Dahab to Wadi Gnai (with climbing/bouldering routes)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 21.55 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,733 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,733 ft
- Max elevation
- 930 ft
- TrailRank
-
60
5
- Min elevation
- 0 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 50 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 16 minutes
- Coordinates
- 4955
- Uploaded
- December 26, 2017
- Recorded
- December 2017
near Dhahab, South Sinai (Egypt)
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Itinerary description
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Bike path to the climbing sites of the Wadi Gnai, from the Lighthouse Reef and arriving at the same place. I chose a path that took more asphalt to the valley, but there are others only on the asphalt, others with more land, and others on the seashore. Just playsearch on google maps and it gives you more options too.
Until the arrival to the valley, the road is mostly asphalted. In the valley, the terrain is very difficult, because there are stretches of very soft sand, which makes the pedaling practically impossible in some small stretches. In spite of everything, I found it very good to ride in general. There are many stretches with beautiful views to both the sea and the mountains / desert. The wayback from the valley is very nice because it is a way down, and despite being light, gives even a feeling of donwhill.
I went on a winter day, on a sunny morning, but with moderate heat. I imagine that in summer the conditions must be more difficult. The valley was very empty, I met with few people, some cars, some climbers and some quadricycles. My biggest company was the flies, which apparently dominated the valley and bothered me greatly. It pays to cover well, or take repellent.
I have been pedaling around Dahab and I have found it quite easy. Drivers in general are accustomed to cyclists, and when they see us, they honk (I imagine) to show that there are people behind (or to offer you a taxi !!!). It is a small town, with no traffic (at least in the season that I went, winter) and wide roads. The roads also did not have much movement and they were very calm to cycle. The valley is very desert, and only civilization is found in the nest, where there is a "Bedouin" camp where you can get food, water and tea. Therefore it is recommended that you take everything you need.
In terms of safety, I found it quite easy. It's a desert of people, and whenever I left the bike at the "parking" spot, when I got back it was there. And the car I saw "parked" was also all open, so not even the local population cares about it. And overall the feeling during the course was tranquility, wild and harsh environment and isolation (which I greatly enjoy).
In this route I was able to see several species of birds, Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) and a small rodent that seemed to me to Hyrax (Procavia capensis).
On the waypoints I put some climbing routes that I found and identified through the guide that can be downloaded with the desert-divers.com staff.
Portuguese
Bike path to the climbing sites of the Wadi Gnai, from the Lighthouse Reef and arriving at the same place. I chose a path that took more asphalt to the valley, but there are others only on the asphalt, others with more land, and others on the seashore. Just play on google maps so it gives you more options too.
Until the arrival to the valley, the road is mostly asphalted. In the valley, the terrain is very difficult, because there are stretches of very soft sand, which makes the pedaling practically impossible in some small stretches. In spite of everything, I found it very good to pedal in general. There are many stretches with beautiful views to both the sea and the mountains / desert. The back in the valley is very delicious because it is down, and despite being light, gives even a feeling of donwhill.
I went on a winter day, on a sunny morning, but with moderate heat. I imagine that in summer the conditions must be more difficult. The valley was very empty, I met with few people, some cars, some climbers and some quadricycles. My biggest company was the flies, which apparently dominate the valley and bothered me greatly. It pays to cover well, or take repellent.
I have been pedaling around Dahab and I have found it quite easy. Drivers in general are accustomed to cyclists, and when they see us, they honk (I imagine) to show that there are people behind (or to offer you a taxi !!!). It is a small town, with no traffic (at least in the season that I went, winter) and wide roads. The roads also did not have much movement and they were very calm to cycle. The valley is very desert, and only civilization is found in the nest, where there is a "Bedouin" camp where you can get food, water and tea. Therefore it is recommended that you take everything you need.
Em termos de segurança, achei bem tranquilo. It is a wilderness of people, and always that of the gods with a mountain of "estacionamento", when voltei ela estava lá. E o carro wagon paradox também estava todo aberto, então nem a população local if preocupa com isso. And no geral or feeling during or perpetuating foi de tranquilidade, wilderness and ríspido environment and isolation (or que eu curto bastante).
Neste percurso achieves avistar diversas espécies de pássaros, Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) and um roedorzinho que me pareceu um Hyrax (Procavia capensis).
Nos waypoints coloquei algumas vias de escalada que eu encontrei and identifiquei através do guia que pode ser attainment com or pessoal from desert-divers.com.
Italian
Cycle route to the climbing sites of Wadi Gnai, from the Lightshouse reef and arrival in the same place. I chose a path that brought more asphalt downstream, but there are others only on the asphalt, others with more land and others by the sea. Play on google maps to give you even more options.
