CYCLING : The Chiang Mai Cycle Club are the people to get in touch with if you want off-the-beaten-track information or wish to join fellow bikers on a ramble or is it rumble through the hills with a group. The club organises a trip nearly every Sunday. Visitors and enquiries are welcome. Meet in front of Tha Phae Gate between 0700 and 0730 hours on Sundays. Find out more details from any of the biking shops you'll find scattered around the city or give the City Bike Shop a call on 01-9279211 GOLF : is always a popular pass-time and Chiang Mai has a number of excellent courses. The following two are the more popular. Lanna Golf Course 7,174 yards, par 72. Opened in 1972, Lanna enjoys a truly spectacular setting at the foot of the famous Doi Suthep mountain just outside Chiang Mai. The course is moderately difficult with more than 20 lakes and water hazards, many trees and elevated greens. Open 6:00-8:00 Office: Lanna Golf Course Highway 107 (Chiang Mai-Mae Rim Rd) Resv Tel (053) 921911 Yim Cana Golf Course (9 holes) More correctly known as the Gymkhana Club, this course offers the uncommon setting of a large cricket ground surrounded by mature trees, including teak. The course has a pleasant clubhouse. Office: Yim Cana Golf Course Chiang Mai Lamphun Rd, Chiang Mai HORSE RACING : The race course is one of the few places in Thailand where betting is legal. Chiang Mai's course can be found about 5km down the road after Lanna Gardens. Race meetings are held on Saturday afternoons and like anywhere else in the world, betting is fast and furious. SWIMMING : If your hotel doesn't already have a pool Chiang Mai has a number of public pools and/or hotel pools that let the generic public use on those especially hot summer (or winter) days. Public pools tend to be cheaper than the hotel pools averaging around 20 - 50 Baht on a daily rate whereas a full membership can cost up to 300 Baht. Contact the Chiang Mai Sports Club on 298327 for more information