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1.8 km (1.1 miles) E of Ban Wang Mo, Tak, Thailand
Approx. altitude: 154 m (505 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 17°S 81°W

Accuracy: 4 m (13 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS Reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: A Nearby Temple Compound #10: Truck Getting Packed with Sugar Cane

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  17°N 99°E (visit #3)  

#1: The Confluence from 15 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

23-Feb-2013 -- This confluence visit is the 13th out of a series of 15 visits in Malaysia and Thailand. The previous confluence is 16°N 100°E. It is in turn part of a 4-months bicycle trip starting in Tasmania at 43°S 146°E.

The previous night, I booked my return flight from Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่) back home to Zurich on my mobile phone - such process takes a while - such that I got to bed at 0:30 AM. The next morning I slept late until 6 AM (normally I get up around 4:30 AM) and got a late start at 6:45 AM. Cool mornings are a pleasant time for cycling and normally I try not to miss that period of the day.

However, I had to ride about 20 km from Tak (ตาก) to the confluence point. The first half, I rode along the Ping River (แม่น้ำปิง). Then I made the mistake to leave the nice road that followed smoothly along the river at the village Nong Bua Nuea (หนองบัวเหนือ). I soon was on sandy tracks and had to push the bike part of the way. When I finally got into the village Thung Kracho (ทุ่งกระเชาะ) (1.5 km distance to the CP), I suddenly reached an asphalt road again that took me up to 300 m to the CP. Another track helped to get within 100 m, where I parked the bike and walked over a meadow to the confluence point.

The confluence is on a little paddock - fortunately without livestock at the time of visit. But the ground was covered densely with cowpats. The ground is covered with some dry grass that has already been grazed. There is a fence in 20 m distance.

After the visit, I took the asphalt roads no. 1107 and no. 1175 back to the river Ping at the village Ko Taphao (เกาะตะเภา). Some impressions of the day were a temple and people loading a truck with sugar cane. I spend the night in Mae Pa (แม่ปะ) near the town Thoen (เถิน).

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to an asphalt road: 300 m
  • Distance to a track: 100 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 100 m
  • Time to reach CP from bicycle parking: 3 minutes
  • Time at CP: 8:30 AM
  • Measured height: 154 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 4 m
  • Topography: relatively flat
  • Vegetation: Short grass, some bushes and trees along the fence line.
  • Weather: fine, 27° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Cowpats Confluence

More pictures of the trip can found at mautz.net.

The story continues is at 18°N 99°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 15 m distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS Reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: A Nearby Temple Compound
#10: Truck Getting Packed with Sugar Cane
ALL: All pictures on one page