Sylhet rambling the tea plantations

typical path

Roads are usually as the one in the picture, though sandy paths are as well present and while it is funny to ride and swing on sand, it is important to clean the bike at the end of the day and oil the chain to prevent excessive grinding.

Beautiful path

Very well cared fields

Down on sandy path

Adrenaline boost here!

Narrow tracks

Sometime the track vanish and one would need to use his orientation to get back on track. It is part of the game and it is exciting to lose and find again the way!

Narrow path

Narrow path

Worship place on top of a hill

An astonishing place, under a sacred tree. Beautiful view.

Compact terrain

Worship place

Peaceful countryside

Rural roads

Most of the track consists of rural roads or narrow tracks

Down the hill, fast for some adrenaline boost!

Clean water

The ride cross a number of small water streams. For some, a bridge (sometime consisting of 1 single bamboo) is available. For others, you would need to either cycle across or step into the water. In fact, whenever possible, it is easier to ride the bike as the bottom of those water streams is always compacted.

Cutting through tea estates

Some tea plantation are fenced, other not. The proposed track passes through open tea plantation .

Sandy road

Amazing view

Risky passage, careful here!

As mentioned in the description, some passage might be uncomfortable for someone. When in doubt, push your bike instead or riding it.

Narrow track

Bridge

One of the bridges encountered along the path.

Rise fields

The river at Rataergul swamp forest

If you have time, the forest seems a place worth visiting. Best during the rainy season as water level is higher.

Tea plantation

Amazing landscape

Narrow track

Narrow tracks are usually fast as the terrain is compacted. Pay attention to holes and tree roots!

Narrow track

Mixed track

These type of tracks are quite often present. They consist of a mixture of sand and grass route. One would prefer to ride on grass as sand beside being funny can damage the mech of the bike. Nevertheless riding on sand is sometime unavoidable. Pay attention when moving from grass to sand and the other way around as shift of drag might result on loss of equilibrium

Carved tracks

The track is here carved in the sand bank. Sometime very narrow, pay attention when downhill going.

amazing landscape

Water stream

To cross on the bike (good, compacted bottom)

Sandy path

Wide path

Wide path, sandy

Landscape

Landscape

Narrow path

wide path

Landscape

Tea plantation

Landscape

Tea plantation

Wide path

Palm cultivation

Toward the end, the path cross a palm plantation. To join the track, one need to cross a small hill where n path are available. The passage is doable and do not have any specific difficulty.