Hellfire Pass
A cutting hacked through rock for the Burma Railway during the Second World War, by prisoners of war and Asian labourers working by torchlight. A walking trail follows the old line through the cutting, and a memorial museum tells the story of those who built it.
- Where
- Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.3553, 98.9525
Get the Hellfire Pass stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hellfire Pass. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kanchanaburi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hellfire Pass
Sai Yok Noi Waterfall 17 km
A waterfall that spills over tiers of limestone near the small town of Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi in Kanchanaburi's Sai Yok district. It is at its fullest in the rainy season, and in drier months people wade and picnic on the rocks.
Erawan National Park 18 km
A national park in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi, founded in 1975. It is best known for the Erawan waterfall, seven tiers of turquoise pools named after the three-headed elephant of Hindu myth.
Mueang Sing Historical Park 47 km
The remains of two Khmer temples of the 13th and 14th centuries, set inside old earthen walls by the Khwae Noi river in Sai Yok district. It was declared a historical park in 1987 and is quiet enough to have the laterite towers almost to yourself.
Bridge on the River Kwai 69 km
An iron railway bridge over the Khwae Yai river, part of the line from Thailand to Burma built during the Second World War by prisoners of war and Asian labourers. The 1957 film made its name known around the world, and trains still cross it.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 71 km
The main cemetery for prisoners of war who died building the Burma Railway, on the main road through Kanchanaburi town. Its neat lawns hold 6,982 graves of British, Australian and Dutch soldiers, cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries 109 km
Two adjoining wildlife sanctuaries, Thung Yai Naresuan and Huai Kha Khaeng, that form much of Thailand's Western Forest Complex across Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani. Inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1991, they are a refuge for tigers, elephants and wild cattle.
Three Pagodas Pass 121 km
A low pass in the Tenasserim Hills, 282 metres up, on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, named for three small white pagodas on the Thai side. It has been a route between the two countries for centuries.
Sanam Chandra Palace 132 km
A palace complex built by King Vajiravudh about a kilometre from Phra Pathommachedi. Its five buildings in Thai and European styles sit among gardens with a Ganesh shrine, and part of the grounds has been a Silpakorn University campus since 1965.
Questions
Where is Hellfire Pass?
Hellfire Pass is in Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sai Yok Noi Waterfall (17 km), Erawan National Park (18 km), Mueang Sing Historical Park (47 km).
How do I get the Hellfire Pass stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hellfire Pass and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kanchanaburi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hellfire Pass before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kanchanaburi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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