A guide to the routes to Tibet: 16 cycling routes to Tibet

The tourist article "16 Cycling Routes to Tibet + Strategy" has enriched people's understanding.

Proposed several cycling routes that most people don’t know about: Route length: 550km

Route difficulty: ★★★★★★

Route arrangement: boundary Shandaban (Longmu Co) - Bangdacuo - Atam Pasha ruins - Keriya Pass (Red Mountain Dashan) - Aksu (the PLA road construction site) - Panshan Road - Asia's No. 1 volcanic ruins - Sulfur Daban - Subashi (the site of the People's Liberation Army's road construction site) - the barrier lake site - Ala Mingyi - Pulu Village - Yutian County.

Route description: The last three routes starting from this one are all restricted adventure crossings in uninhabited areas. Those who do not have enough mature outdoor experience and outdoor equipment must not try it easily! Not many people seem to know about Kriya Pass and Kriya River. About them, Baidu Encyclopedia describes them in detail. The Xinjiang-Tibet Line used to be an old road that was abandoned halfway, and not many people seemed to know about it. This is a road built by the troops led by General Wang Zhen. Construction started in 1950, starting from Yutian County, Xinjiang. In 1951, the expedition was forced to give up due to the eruption of Ashkule volcano, and instead set off for Tibet via Yecheng, Xinjiang. This road was built in the Keriya Valley. It was just over a hundred kilometers long and cost dozens of lives, which is enough to illustrate the difficulty of this road. Half of this route is in the uninhabited land of the Kunlun Mountains, which is the Qiangtang Prairie in a broad sense, and the other half is in the ruins of the old and new Tibetan lines. In September 2002, Danish Martin and Swedes Janne Corax and Nadine pushed bicycles from Daban, the border of Tibet, and crossed the old Xinjiang Highway ruins through the Kriya Pass to Pulu Village in Hotan, Xinjiang. In June 2012, Zhao Chengjun (screen name: Eight Thousand Miles Road) successfully crossed the Kriya Ancient Trail by bicycle alone. This was the second time a Chinese had crossed the route after Du Yi. The Kriya Ancient Trail is currently the shortest bicycle ride in the country.

Recommended attractions: Qiangtang No Man’s Land, Kunlun No Man’s Land

Recommended Guide: Kunlun Mountain Hiking Exploration Plan

Recommended Travel Notes: Lonely Cree Ya (Eight Thousand Miles Road)

Recommended video: Wang Tienan - Route length over Kriya Mountain: 1400km

Route difficulty: ★★★★★☆

< p>Route arrangement: Shiquanhe Town (0km) - Geji County (117km) - Xiongba Township (100km) - Yanhu Township (90km) - Wenbutangsang Township (50km) - Wuma Township (75km) - Gai Ze County (52km) - Dongcuo Township (85km) - Zhongcang Township (60km) - Asuo Township (65km) - A roadside village in Erjiu Township (50km) - Nyima County (75km) - Cuozheluoma Town (70km) - Xiede Township (60km) - Shenzha County 382 Bridge (63km) - Bangor County (45km) - Qinglong Township Sichuan Construction Site (92km) - Namtso Township (75km) - Yangbajing Town (102km) - Lhasa (83km).

Route description: This route is very difficult. There are many drivers but few cyclists. The most difficult thing is not how high the mountain must be climbed. After all, the lowest altitude here is 3,600 meters in Lhasa. , the difficulty is that there are many small roads and forks along the way, and it is easy to go wrong. Some sections of the road have no roads, and you can only follow the ruts. With so many ruts, can you be sure which one is the right one? Moreover, it is basically gravel road along the way, with the washboard effect blessing. This is a desolate route with few supply points. Remember to bring all the equipment. Not to mention spare tires, but you also need to bring some spokes. In addition, remember to prepare your border defense permit before departure.

Recommended attractions: Shiquanhe Town, Salt Lake, Dangra Yumco, Selin Co, Nyima, Purogangri Glacier, Namtso, Yangbajing, Potala Palace

< p>Recommended guide: Ali Dabei Route Guide (Ziyun Guide + Google Earth Speculation Version)

Recommended Travel Notes: Guilin Doctor Liang rode the Ali Dabei Route from September 8 to 30, 2013 Line length: 1700km

Route difficulty: ★★★★★☆

Route arrangement: Hall Township (0km) - Dajiang Daban (59km) - Yare Township (110km ) - Renduo Township (100km) - Zabuyecuo Salt Company (105km) - Pajiang Township (41km, the map shows Pama Township) - Jiabocuo Commissary (50km) - Cuoqin County (85km) - Livestock Farm ( 50km, on the opposite side of Zharinanmu) - Sele Village (48km) - Hangda Village (41km) - Laiduoliu Village (54km) - Cishi Township (57km) - Juncang Township (65km) - Laiduo Township (75km) - Wenbu Township (94km) - Nyima County (78km) - Cuozheluoma Town (70km) - Xiede Township (60km) - Shenzha County 382 Bridge (63km) - Bangor County (45km) - Qinglong Township Sichuan Construction Site (92km) - Namtso Township (75km) - Yangbajing Town (102km) - Lhasa (83km).

