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165.2 kms return. Asphalt / dirt. . Routes 108 - 1013 - 121 / 1096 - 108 / 10. A gem of a rider’s loop, the Mae Wang loop really starts from Sanpathong, 18 kms S-W of Chiang Mai, & goes up the beautiful Mae Wang river valley, then goes west to Bo Kaew & Samoeng, then back into Chiang Mai via either route 1096 & Mae Rim or route 121 & 108 past the airport. The Mae Wang loop has smaller elephant camps, and it also has bamboo rafting, plus spectacular scenery and hill tribe villages. Note however, that the dirt section is not recommended for inexperienced riders. Allow minimum 3 hrs 45 mins fast non-stop ride. Recommended as an excellent one day loop with hill tribes from Chiang Mai.

Mae Wang National Park covers areas in Pa Mae Jam, Pa Mae Khan - Mae Wang, and Pa Jom Thong, National conservation reserved forests in Chiang Mai province.

Since is still under the setting up stage the park have so many natural attractions which consists of mixed deciduous forest, dry dipterocarp forest, hill evergreen forest, and pine hill forest and also several beautiful waterfalls. The elevations range from Mae Wang National Park is from 400 to 1900 meters above the sea level.

Doi Pha Tang is the highest peak in the park reaching 1909 m asl. Together with many other mountains the area is the sources of waters for streams including Nam Mae Jam, Nam Mae Wang and Nam Mae Teun - three tributaries of Maenam Ping river.

Summer is said to be from March to May which is followed by rainy season from June to end October. November to February are cold months with average temperature 10 to 18 degree C in the hills. Lowest early morning temperatures in the highland could be close to freezing.