Tianlu Eighteen Bends

天路十八弯

4,170 m Elevation Scenery 24 km into the day

A famous viewpoint over eighteen tight switchbacks climbing the flank of Jianziwan Mountain, near 4,200 m.

Tianlu Eighteen Bends — Cycling 318 — In-game view

About this stop

Known in Chinese as 天路十八弯, Tianlu Eighteen Bends is a scenery on Day 8, Two Passes · the High City of Litang, the Cycling 318 stage from Yajiang to Litang, about 24 km into the day, at 4,170 m.

In the game, it sits inside the same route book as the rest of this stage: pedal, cruise or walk the bike at your own pace, check in at the landmark, and keep the stop in your 318 passport and postcard collection.

More stops on Day 8

Yajiang Town 2,640 m Jianziwan Tunnel 4,200 m Jianziwan Pass 4,485 m Nima Gong Sacred Mountain 4,668 m Kazila Pass 4,718 m Litang River Valley 4,050 m Litang, the High City 4,014 m Litang Monastery 4,000 m Maoya Grassland 4,000 m

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A shared postcard from Cycling 318

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Cycling 318 turns the road to Lhasa into a daily, cozy ride. Check in at the landmarks, collect a postcard from each, and fill your 318 passport.

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