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Wadi Showka loop ending with Showka Pool

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Trail stats

Distance
4.52 mi
Elevation gain
295 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
295 ft
Max elevation
1,321 ft
TrailRank 
45 4.3
Min elevation
1,055 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
one hour 49 minutes
Time
3 hours 9 minutes
Coordinates
1255
Uploaded
October 29, 2020
Recorded
October 2020
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  •   4.3 1 review

near Dārah, Raʼs al Khaymah (United Arab Emirates)

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Itinerary description

Route start and end at Emirates Adventure Camp.
Generally easy for all physically fit person, lots of loose stone so hike shoe would help.
Showka pool at last, if you don’t want get wet, there is alternate route on the side hill.
Hike started at 8am ended at 11am. Took couple of photo breaks.
One large bottle of water each person.
Not many shade at end of OCT, get prepared for that.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,037 ft
Photo ofStart Point

Start Point

Behind the Emirates Adventure camp.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,063 ft
Photo ofWay in

Way in

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,158 ft
Photo ofWay in

Way in

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,250 ft
Photo ofWay in

Way in

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,250 ft
Photo ofMid Point

Mid Point

Mountains surrounded

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,027 ft
Photo ofWater pond

Water pond

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,184 ft
Photo ofPond

Pond

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,145 ft
Photo ofPool

Pool

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,109 ft
Photo ofThe largest pool

The largest pool

Many people visiting here, if you don’t want get wet, there is alternate route on the side hill.

Comments  (2)

  • chrysteledumont Mar 6, 2021

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    Very easy to follow. But the point to go by car and park is not right

  • Photo of Li Zhang
    Li Zhang Mar 6, 2021

    I couldn’t find the place to go for parking. We had to park near the dam entrance and walk all the way to the starting point...

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