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Chiang Mai

#13 ranked✎ 4.7 editorial★ riders — 0 of 5 reviews🇹🇭 Northern Thailand · Thailand4 routes · 3 cafés · 2 shops

Northern Thailand’s cycling base — temple climbs up Doi Suthep, the monster ascent of Doi Inthanon (the roof of Thailand), warm winters and unbeatable value.

Ride startCafé, shop and route pins are coming as we map each town.

Why Chiang Mai sits at #13

Ranked on our editorial score until riders take over at 5 reviews. It is research, not riders — so treat it as a starting point.

Café culture4.7

Routes4.8

Road safety4.2

Climbs4.8

Bike storage4.4

⭐ Review Chiang Mai

Plan your visit

when to ride, when it’s busy, and what to know

When to go

Prime riding Still good Off-season Peak crowds

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Best riding: Nov–Feb — cool, dry mornings and perfect climbing weather.

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Peak crowds: Dec–Jan high season and Songkran (mid-April).

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Best value: The green season (Jun–Oct) — warm, wet afternoons, low prices.

Good to know

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Getting there. Direct flights to Chiang Mai (CNX); ride from the old city.

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Terrain. Temple climbs, the Doi Inthanon monster and rolling loops.

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Climate. Tropical — cool-dry Nov–Feb, hot Mar–May, wet Jun–Oct.

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Currency & language. Thai baht (฿) · Thai

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Local tip. Skip Mar–Apr — crop-burning haze blankets the valley.

Top rides in Chiang Mai

4 routes & climbs

Road✎ 4.8

Doi Suthep

10.8km at 6% to the golden temple.

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Climb✎ 4.9

Doi Inthanon

The roof of Thailand — a 2,565m summit.

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Road✎ 4.7

Samoeng Loop

100km of rolling jungle and rice.

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Climb✎ 4.8

Doi Inthanon Gran Fondo

150km loop to the roof of Thailand and back — the region's ultimate climb day.

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🏁 Events here

Mass-participation rides you can actually enter — checked against the organiser’s own site

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🚴 RoadIn about 3 months

Chiang Mai Gran Fondo

13 December 2026

25–120 km

The established mass-participation gran fondo in northern Thailand, part of the Gran Fondo World Series, starting from PAO Park with four distances. December puts it in the cool, dry season, which is why it works.

Chiang Mai Province · Thailand