Bhumibol Dam (เขื่อนภูมิพล)

I had seen signs for Bhumibol Dam (เขื่อนภูมิพล) on my ride to Mae Sot and decided I could go there and back on one tank of fuel so extended my stay in my Tak hotel and went for a ride.

When I got close to the Dam I saw a temple up on a hill and through I should ride up to it but rode around in circles in the a little village at the base and could never figure out how to get to this temple but later found the name to be Wat Phra Bommorrathat.

I crossed over the river and made a stop at Wat Tha Pui (วัดท่าปุย) which had great view of Lower Mae Ping Dam (เขื่อนแม่น้ำปิงตอนล่าง) and the temple I had tried to reach on the other side of the river.

This is the only picture I took at Wat Tha Pui (วัดท่าปุย).

This is a picture of the Lower Mae Ping Dam (เขื่อนแม่น้ำปิงตอนล่าง).

These are a few picture of the Bhumibol Dam (เขื่อนภูมิพล). The Dam was completed in 1964 and was named after King Bhumibol Adulyadej. It is the highest dam in Thailand at 154 m (505 ft) tall.

This is a picture of Bhumibol Reservoir I took while standing on the Bhumibol Dam.

This is a picture taken while standing on the Bhumibol Dam of the area below the Dam.

After a bit of time on the dam I hopped back on the bike and headed back towards the city of Tak. I had rode up on the west side of the river but did not often get views of the river itself.

Going back to Tak Google maps was taking me down the east side of the river but the app was taking me via Route 1 which is a major highway in Thailand. I stopped along Route 1 and got something to eat and tried to plan a route closer to the river and not on the major highway.

The route I ended up taking was a real pleasure, going through little villages with often views of the river. I got to a point where the road along the river joined up again with Route 1 but before getting on the highway I stopped at a restaurant for a Beer and a great view over the Ping River.

I put the above pictures as well as a video of me crossing a bridge in a video on YouTube and it is below.



I spent another day in Tak and did nothing other than being lazy. I then took 2 days to get home stopping every 75 kilometers to make sure I never got low on fuel. I really enjoyed the city of Tak and will have to try this trip again when the war in Iran is finished or at least when the fuel hoarding stops.