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Ban Khoang -Phin Ho-Ta Phin

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Distance
6.15 mi
Elevation gain
1,808 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
1,814 ft
Max elevation
5,159 ft
TrailRank 
46
Min elevation
4,024 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
2 hours 17 minutes
Time
3 hours 18 minutes
Coordinates
1756
Uploaded
September 6, 2018
Recorded
September 2018
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near Can Hồ Dưới, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

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Itinerary description

You can probably do this tour by yourself, but I strongly recommend hiring a local guide. It will improve your experience, help your contacts with locals, and you will be contributing to the local economy instead of just passing and using their limited facilities and resources without repaying them back in some way.
This tour is somewhat more wild than the previous between Sapa and Ta Van, and you'll find very little other trekkers in the way. In a sunny day we crossed less than 10 people, including guides...

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,631 ft
Photo ofFish farms

Fish farms

PictographBridge Altitude 8,150 ft
Photo ofPonte

Ponte

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,191 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,209 ft
Photo ofCorn fields. Feeling home...

Corn fields. Feeling home...

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,450 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,420 ft
Photo ofPhin Ho

Phin Ho

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,420 ft
Photo ofSchool

School

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,487 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,681 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,866 ft
Photo ofCardamome

Cardamome

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,890 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,952 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,101 ft
Photo ofFoto

Foto

PictographWaterfall Altitude 9,113 ft
Photo ofQueda de água

Queda de água

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,112 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,108 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,167 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,239 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,187 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,993 ft
Photo ofFoto

Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,896 ft
Photo ofHarvest

Harvest

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,802 ft
Photo ofTa Phin

Ta Phin

Comments  (1)

  • Photo of dcg2002
    dcg2002 Aug 13, 2023

    No tiene pérdida, es una pista semi asfaltada todo el tiempo (sin sombra por cierto) y sin turistas, que es lo más importante. El paisaje es bonito y la ruta es asequible.

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