From western to eastern Bhutan - not only for professional
On asphalt roads 823 km with the bike from west to east and an difference in altitude of 9.800 m
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stage of yesterday: day 7
distance via bike: day 8
time: 5:30 hours
stage of tomorrow: day 9 |
:: Day 8
Let's go further east
To the ethnic eastern Bhutan
:: MEMBARTSHO / BURNING LAKE
The lake is named so after Terton (treasure discoverer) Pema Lingpa went into the lake with a butter lamp and came back with the butter lamp still burning while he discovered Guru Rimpoche's hidden treasures
Membartsho, the burning lake lies about 5 minutes walk from the road
:: SHEYTANG LA - 3.569 m
After crossing Membartsho we reach Tang valley
Going up and up
:: URA
From Sheytang La we slowly descend down into URA valley. People in URA mostly live out of potato farming, mushroom business and dairy farming. They also have a annual festival. Once we leave URA valley we are riding towards the second highest point of our 5 day journey
But before we stay overnight in URA and you heat your room with wood by yourself
:: PROFILE of the eighth day
49 km distance, 27 km uphill, 18 km downhill
Typical time 05:30 hours - stage of yesterday: day 7 - stage of tomorrow: day 9
