From western to central Bhutan - not only for specialists
On asphalt roads 484 km with the bike from west to east and an difference in altitude of 6.900 m
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stage of yesterday: day 4
distance via bike: day 5
time: 8:00 hours
stage of tomorrow: day 6 |
:: Day 5
Only one very long pass and then a endless downhill
You will rich TRONGSA not in the time as you are close to it
:: NUBDING
A small and typical village
Stress is unknown
:: PELE LA - 3.390 m
The ride from WANGDUE to TRONGSA is very exiting with the crossing of PELE LA and then entering the beautiful Mangde valley
3.390 m
:: CHUSERBU, RUKHUBJI
The snake shaped RUKHUBJI village is on the other side of the river which is cleary visible from the road
It is believed that a saint subdued the snake and that the village takes the shape from the subdued snake
:: TSHANGKHA, CHENBEBJI
A chorten in the middle of prayer flags with the all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha situated on a river confluence
This chorten or stupa was replicated from a stupa in Nepal
:: TRONGSA
As prophesied by Palden Lhamo, Lam Ngagi Wangchuk meditated above the place where TRONGSA dzong stands now. While meditating, he saw butter lamps burning on a ridge and taking this place as sacred he built a small temple in 1543. Many people became his disciplines and built small huts for themselves around the temple. The place began to look like a village and people called it TRONGSAR, which means new village. In 1647 Zhabdrung Rimpoche ordered to build a gonghang on the same spot where Lam Ngagi Wangchuk built his small temple. Later many ruling leaders enlarged the small temples into a large dzong
A new hotel resort, one kilometre before reaching TRONGSA, invite to stay overnight
:: PROFILE of the fifth day
114 km distance, 49 km uphill, 51 km downhill
Typical time 08:00 hours - stage of yesterday: day 4 - stage of tomorrow: day 6
