Location : 10.319166, 99.020992
Doi Durian Viewpoint is 42km south of Chumphon town. Take Highway 41 for about 34km till you reach the Don Wa T Junction (there is a large PT gas station on the right just after the junction). Turn right and after 7km there is a T junction (just after Wat Nam Cha) where you must make a right. Take the first road on the left 1 km after the T junction.
The track up to the viewpoint is 500m up this road on the right. The track is very steep and even too narrow for a 4x4. Its about a 250m walk to the top. The farmer who lives at the start of the track has a quad bike which gets up OK but a little scary!
At the top a cabin has been built with a viewing platform on its roof. This affords a lovely view towards the south over the plantations.
This is the view to the west.
And the north.
Whilst a lovely sunny day when we visited it was sadly a little misty so the photo's do not do justice to the views. On the to do list to visit on a clearer day and maybe catch a sunset!
Unsure of the arrangements but it is possible to rent the cabin. Check at the farmhouse at the start of the track. Certainly nice to wake with the views this place has to offer.
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