Until the arrival in the valley, the road is mostly paved. In the valley, the terrain is very difficult, because there are very soft stretches of sand, which makes pedaling practically impossible in some small stretches. Despite everything, I found it very useful to pedal in general. There are many stretches with beautiful sea and mountain / desert views. The back of the valley is very good because it is down, and despite being light, it also gives a feeling of donwhill.
I went on a winter day, on a sunny morning, but with moderate heat. I imagine that in the summer conditions must be more difficult. The valley was very empty, I met a few people, some cars, some climbers and some quadricycles. My biggest company was the flies, which apparently dominated the valley and bothered me a lot. It is worth covering well, or taking repellent.
I cycled around Dahab and found it quite easy. Drivers in general are accustomed to cyclists and when they see us they play the horn (I guess) to show that there are people behind (or to offer you a taxi !!!). It's a small city, with no traffic (at least in the season I'm gone, winter) and wide streets. Even the streets did not have much movement and were very quiet to ride. The valley is very desert, and only civilization is in the nest, where there is a "Bedouin" camp where you can get food, water and tea. Therefore it is advisable to take everything you need.
In terms of security, I found it quite easy. It's a wild area of people, and every time I left the bike in a "parking" place, when I came back it was there. Even the car I saw was stopped, so even the local population does not care. And overall the feeling during the course was of tranquility, wild and harsh environment and isolation (which I really like).
In this path I could see several species of birds, Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) and a small rodent that looked like a Hyrax (Procavia capensis).
On the waypoints I inserted some climbing routes that I found and identified through the guide that can be reached with the staff of desert-divers.com.
Waypoints
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42 ft
Start - Início - Inizio
I started in front of the lighthouse reef. Começei na entrada do Lighthouse reef. I started in front of the entrance to the Lighthouse reef.
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44 ft
Make a left - Vire a esquerda - Svolta a sinistra
It's kind of hidden. Watch other cars. It's a bit hidden. Watch out for cars. It's a bustle. KEEP ALREADY AUTO.
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171 ft
Make a left - Vire a esquerda - Svolta a sinistra
It's just on the corner. A police checkpoint. It is curved. Se não virar a esquerda cai numa barreira policial It's just around the corner. If you do not turn left, there is a police barrier.
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144 ft
Wadi's entrance - Entrada do Wadi - Ingresso al Wadi
From here on, it's offroad. The way is sandy and sometimes it might be necessary to carry the bike instead of riding it. Here ends the asphalt. Now it's sand, dirt and sometimes even loading the bike, depending on the strength and ability of each. Qui finisce l'asfalto. D'ora in poi, la strada è sabbia e magari should portare la bici in any return
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216 ft
Malkout camp
Here there is a "Beduin" Camp. I think that here is where the "Beduin dinner in the mountains" takes place. Parece que é aqui que acontecem os jantares beduínos no desert que as agências vendem. Here is a "Beduin" Camp. I think that here is the place of the "Bedouin Dinner in the mountains" packages that the agencies sell.
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352 ft
Canyon
I don't know what is here neither what is beyond here. Sometimes there are beduins offering tea and shisha. From here on, only on foot. Não sei ao certo o que tem daqui pra frente. Às vezes tem uns beduinos te oferecendo chá e shisha. Daqui para frente só a pé. Non so che cosa c'è davanti. Ma qualque volta ci sono bedunini qui per ofrirti tè e "shisha". Da qui in poi solo in piedi.
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353 ft
Water? - Água? - Acqua?
I do not know if this can be found in water sources for adventurers, but in an emergency it might be helpfull. Não sei se isso pode ser considerado um ponto de água, mas numa emergência pode ser útil. I do not know if this is water to drink, but perhaps in an emergency it can be useful.
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497 ft
Climbing Routes - Vias de Escalada - Vie di arrampicata
I could not identify the name of these routes. Não achieve identify or name destas vias. I could not identify the name of these streets.
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587 ft
Climbing Routes Camel Canyon - Vias de Escalada Camel Canyon - Vie di arrampicata Camel Canyon
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693 ft
Climbing Routes Beduin Garden- Vias de Escalada Beduin Garden - Vie di arrampicata Beduin Garden
Here it's the very end of the bike way. I kept going by foot. Fim da linha para a bike. Continuei a pé. Here the road ends with the bike. From here I went on foot.
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287 ft
Climbing Routes Waterfalls- Vias de Escalada Waterfalls - Vie di arrampicata Waterfalls
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