Žπ‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝐼 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘Žπ‘› π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘‘, 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘œπ‘™ π‘†π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘›).

motogirlthailand aerial view motorbike viewpoint

πΉπ‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘£π‘–π‘’π‘€π‘π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑅1216! –

Food Stop Suggestion:

10,000 Miles Biker Cafe

Location
Fab cafe stop for food and drinks, on the R1216, just off the 4010. Lots of biker info and stickers, etc. The official Facebook Page for this fab cafe is HERE. This previous photo was taken at this cafe in 2017. Trip report for that ride: “5 Days/7 Provinces Ride”

motorcycle ladies at a cafe

Additional Info:

Queen Sirikit Dam

Just East of the 4010 is the route that takes you down to Paknai Fisherman’s Village at Queen Sirikit Dam. Here you can take a ferry across the dam on your vehicle (I believe the cost for a motorcycle is around 150 baht). Here is a video showing the crossing:

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