JORDAN Etapa 05: Wadi Rum
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.06 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,923 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,923 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,916 ft
- TrailRank
- 54
- Min elevation
- 3,251 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 7 hours 26 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3875
- Uploaded
- January 10, 2022
- Recorded
- January 2022
near Ramm, Aqaba (Jordan)
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JORDAN Stage 05: Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum is admired and loved for the spectacular beauty of its desert and rock formations, its narrow canyons and rock bridges. Mountains of sandstone and granite rise about 700 m above the desert plain, which, although called a valley, is about 1000 m above sea level. Jebel Rum, the second highest mountain in Jordan, is 1754 m above sea level, and many other mountains in the area are almost as high.
The Jordanian government declared 720 square kilometers of the Wadi Rum Desert a protected area in 1998, created by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, and under the control of the Aqaba Municipal Authority. Wadi Rum has recently become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is a balance between the vibrant tourism industry that allows visitors from all over the world to share the wonders of Wadi Rum and the need to protect the wildlife and unique natural formations of this special place.
The first settlements date back to about 4,500 BC. As the cave drawings in the area show, the Tamudians and Nabataeans have lived here in the past, and the Bedouins have lived in the area for centuries. Wadi Rum was a place to stay to travel close to the trade routes for thousands of years, and provided water and pasture for the animals. In recent decades, the Bedouin people have settled in the village of Wadi Rum.
From its origins as a desert crossing, the village has grown over the past half century, especially when a film crew moved to the area to film Lawrence of Arabia in 1961, under the direction of David Lean. . The world-famous fame of the film brought the majesty of the desert landscape of Wadi Rum before people from all over the world and many came to visit them. Currently 1,500 Bedouins live in the village of Wadi Rum, and most have relatives who live in the desert caring for their animals. Bedouins living in the village work in the tourism industry, as tour operators and guides for visitors.
Links to all routes:
00: Trip to Jordan in 9 days (Full)
01: Queen Alia International Airport - Madaba
02: Madaba - Dana - Shaq Al Reesh Trail - Wadi Musa (Petra)
03: Wadi Musa - Petra
04: Wadi Musa - Little Petra - Petra - Wadi Rum Camp
05: Wadi Rum
06: Wadi Rum
07: Wadi Rum - Aqaba
08: Aqaba - Red Sea - Dead Sea - Madaba
09: Madaba - Queen Alia International Airport
Individual treks and activities:
- Dana - Shaq Al Reesh Trail - Dana
- Wadi Musa - Petra
- Little Petra - Petra
- Wadi Rum 01
- Wadi Rum 02
- Wadi Rum 03
- Aqaba - Aqaba South Beach (Snorkel)
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Wadi Rum is admired and loved for the spectacular beauty of its desert and rock formations, its narrow canyons and rock bridges. Mountains of sandstone and granite rise about 700 m above the desert plain, which, although called a valley, is about 1000 m above sea level. Jebel Rum, the second highest mountain in Jordan, is 1754 m above sea level, and many other mountains in the area are almost as high.
The Jordanian government declared 720 square kilometers of the Wadi Rum Desert a protected area in 1998, created by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, and under the control of the Aqaba Municipal Authority. Wadi Rum has recently become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is a balance between the vibrant tourism industry that allows visitors from all over the world to share the wonders of Wadi Rum and the need to protect the wildlife and unique natural formations of this special place.
The first settlements date back to about 4,500 BC. As the cave drawings in the area show, the Tamudians and Nabataeans have lived here in the past, and the Bedouins have lived in the area for centuries. Wadi Rum was a place to stay to travel close to the trade routes for thousands of years, and provided water and pasture for the animals. In recent decades, the Bedouin people have settled in the village of Wadi Rum.
From its origins as a desert crossing, the village has grown over the past half century, especially when a film crew moved to the area to film Lawrence of Arabia in 1961, under the direction of David Lean. . The world-famous fame of the film brought the majesty of the desert landscape of Wadi Rum before people from all over the world and many came to visit them. Currently 1,500 Bedouins live in the village of Wadi Rum, and most have relatives who live in the desert caring for their animals. Bedouins living in the village work in the tourism industry, as tour operators and guides for visitors.
Links to all routes:
00: Trip to Jordan in 9 days (Full)
01: Queen Alia International Airport - Madaba
02: Madaba - Dana - Shaq Al Reesh Trail - Wadi Musa (Petra)
03: Wadi Musa - Petra
04: Wadi Musa - Little Petra - Petra - Wadi Rum Camp
05: Wadi Rum
06: Wadi Rum
07: Wadi Rum - Aqaba
08: Aqaba - Red Sea - Dead Sea - Madaba
09: Madaba - Queen Alia International Airport
Individual treks and activities:
- Dana - Shaq Al Reesh Trail - Dana
- Wadi Musa - Petra
- Little Petra - Petra
- Wadi Rum 01
- Wadi Rum 02
- Wadi Rum 03
- Aqaba - Aqaba South Beach (Snorkel)
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