Doi Inthanon - clueless, need help

Hi fellow Tripadvisors,

Hope you could help me with some information on Doi Inthanon. I%26#39;ve googled for the past hour but can%26#39;t find satisfactory information.

Very simple questions really:

- How safe is it to drive up there? When it%26#39;s rainy?(will be a rental car anyway so let%26#39;s pray brakes are included)

- What should I be wearing up there in August? Jacket? Raincoat? Emperor%26#39;s new clothes? ;)

I%26#39;ve never been up somewhere this high so that will explain the cluelessness.

Thanks in advance!

Doi Inthanon - clueless, need help

It is safe to drive, just take your time and enjoy the ride. The only drawback is you as the driver have to watch the road not the scenery.

And remember the rule of descending off a mountain, always come down in the same gear or one gear lower than what you came up in. All too often folks upshift during the descent and ride the brakes, bad idea, hot brakes fail. Use a lower gear on your transmission to keep your speed down.

Definitely take a raincoat, its rainy season and storms brew in the mountains.

Doi Inthanon - clueless, need help

Thanks for the quick reply! Agreed re engine braking, definitely. Would be plain silly (and scary) to be descending a steep hill using a high gear.

Will take a raincoat along. And hopefully watch the road instead of the scenery. ;)

I took a scooter out of chang mai,went all the way up until the last 1/2 mile,then had to push it up to the top,less oxygen for the motor.Glad i went very beautiful,the river , the falls.great time

Here is a good article about Doi Inthanon I found with detailed description for driving in the park.

blogyoursite.com/2009/…

Yes it will rain almost all day and night. The summit will be in or above the clouds most of the time in August.

Have fun,

Randy and Ning

make sure you have enough petrol,not much in the way of petrol,maybe 1 lil shop.definately bring jacket,I was there in March.

Chris,

We visited a couple of years back in the month of September. At that time of year it was 14 degrees at the very top.

Around the waterfall areas the steps get very slippery %26amp; muddy.

I hope the waterfalls are raging for you as they were when we visited it was spectactular.

Definately have the raincoat %26amp; don%26#39;t forget the camera. There is a little kiosk at one of the waterfalls selling chicken drinks etc.

Have fun.. CJ

Really appreciate all your replies. Helps a lot in terms of planning.

Checklist:

- full tank of petrol

- raincoat

- jacket in case

- camera

- replacement camera in case the first gets damaged in the rain :)

Dear Chris,

I have some other tips for you. If you are at the highest point of Doi Inthanon, opposite the food booth (on the other side of the road) there is a nice natural walk.

An why not overnight at Mae Sariang? The route 108 -Hod to Mae Sariang (to Doi Inthanon) is a very nice route and Mae Sariang is a nice little place to stay for one night. I enjoyed it last year when I visited Doi Inthanon in November.

Have a safe drive.

Tony

Could someone name me a hotel in Inthanon National Park please? TA only lists 2 resorts. I found Navasoung but it seems to be up near Mae Hong Son Loop.

Any price is fine. I only need the names %26amp; will do my own search.

Thank you.

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