The road beyond Thazi remains narrow and very bumpy. There are a number of villages along the road. No licensed accommodation but every village has a small monastery. We stopped at Pyin Nyaung which is one of the larger villages on this road. The first 20 km the road follows a river.
Grades are never steep.
In about 25 km the steep and very winding road takes you to Kalaw. All traffic on this road is very slow. The first 10 km's to Aungban are mainly downhill. The junction to Pindaya is clearly signposted in Roman script. The road from Aungban to Pindaya follows a plateau.