It all started with a book. This one:
http://www.himalayabybike.com/Himalaya_by_Bike/HBB_Home.html
It's a wonderful book which describes 8 cycling routes in the Himalayas.
TL;DR: Cycling in Bhutan is challenging but doable.
In November 2016, Ajay, Bhaskar and I cycled across the whole country of Bhutan.
We started from Phuentsholing and exited out via Samdrup Jonghkar.
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| Our route. Unfortunately, google maps is not 'aware' of the road from Trashigang to Samdrup Jongkhar. |
It would have been a whole lot easier had we decided to start from Thimphu or Paro instead of starting from Phuentsholing. That would have been a logical and practically sound decision. But then the idea of cycling across an entire nation was tempting and we were keen on doing it.
Schedule:
| Day# | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phuentsholing | Gedu |
| 2 | Gedu | Tsimasham |
| 3 | Tshimasham | Thimphu |
| 4 | Thimphu | Wangdue Phodrang |
| 5 | Wangdue | Dung Dung Nysa |
| 6 | Dung Dung Nysa | Trongsa |
| 7 | Trongsa | Jakar |
| 8 | Jakar | Ura |
| 9 | Ura | Lingmethang |
| 10 | Lingmethang | Mongar |
| 11 | Mongar | Trashigang |
| 12 | Trashigang | Khaling |
| 13 | Khaling | Wamrong |
| 14 | Wamrong | Samdrup Jongkhar |
Let's cut to to the chase.
