D22: Gaize-Dongcuo-Cuoqin 258km Estimated driving time: 3h31min
Today we drove from the north line to the middle line and turned from National Highway 317 to National Highway 216. The road conditions are good. Pay attention to the speed limit of 70 kilometers in the section of more than 300 kilometers. You can stop and take photos in places with good scenery.
Passing through Dongcuo and Dawacuo, I arrived at Cuoqin and asked the hotel owner. I learned that there is a path that is not available on the navigation system to reach the Zhari Namco Lake. Specifically, it is through the navigation Cuoqin village behind the bridge to the west of Cuoqin. Follow a newly built asphalt road until next to Zhari Nam Co.
Tomorrow, we will either return and take a detour on National Highway 317, which is close to 600 kilometers, or we will choose a route that is not available on the navigation system and go to Wenbunan Village via about 100 kilometers of unpaved dirt roads for a total of about 260 kilometers. I hope Xiaohong can withstand the pressure tomorrow.
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