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Nahela Dam-Yibir Telcom Tower-Baqal-Naqab Hike

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Distance
11.85 mi
Elevation gain
4,573 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
4,364 ft
Max elevation
4,584 ft
TrailRank 
55
Min elevation
159 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
7 hours 16 minutes
Time
9 hours 35 minutes
Coordinates
3439
Uploaded
January 8, 2022
Recorded
January 2022
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near Baqal, Raʼs al Khaymah (United Arab Emirates)

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We, a group of friends hike up from Nahela Dam in Ras al Khaimah to the top of Yibir mountain summit of the Comstel tower.
Then we descended to Wadi Naqab via Tallah and Baqal villages.

This is basically a one way hike, but the unconnected part can be driven along through an offroad section.
So we parked cars at both ends.
We parked cars at the Baqal village hike trail start point somewhere here. This location is also the end point of the hike.
Even Sedans can manage this offroad section as the road is well made.
https://goo.gl/maps/Pwry9M6qfi1rNaat9

We parked the cars and started the hike from Nahela Dam, just before Wadi Naqab area.
https://goo.gl/maps/drrmVgavn1nK9G8Z8

The trail starts and goes along the famous Baqal Caves, but doesn't reach the caves. The trail goes straight away and then gradually ascends left towards the mountain and finally reaches the Yibir plateau near Tallah village.
This section has some flat Wadi section of big/ small polished boulders, steep ascent section, loose rocks in few places and traversing through a bit tricky mountain pass, although it is not difficult.
You just need to know the general direction to move towards.

Once we reached the Plateau, we touched the Yibir offroad.
We decided to extend our plan and reach the Yibir Comtel tower as our summit. We hiked up via a nice Rocky Wadi, which almost has nice natural steps all over the Wadi.
The Wadi directly touches the Tower.
The tower summit is one of the 3 highest points of the Yibir mountain section, after Mebrah and Yibir itself.

Later we descended towards Tallah village via the mountain surface and from Tallah we walked through less used trail towards Baqal village.
There is also a well walked trail from Tallah to Baqal, but we didnt use that trail.

From Baqal village we followed the well known trail of the washed out road to Wadi Naqab, where we had parked our cars.

From Tallah village to Naqab it is a fully well laid trail and you can not get lost.

Both the villages are functional with many residents, so please be discreet in your actions and behaviour in the villages. Take all the trash with you.

Do Not Try Any Mountain Hikes If You Do Not Understand The Mountain Terrains, Dangers From Wildlife, First Aid, Hydration And Snacks, Your Own Fitness, Remote Activity Preparations, Communication Tools, Mountain Geography, Topography, Risk Factors, HSE Requirements, Hiking Risks, Fitness Level Of The Group Members.
Study All Above Matters Well Before Following Any Trails That You Find Online. Please Do Not Over Estimate Yourself.
Better Be Safe Than Put Yourself / Group In Danger And Regret Later.
Lately We Have Seen A Lot Of Unwanted Hiking Incidents That Could Have Been Avoided With Better Preparation.
Wish You All The Best.
Wikiloc, Only For Reference. There Can Be Errors On The GPS Recording Due To GPS Jumping In The Wadi Sections or Erroneous Recording.

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Tallah Cemetery

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Baqal village

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