The Soft Hills - ภูเขาอ่อน

These group of hills, more reminants of the mining industry, are located on the back-road between Kathu and the main highway (before the British international school). The road itself is very decieving, one second you can wind it on up and cruise around the clean cut roads and then there are sudden sections of road with massive bike engulfing potholes.

There is a giant archway which leads to some sort of conference centre / government building. You can park up here and walk up the road. At the top there are some beautiful blue birds that nest in holes made in the soft mud. There are many ways to tackle this hill and I am pretty sure we chose one of the most difficult/interesting ways. The last time we went, we were lighting a fire on the very top when all of a sudden a group of students turned up on a field trip. I think they were as suprised to see us as we were them. Here are some photos from along the route.

The Top

The Bottom

Higher than it looks...

 The Soft Hills

Overall, some great hills for climbs that you can make as tricky as you want. Again at the bottom is a little lake which is perfect for cooling down afterwards.