UP then DOWN Down to Yuanyang

Climbing from Jianshui, at 1300m, to the crest of the range at 1940m, in a head wind is not easy. Still on the S214 the rises continue for 35km - at which point a bamboo forest is reached and a small isolated village sits on steep winding bends on the road. Passing through the village the bamboo forest continues. Essential for the 40km slip to Yuanyang is good brakes.

                                        A new bridge crossing over the Red River.