Nine Bends, Eighteen Turns
九曲十八弯盘山路
4,050 m Elevation Scenery 13 km into the day
The legendary switchbacks coiling up Zheduo — locals call it the mountain that wears travelers out.
About this stop
Known in Chinese as 九曲十八弯盘山路, Nine Bends, Eighteen Turns is a scenery on Day 6, Zheduo Pass · the First Gate of Kham, the Cycling 318 stage from Zheduotang to Xinduqiao, about 13 km into the day, at 4,050 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.
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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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