Why this ride
From Da Nang it runs 207 km to Da Nang; allow about 3 h 19 of riding. It goes by way of Hai Van Pass, Lang Co, Hue and back through Lang Co.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hai Van Pass · 207 km from Da Nang
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 207 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 19
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. 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.
Road summary
A coastal mountain pass from Da Nang, Vietnam to Hue, Vietnam, via Hai Van summit. Key character: sea views; jungle; historic pass. Surface: paved.
Scenic road chapters
Hai Van Pass
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 21 km this is Hai Van Pass, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 21 km
- Named road
- Hai Van Pass
- Pass
- Hai Van Pass
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Da Nang
Da Nang is a port city on Vietnam's central coast, with a long beach, a wide river and a skyline that has changed dramatically in a generation. Where fishing boats and a French colonial quarter once stood, towers and bridges now line the Han River, and the Dragon Bridge, opened in 2013, spans the water in the shape of a golden dragon that breathes fire and water on weekend evenings. Behind the city, the green mass of the Son Tra peninsula rises above the sea.
Read the complete Da Nang write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Da Nang is where the day begins. Next is Hai Van Pass.
2. Hai Van Pass
Hai Van means sea cloud, and from the summit the name makes perfect sense: the pass is a saddle in the Truong Son range where the mountains tumble straight into the South China Sea, and the clouds gather on the ridge like steam from a kettle. At around five hundred metres, it is not high, but it marks a real boundary. To the north, the weather tends to be cool and damp, with grey drizzle in winter, and to the south, around Da Nang, it is warmer and brighter. Locals say the pass splits the country's climate in two, and for much of the year they are right.
Read the complete Hai Van Pass write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hai Van Pass comes up 34 km in. Next is Lang Co.
3. Lang Co
Lang Co is a long, thin sandbar of a village, with a lagoon on one side, the sea on the other, and the green wall of the Truong Son mountains rising behind both. It sits at the northern foot of the Hai Van Pass, on the road between Hue and Da Nang, and it has the relaxed, slightly sleepy air of a place that most travellers pass through on the way to somewhere else. That is a mistake, because the beach here is one of the loveliest in Vietnam, a wide curve of pale sand edged with casuarina trees, and the water is clear and warm for much of the year.
Read the complete Lang Co write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
69 km in you reach Lang Co. Next is Hue.
4. Hue
Planning note
Hue, about halfway. Next is back through Lang Co.
5. back through Lang Co
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Lang Co write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Lang Co sits at 137 km, about halfway. Next is back through Hai Van Pass.
6. back through Hai Van Pass
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hai Van Pass write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hai Van Pass comes up 172 km in. Next is Da Nang.
7. Da Nang
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Da Nang write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Da Nang closes the day.
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