Why this ride
A 126 km one-way ride from near Phra Pradaeng, about 2 h 17 of riding. It goes by way of near Bang Bo District and Scenic stretch in Lat Krabang. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ayutthaya River Easy Ride · part 3
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 126 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 17
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Near Phra Pradaeng
This is the south-western edge of Bangkok, out where the city stops pretending to be a city and turns into a muddle of canals, warehouses, shrimp ponds and condo blocks on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya. Thung Khru and Bang Khun Thian are the districts on the map; Phra Pradaeng, the town that gives the label its name, lies across the river to the east. As a place to begin and end rides north to Ayutthaya or north-east to Khao Yai it makes practical sense, because you avoid crossing the dense middle of the capital twice a day.
Read the complete Near Phra Pradaeng write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ayutthaya River Easy Ride checkpoint 8 is where the day begins. Next is High point near Bang Bo District.
2. High point near Bang Bo District
Bang Bo lies on the eastern edge of the Bangkok metropolitan area, in Samut Prakan province, where the urban sprawl starts to thin out into a flat landscape of canals, fish and shrimp ponds, rice fields and factories. It is not on most travel itineraries, but it hides a lovely old market, and it makes a good place to end a ride with a meal.
Read the complete Bang Bo District write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
High point near Bang Bo District comes up about 52 km into the recorded legs. Next is Scenic stretch in Lat Krabang.
3. Scenic stretch in Lat Krabang
Planning note
about 85 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch in Lat Krabang. Next is Back to Ayutthaya River.
4. Back to Ayutthaya River
North of Bangkok the land is so flat that canals are the only landmarks. The label points to Ayutthaya, the old capital, about fifty kilometres further north, and this is the sort of place a ride back from there ends up.
Read the complete Ayutthaya River write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back to Ayutthaya River closes the day.
Leg by leg
High point near Bang Bo District to Scenic stretch in Lat Krabang
High point near Bang Bo District → Scenic stretch in Lat Krabang is 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch in Lat Krabang to Back to Ayutthaya River
Scenic stretch in Lat Krabang → Back to Ayutthaya River is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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