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Distance: 109.77 mi
Elevation gain: 1,969 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 1,385 ft
Max elevation: 2,062 ft
TrailRank: 38
Min elevation: 1,406 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 4 hours 16 minutes
Time: 7 hours 40 minutes
Coordinates: 13556
Uploaded: February 26, 2021
Recorded: February 2021

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near Shawyah, Riyadh Region (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

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We started the trip by visiting the 5 caves of Shawayah. The first cave was just a large hole in the ground. The second cave however was a proper cave with various sub-caves (it is also known as the hotel cave). The third cave's entrance was covered by sand. The fourth cave's entrance is a small hole - it seemed like cave was deep. The fifth cave was very nice and deep, we saw birds and an arabian desert fox there. A few km later we saw a beautiful hoopoe bird.

We then crossed the desert from Shawayah to Tanhat area. The track is generally moderate but there were some areas that I consider very difficult where the track was covered by the sand and you had to find a way around. In between the dunes we came across some beautiful green areas.

NOTE: If you are planning to cross the desert from the Shawyah to Tanhat then I suggest that you start with cave 5 and do it in the the reverse order.