UAE hikes in RAK-Hebs village trail Full loop
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- Distance
- 9.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,828 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,828 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,671 ft
- TrailRank
-
66
5
- Min elevation
- 480 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 5 hours 22 minutes
- Time
- 9 hours 15 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3187
- Uploaded
- January 20, 2021
- Recorded
- January 2021
near Al Mazlūq, Musandam (Sultanate of Oman)
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Itinerary description
A less known but well laid trail in Jebel Jais area that leads you through man made staircases and sandy path towards ancient Hebs Village.
You can either hike up the stairs for 2 km to the first mountain settlement and come back same way-short option.
Or you can continue following the trail higher up the mountains until Hebs village which will be 15km in total.
It is a moderate level hike with nice elevation gain, steep at first and then gradual stroll through the mountain path, and very easy to follow. Amazing mountain views all the way, plateus and valley like in the movie scene.
Make sure to read my detailed blog post about this hidden gem trail by clicking the link below or entering this URL
Www.theroadreel.com/best-uae-hiking-trails-hebs-village
You can either hike up the stairs for 2 km to the first mountain settlement and come back same way-short option.
Or you can continue following the trail higher up the mountains until Hebs village which will be 15km in total.
It is a moderate level hike with nice elevation gain, steep at first and then gradual stroll through the mountain path, and very easy to follow. Amazing mountain views all the way, plateus and valley like in the movie scene.
Make sure to read my detailed blog post about this hidden gem trail by clicking the link below or entering this URL
Www.theroadreel.com/best-uae-hiking-trails-hebs-village
Waypoints
Car park
Waypoint
576 ft
1 WP-start of the stairs
You will approach staircases almost immedially. And you can locate them from from at the parking spot
Waypoint
604 ft
2 WP- staircase split
Left side is steeper but shorter, right side longer but more gradual
Panorama
Waypoint
1,232 ft
7 WP-beginning of the second staircases
Second part of the stairs that will bring you to the first settlement.
Photo
1,624 ft
PHOTO- 1st mountain house
It took around 40-45 minutes to get to this point without stopping
Summit
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wow this so helpful. do u have a pin of the parking that I can use for my waze map? thank you very much for this. me and my girl are planning to trek this trail by mid of feb but we dont know how to go to the parking area of this trail. we will be coming from Dubai
Hey Sabas, please check my blog post about this hike at https://www.theroadreel.com/best-uae-hiking-trails-hebs-village/
I have explained how to get to the starting point there, including the coordinates :) Have fun!
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Hi ausra, you went alone or went with a group
Will we have mobile network throughout the trail?
Hi Meer, it was two of us. Mobile network is on and off, sometimes it would think its Oman :)
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Fantastic hike, thank you for all the information!
Hey Richard, im glad you enjoyed it:)
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Very nice hike! Although it was difficult to find the entrance/turn to the beginning of the trail from the asphalt road. They still building the road and it's not easy to find the right path. I would suggest to mark on Google maps the parking/beginning and according it try to navigate there. Important thing - you need to keep the small wadi on your right side. Basically the path lies in the middle of the valley. Do not go on the big higher plane, keep it on your left, you'll see water tank and continue until the yellow autonomous border observation device, parking is behind it.
Sveiki, aciu uz visus komentarus ir dziaugiuosi, kad patiko :)
Thank you for your comments and notes. Yes, it is indeed a little tricky to find the entrance to the road that leads to the starting point of the hike. I have added Google Maps indication with the route drawing on my blog post as well as other details to explain how to get to the starting point of the hike (link above in the description).
I loved the trail. Thank you. We've strugle to find the road to trail at the end. Trail was really nice when we have found it. We went this weekend (end of march). Started at 3 pm, went to herbs village after 6 pm. Camped, and went back early morning. It was warm, didn't need sleeping bags. But used tent due to little scorpions. At this time (end of march), it is more for advanced fitness level due to need to carry larger amount of water, and risk of heat stroke.
But for us, great trail. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Technically easy, but need very good fitness level.
Is there water available at Hebs Village?
Hi Bricks, there might be, but I am not a hundred percent sure. You mean drinkable water?
I mean any water. Like, a spring or well or anything. If there are domestic animals, I'm sure there must be water. I can treat the water so it's drinkable.
We have not seen any water on this trail at the time we hiked.
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Amazing trail, was on my list since last season..so happy we made it! Thanks for all the info!👍
How dangerous is this train one of the pictures looks quite exposed unless she too that risk to stand at the edge of those rocks.
It is quite wrll laid, there is section with stairs which is exposed, as the stairs are going around the moubtain face, but it is wide enough to walk safely.
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I followed this. Highly appreciated the details
Hey hey, is the start of the trail easy to find?
Hi, is this all exposed hike? Is it possible to do in morning in this weather?
Hi Rob, ys the tril is fully exposed. You can do part of it early moring. It is quite long trail, that is why during hote weather not recommended to do the full 15km
is this the same trail as stairway to heaven?
Hi Amal, no it is a different trail
Guys, is this 15k there and back or 15k in both directions?
Just an update- sadly wasn’t able to go on this trail as we couldn’t find it :( we followed both the blog post google direction along with the trail head and wiki loc hike directions but still we ddnt have any luck … hopefully next time if you have any suggestions let me know
Hellam0912, This is a 15 kilometers in total (7.5 until the Hebs village and then 7.5 km back), you can go as far as you want, and make it a shorter hike.
Amal, did you refer to Google Maps on the blog? I tried to draw the driving route. if you follow the map, and the exact spot where to turn, you should notice the sandy road on the right-hand side. Hope next time you can make it.
Thankyou Ausra for answering
Any recent attempt by any on trail ? I plan to take it this week or next depending on weather.
Pls feedback..
I and my husband followed the coordinates as per your vlog post today, 13 Jan 2024. We did find the route at the back of some residential area. It was a lovely hike indeed but not a common one I think. We only met a total of 5 hikers along the way. Thanks for this!
Hi Jarihe, im glad you managed to find the trail. This hike is one of my faborites, definetely not mainstream and therefore, still a hidden gem:)
Thanks to road reel it was an amazing hike