Showkah Dam 700 Steps Staircase and Full Loop.
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,493 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,493 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,626 ft
- TrailRank
- 59
- Min elevation
- 1,014 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 29 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 37 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1669
- Uploaded
- June 18, 2021
- Recorded
- June 2021
near Sharīyah, Raʼs al Khaymah (United Arab Emirates)
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Itinerary description
Showkha Dam 700 Steps Staircase and Full Loop.
Search on Google Maps for "Wadi Showka Dam Park"
Parking Spot here.
25.104378, 56.042166
There are Restrooms too. Small park for Kids and Family area available nearby.
Barbecue facility is also there in the Wadi section close to the park.
There are Camping Spots in the area, so you can plan Camping and Hiking in cooler times.
Just after the Dam, at the start of the Hike, they have constructed a tall Cemented Staircase with 700 Steps all the way to the top summit with a big View point.
Please make it a point to climb all these steps and the views are great from the top.
You can see the Showka Dam, the Dam Park and Wadi Showkha until Emirates Adventure itself.
We reached the View point just before the Sunrise and witnessed a beautiful Sunrise.
Then you have choices of continuation.
There are many Options.
You could come down 80% of the steps to start the original trail or else you could continue from the view point towards the East, get down the mountain and move to East on the Trail. This trail is that option.
The trail recorded here is the Moderate Full loop with maximum elevation gain possible, but you can play with trails links within the area to shorten the hike etc.
Steep hike at 3 locations, which can be managed with patience and care.
Carry minimum 3 liters water and few Fruits or Nutrients.
There are 8 shelters for breaks constructed.
Most of the trail exposed to sun. No Shady Trees.
Carry your own precautions.
They are nice view points too.
Good exercise.
Search on Google Maps for "Wadi Showka Dam Park"
Parking Spot here.
25.104378, 56.042166
There are Restrooms too. Small park for Kids and Family area available nearby.
Barbecue facility is also there in the Wadi section close to the park.
There are Camping Spots in the area, so you can plan Camping and Hiking in cooler times.
Just after the Dam, at the start of the Hike, they have constructed a tall Cemented Staircase with 700 Steps all the way to the top summit with a big View point.
Please make it a point to climb all these steps and the views are great from the top.
You can see the Showka Dam, the Dam Park and Wadi Showkha until Emirates Adventure itself.
We reached the View point just before the Sunrise and witnessed a beautiful Sunrise.
Then you have choices of continuation.
There are many Options.
You could come down 80% of the steps to start the original trail or else you could continue from the view point towards the East, get down the mountain and move to East on the Trail. This trail is that option.
The trail recorded here is the Moderate Full loop with maximum elevation gain possible, but you can play with trails links within the area to shorten the hike etc.
Steep hike at 3 locations, which can be managed with patience and care.
Carry minimum 3 liters water and few Fruits or Nutrients.
There are 8 shelters for breaks constructed.
Most of the trail exposed to sun. No Shady Trees.
Carry your own precautions.
They are nice view points too.
Good exercise.
Waypoints
Intersection
1,028 ft
Summit
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Now it is very hot outside, so you did I'm early morning, what timing s. Because morning 7 itself it is too sunny
We started at 5am.
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