Route description: This line is between the Great North Line and the South Line of Ali. It is known as "one mistake after another" because there are many plateau lakes along the way, one measure after another, but the other One meaning is that this road will keep you going the wrong way, because it is more difficult to find the so-called right way than the Great Northern Route. < /p>

Recommended travel guide: Northern Archives - Shuanghu, Ministry of Culture, Dazhong Route

Recommended travel notes: (Wandering Sky) Qiangtang Crossing Notes Route Length: 1000km

Route Difficulty: ★★★★★★

Route arrangement: Nima - Shuanghu - Puruogangri - Black Stone Beach - Kunlun Pass - Whale Lake - Huatugou.

Route description: Qiangtang, a vast nature reserve west of Hoh Xil, south of Altyn Mountains and Kunlun Mountains, east of the western section of the southern Xinjiang-Tibet line, and north of the northern Xinjiang-Tibet line. The line from Shuanghu Lake to Whale Lake is mistaken by most people as belonging to the Hoh Xil area because it is too close to Hoh Xil. In fact, this Qiangtang crossing route only runs through the Hoh Xil Mountains and has nothing to do with Hoh Xil. In addition to the need to use the GPS to determine the trajectory to prevent getting lost, the greater difficulty of this route is the natural resistance factors such as snow in the valleys and diversion of rivers caused by the changeable weather in uninhabited areas. In 2009, Tintin and Lao Gou completed the first bicycle crossing of this route by Chinese people. Before that, Corax, Nadine and Martin (yes, they are the masters who walked the Lao-Xin-Tibet line above) completed the Qiangtang and then Kriya. Pass (out of the mountain pass) has successfully crossed Qiangtang many times, but Corax and Nadine once encountered a big river in the summer and returned without success. Martin also gave up halfway because the road was muddy in October. It is not ruled out that they can pass through in other months. Condition.

Recommended attractions: Qiangtang No Man’s Land, Hoh Xil No Man’s Land, Altyn No Man’s Land

Recommended Guide: None

Recommended Travel Notes: A Thousand Miles Away Take the Qiangtang (Dingding) Route Length: 1800km

Route Difficulty: ★★★★★★

Route Arrangement: Northern Tibet No Man’s Land - Hoh Xil No Man’s Land - Altyn No Man’s Land Human Zone - Kunlun Mountain No Man's Land.

Route description: The Tibetan word "Qiangtang" means the open space in the north. In a narrow sense, it refers to the uninhabited land in northern Tibet, but in fact it refers to all the unknown lands in the north. The Great Qiangtang includes northern Tibet no man's land, Hoh Xil no man's land, Altyn Tagh no man's land, and Kunlun Mountain no man's land. These four no man's lands are connected together to form a unique super uninhabited wasteland in the world. Because the concept of Hoh Xil was so popular, people once used Hoh Xil to replace this vast wasteland. In fact, Hoh Xil is only a small part of the land of Daqiangtang in terms of administrative and geographical territory. Daqiangtang, he is the last place where freedom pursues... In April 2010, Yang Liusong (online name: Countercurrent River) crossed the Qiangtang alone on a bicycle. This was the first time that humans independently crossed the no-man's land of Daqiangtang. , Qiangtang, a unique super wilderness on earth. When we talk about the remote Ali and the lively Hoh Xil, we are still unfamiliar with this cold plateau. One person pushed a 200-pound bicycle for 77 days and experienced an arduous journey that we could not imagine. This is another miracle of mankind. Industrial civilization has not completely bound our flesh and blood. Yang Liusong does not show off and keeps a low profile. His narrative is plain and his writing is simple. But the more plain and simple he is, the more you can feel the gushing passion, as magnificent as the sunrise on the plateau. It seems that he is still a tough and humorous guy. We see his lonely figure in the churning sunset, accompanying the wilderness of wild beasts, and he can be called a hero. He is still a Confucian scholar and has a normal heart. On October 4, 2014, Li Chongming (who had cycled 12 consecutive routes into Tibet, across the Qiangtang and the Kriya Ancient Trail - that is, he has successfully challenged the 15 routes before the Qiangtang horizontal line in this article) , this is the last one) He lost contact while challenging the Qiangtang Crossing Line alone. The last update on Weibo was at 21:15 that day. On February 3, 2015, Li Chongming’s friend called the police, filed a case, and investigated at the Lhasa Criminal Police Brigade... No news yet! At the end of September 2014, the author was riding through southern Xinjiang and arrived at Yecheng to prepare to enter the Xinjiang-Tibet Line. I contacted Li Chongming on Weibo in the hope of meeting at Shandaban, but to no avail... I hope to return safely!

Recommended attractions: Northern Tibet No Man’s Land, Hoh Xil No Man’s Land, Altyn No Man’s Land, Kunlun Mountain No Man’s Land

Recommended Guide: None

Recommended travel notes: The open space in the north, traveling alone across the uninhabited land of Greater Qiangtang (the river against the current) and the China-India Highway.