Shamal village, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 525 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 525 ft
- Max elevation
- 671 ft
- TrailRank
-
65
5
- Min elevation
- 191 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 33 minutes
- Time
- one hour 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1002
- Uploaded
- December 12, 2020
- Recorded
- December 2020
near Shimāl, Raʼs al Khaymah (United Arab Emirates)
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Itinerary description
It is an easy route suitable for beginners. You start on a dirt road and continue in a wadi. There is a good viewpoint (P-07) to see an abandoned village on one side and Shamal on another side. I highly recommend doing this hike in the opposite direction. In this case, you will climb the P-13 - P-14 slope which is much easier than going down.
Track parts:
P-01 - P-03: Dirt road and Wadi
P-04 - P-09: Village.
P-12 - P-14: Slope
P14 - P-20. Wadi
A sedan car can reach the starting point easily without issues.
Must-have gear:
1) hiking boots
2) 3 liter of water, food
3) sun-protective clothing with long sleeves
Recommended gear:
1) hiking poles useful to descent the P-13 - P-14 slope
Track parts:
P-01 - P-03: Dirt road and Wadi
P-04 - P-09: Village.
P-12 - P-14: Slope
P14 - P-20. Wadi
A sedan car can reach the starting point easily without issues.
Must-have gear:
1) hiking boots
2) 3 liter of water, food
3) sun-protective clothing with long sleeves
Recommended gear:
1) hiking poles useful to descent the P-13 - P-14 slope
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249 ft
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My friend and I did this route with our 2 dogs. As recommended, we did it in reverse. We really enjoyed it, especially when we came to the forgotten village. The dogs loved it too, (there were no other people on the route so they were off leash the whole time) though I don’t think it’d be suitable for a very small or unfit dog as there was a fair amount of clambering over rocks. For us, it was more ‘moderate’ than ‘easy’.
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Hello Anton, thank you so much for your detailed trail. For me this trail is so beautiful, peaceful and easy except the descending to slope. You really have to be careful on this part (P12 to P14). Its better to bring someone to hike with you. Plenty of goat, greenery and exotic birds. We only encountered 1 hiker that day. We would love to come back here even if it's summer as it's short distance but will give you good sweat. Nice parking slot too, where the trail starts itself. Rating you full star