Luxor Mountain Trail
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.39 mi
- Elevation gain
- 102 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,178 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,422 ft
- TrailRank
- 29
- Min elevation
- 310 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 58 minutes
- Time
- one hour 9 minutes
- Coordinates
- 814
- Uploaded
- February 2, 2021
- Recorded
- February 2021
near Al Qurnah, New Valley (Egypt)
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Itinerary description
I recorded only going down. I went up the same way and it took me 2,5 hours, including losing the trail a couple of times.
Bring plenty of water! You would be insane to do this in summer!
Not all of this way enjoyable on mountain bike. The stretch between waypoint one and two way great. As for the rest, I would prefer hiking.
The starting point is at a cave. Bring a headlight. You can go even further up the mountains, but I wouldn't do it with a bike.
Cycling between the cave and the first waypoint is dangerous. If you fall, you die! Leave your bike and walk if you're not sponsored by Redbull.
From waypoint 1 to waypoint 2 is fun downhill mountain biking on loose gravel.
From waypoint 2 to waypoint 3 sucks. Cycling is difficult on the loose rocks, and I ended up mostly walking.
From waypoint 3 to waypoint 4 is fast downhill cycling. Easy!
At the bottom of the trail, there are piles of rubbish, including broken glass. You have to cross these piles to get to the trail.
Unlike most places around the mountains in Luxor, there is no police or ticket checkpoint to stop you from going up the mountains.
Elevation apparently isn't working. Should be around 300 meters up.
Bring plenty of water! You would be insane to do this in summer!
Not all of this way enjoyable on mountain bike. The stretch between waypoint one and two way great. As for the rest, I would prefer hiking.
The starting point is at a cave. Bring a headlight. You can go even further up the mountains, but I wouldn't do it with a bike.
Cycling between the cave and the first waypoint is dangerous. If you fall, you die! Leave your bike and walk if you're not sponsored by Redbull.
From waypoint 1 to waypoint 2 is fun downhill mountain biking on loose gravel.
From waypoint 2 to waypoint 3 sucks. Cycling is difficult on the loose rocks, and I ended up mostly walking.
From waypoint 3 to waypoint 4 is fast downhill cycling. Easy!
At the bottom of the trail, there are piles of rubbish, including broken glass. You have to cross these piles to get to the trail.
Unlike most places around the mountains in Luxor, there is no police or ticket checkpoint to stop you from going up the mountains.
Elevation apparently isn't working. Should be around 300 meters up.
Waypoints
Intersection
Photo
700 ft
Field of loose rocks
Above this waypoint, downhill MTB is good. Below this waypoint, it's more of a field of rocks than a trail.
Waypoint
465 ft
Beginning of the last downhill stretch
Above this point is annoying rock fields. Below this point is a steep downhill stretch.
Risk
343 ft
Landfill with broken glass in the sand
Some cool caves here. A lot of rubbish, including broken glass on the trail.
Risk
339 ft
Piles of rubbish
You have to cross the piles of rubbish. There is broken glass everywhere!
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