Epic Suthep XC ride

This is a full-day cross country ride on the south side of Doi Suthep / Doi Pui with 50% offroad mountain trails that has it all: <span id=".reactRoot[16].[1][4][1]{comment654563254560358_105872954}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span id=".reactRoot[16].[1][4][1]{comment654563254560358_105872954}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[16].[1][4][1]{comment654563254560358_105872954}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">steep climbs, steep downhill, single track, flowy sections, double track, forest, orchards, stream crossings, viewpoints, and hill tribes.</span></span></span>

You begin by climbing Doi Suthep via Sriwichai Rd. all the way to the fork where the road leads down to Ban Hmong Doi Pui. To make this less strenuous, you can take a songthaeo/taxi to Ban Hmong Doi Pui. Continue straight through the Hmong village to the gardens, but instead of going into the gardens, take the path above it which passes a waterfall. At the next fork, take the right path. This path first falls down north and then climbs another 200m while making a south turn. From there you ride 500m down along a ridge and then follow the track through valleys and orchards all the way to Ban Pong where you hit Rd. 1269.

You can continue on Rd. 1269 to go back to Chiang Mai, but a more interesting option is to take the back roads leading through the foot hills (about 100m final climb) around the Doi Kham area, as shown in the route.