Gangtey – Gogona – Wangdue Mountain Bike

Since the construction of a rough jeep road on the old Gangtey trekking route, this beautiful part of Bhutan became accessible for mountain bikers. The route leads from the Phobjika Valley (the valley of the famous black-necked cranes) to Tikezampa, near Wangdue Prodhang Dzong. This biking route leads through amazing rhododendron and pine forests, crosses 3 mountain Pass, and goes through traditional Bhutanese villages of Gogona, Khotokha and upper Sha area. It is truly a great way to experience Bhutan’s landscape and culture !
The route follows a Jeep (more like a tractor) road, which is often a little rocky so you will need to balance and carefully steer your way in between the small rocks. Your support vehicle will follow the same route, so it can always reach you in case of mechanical problems or injuries. The altitude on this trail (up to 3500 m) makes it harder. The three mountain pass you cross are Tsele La (3430 m) reached after a 600 m climb, the Shobe La (3475 m) reached after a 300 m climb, and the Tashi La (2820 m) reached after a 230 m climb.
In order to complete this biking route, it is necessary that you have some experience with (offroad) mountain biking, and that you are capable of riding long and steep uphill trail sections as well as downhill sections. The route can be completed easily by hard core bikers in two days but to enjoy and absorb the landscape and culture, we recommended doing it in 3 days.Since the construction of a rough jeep road on the old Gangtey trekking route, this beautiful part of Bhutan became accessible for mountain bikers. The route leads from the Phobjika Valley (the valley of the famous black-necked cranes) to Tikezampa, near Wangdue Prodhang Dzong. This biking route leads through amazing rhododendron and pine forests, crosses 3 mountain Pass, and goes through traditional Bhutanese villages of Gogona, Khotokha and upper Sha area. It is truly a great way to experience Bhutan’s landscape and culture !
The route follows a Jeep (more like a tractor) road, which is often a little rocky so you will need to balance and carefully steer your way in between the small rocks. Your support vehicle will follow the same route, so it can always reach you in case of mechanical problems or injuries. The altitude on this trail (up to 3500 m) makes it harder. The three mountain pass you cross are Tsele La (3430 m) reached after a 600 m climb, the Shobe La (3475 m) reached after a 300 m climb, and the Tashi La (2820 m) reached after a 230 m climb.
In order to complete this biking route, it is necessary that you have some experience with (offroad) mountain biking, and that you are capable of riding long and steep uphill trail sections as well as downhill sections. The route can be completed easily by hard core bikers in two days but to enjoy and absorb the landscape and culture, we recommended doing it in 3 days.