Roads to take or to avoid

Wow Modron,
Stunningly beautiful photography. thanks for posting. It inspires me to get over there and see for myself.

Great idea for a thread! Xinjiang, G217 from kuqa to G218. An amazing road which goes from a colorful desert over snowy mountains through a crazy tunnel to an entirely different landscape. The road was in near perfect condition as of July 2013. It is pretty steep, with a lot of switchbacks, and a lot of fun to ride.

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Screen Shot 2014-01-05 at 8.24.53 PM by HamSandwichChina, on Flickr

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All of these were taken within about 200km or so of each other. This is definitely in my top 3 favorite roads in China. (that I've been on anyhow)

OMfuckingG dude. That looks breathtaking...

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Originally Posted by whitworthsocket

Wow Modron,
Stunningly beautiful photography. thanks for posting. It inspires me to get over there and see for myself.

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Thanks a lot! Inspire others is all what they should do!

I am in Hong Kong, 5 days post-op. this pictures are great, this trip is a goal to reach! see you on the roads! (hopefully again in summer)

Thanks for all the info, good to know about the good roads... Definitelyh want to go check it out.