The Hanoi Ride
Hanoi City Ride – GPX Route & Ride Itinerary 🇻🇳
Experience Hanoi from the saddle with a 28.8 km city ride that takes you through ancient temples, chaotic streets, historic landmarks and some of the most recognisable locations in Vietnam’s capital.
Starting and finishing beside West Lake in Tây Hồ, this route has been personally ridden, filmed and put together by The Secret Ride. It’s designed to give you a brilliant introduction to Hanoi by motorbike without simply bouncing between the usual tourist attractions.
The ride begins at Trấn Quốc Pagoda, one of Hanoi’s oldest Buddhist temples, before heading towards the iconic Long Biên Bridge for a ride across the Red River. From there, you’ll head into the heart of the city to Hoàn Kiếm Lake, take a short walk around the lakeside, then make your way through Hanoi’s streets to the legendary Train Street.
Grab a coffee or something to eat beside the railway tracks before continuing to B-52 Lake (Hữu Tiệp Lake), where wreckage from a B-52 bomber shot down during the Vietnam War still lies in the water.
Finally, escape the city centre and make your way back to West Lake, completing the loop.
What’s included
28.8 km GPX route ready to load onto your navigation device or app
Professional PDF ride itinerary
Full stop-by-stop route guide
Important navigation instructions for Long Biên Bridge
Practical rider, parking and clothing notes
100% paved route
Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes riding time, excluding sightseeing, food and photo stops
Route: Tây Hồ → Trấn Quốc Pagoda → Long Biên Bridge → Hoàn Kiếm Lake → Hanoi Train Street → B-52 Lake → Tây Hồ
🎥 Ridden & filmed by The Secret Ride
This isn’t a route created from behind a computer. We rode it, explored it and filmed it ourselves so you know exactly what to expect.
The accompanying Hanoi adventure was filmed using:
Insta360 Ace Pro 2 – helmet-mounted riding footageInsta360 X5 – immersive 360° riding shots DJI Mini 5 Pro – aerial footage
Whether you’re visiting Hanoi and want to experience the city by motorbike, or you simply want a ready-made route that connects some of its best sights, download the route, load the GPX and go ride Hanoi.
The Secret RideRide it. Film it. Remember it.
