The Best Hiking Trails in Ghayl, Ash Shāriqah (United Arab Emirates)

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Photo of Wadi Al Ghail / Ghayl Dam / Kalba Dam Twin Peak Hike (Hanging Garden view)

Photo of Al Hefaiyah Trail - Al Ghayl - Kalba - SHARJAH

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Wadi Al Ghail / Ghayl Dam / Kalba Dam Twin Peak Hike (Hanging Garden view)

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'Rainbow Hiker' Patrick Vijay D'Silva
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Distance

5.66mi

Elevation +

1247f

TrailRank

74| 4.56

For those seeking an outdoor adventure, the Ghail Dam area offers two distinct trails nestled on opposing ends of the dam, connected by a well-trodden path encircling the lake. If you followed my trail and my details ...

Today I completed this hike. It was a little bit hot because I started late. And I had to go off the course because of l...
cicekhasan

Beautiful hike in pleasant weather, now I heard extended bit more with views of new lake.
Maggie Roche

Nice trail, easy to follow.
Claudio Santoro 2

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Al Hefaiyah Trail - Al Ghayl - Kalba - SHARJAH

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Nurul Ameen
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Distance

4.97mi

Elevation +

1604f

TrailRank

47

Please keep in mind that I am a leisurely hiker who is connected to nature and wild places; I do take breaks to admire sights and natural things on my journey to the peak. Sharjah's New hiking trail which connects to ...

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Al Ghayl full loop

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paxingo

Distance

5.22mi

Elevation +

1093f

TrailRank

42| 5.0

Nice and very well marked trail next to the kalba damn. 1.2h from dubai. The loop will take around 3h. We didn’t do the summit flag as was getting dark. Family and dog friendly. Definitely recommend

Good trail. You can still go up the 2nd summit. It’s just 10 minutes extra.
Lagodan

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UAE. Al Ghayl, Kalba Sharjah

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Ann_22

Distance

4.24mi

Elevation +

758f

TrailRank

42

Kindly read the description before following my recorded trail. So we’re aiming for sunrise! Totally dark and new to this trail. As you can noticed on the trail i have recorded seems like I was walking on a maze haha! ...

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Ghayl Hiking Trail -Kalba Solo

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oimrairs

Distance

5.52mi

Elevation +

1224f

TrailRank

41

Hiked solo again started a lil bit late at 6am as I missed the exit going to the lake. It was still dark when I arrived, I mistakenly turn to the left side instead of right to reach the lake where the trailhead is locate...

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Wadi Al Ghayl Hike - Peak 1 - Kalba

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HindHikes (Musafir -NK)

Distance

3.36mi

Elevation +

879f

TrailRank

39

We did this hike from back side of Mountain backwater of dam. Now the trail is maintained and well laid. This trail is divided into 3 parts and is accessible from Dam side, Lake side behind mountain and From back water ...

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Kalba Alhefayah (Al Hefaiyah) hiking route 3 (4) 5 2

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Anya R-D

Distance

6.05mi

Elevation +

1722f

TrailRank

39

Please refer to the official map on site for the trail numbers. We started with number 3, going mainly uphill, touched on number 4 (found out it's rather boring), then walked along the lake via number 5 (flat), and then ...

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Ghayl hike - to flag and back

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paxingo

Distance

3.57mi

Elevation +

873f

TrailRank

37

Nice and well marked trail next to the kalba damn. We only did part of it as we arrived at 4pm and it was getting dark when we reached the flag summit. You can do a full loop as well. The loop will take around 3h Family ...

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Eastern Mountain + Al furarish lake trail

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Sarju Malekudy

Distance

3.78mi

Elevation +

1152f

TrailRank

35

We did it in April 2 nd week, weather got warm had a tuff time on return as elevation did not look so steep while going down, Spectacular views of Kalba village and shore line amazing green carpeted hills, went up to the...

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Al Ghayl

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MahmoudQ
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Distance

5.42mi

Elevation +

1289f

TrailRank

34

An easy and easy to follow trail, with a city and sea view on one side and the mountains on the other. It is perfect for a sunrise (from the sea side) or sunset (from the mountains side) hike. There is a bit of an elevat...

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Kalba

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Adventures with my dogs

Distance

3.50mi

Elevation +

951f

TrailRank

33

A great route. Easy to follow and amazing views. The incline is not too challenging. There was a lot of greenery when we did it. We will do the full loop next time!

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Al Hefaiyah Hiking trail

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jisna jb

Distance

4.89mi

Elevation +

1086f

TrailRank

33

This is an easy trail with good views. There is a well laid hiking trail here so there is no way to get lost here. Please note that,There is a no entry board at the trail head.

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Al Ghayl Kalba Hike - Sharjah

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HindHikes (Musafir -NK)

Distance

5.45mi

Elevation +

1617f

TrailRank

33

Al Ghayl Hike starts from back side of Kalba Dam. This is the coordinate where you can park your car: 25.011019, 56.318763 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kalba+Dam/@25.010843,56.3186948,121m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!...

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UAE. Al Ghayl -Kalba Dam

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elida ilinoiu

Distance

5.05mi

Elevation +

1106f

TrailRank

31| 5.0

Easy to follow trail. Starting point sedan friendly. Hike offers beautiful views over the city , and on the other side, over the mountains. Hiking path is quite wide. Some ducks present at the dam.

Very nice trail, beautiful scenery and clear path, green mountains is something unique for this time and this place, enj...
romanili

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Ghail Trail, Kalba Dam Repeat 1

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sivasamboos

Distance

5.17mi

Elevation +

1368f

TrailRank

30

This trail is located next to kalba dam which is constructed on wadi ghail. This is a well laid and maintained trail. It covers 2 peaks with 8+ kms distance and 400+ m elevation gain. Sunrise view is the highlight of th...

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Wadi Al Ghayl- 2 Peaks

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HindHikes (Musafir -NK)

Distance

3.79mi

Elevation +

1007f

TrailRank

30

We started our hike from Lake side and end at Dam. It was one way. So accordingly we kept few cars at each end. Below is link for location1 and 2; Location 1: All will assemble here at 4 am ..no delay plz https://m...

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Ghayl Advanced

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Muhammed Refaat 1

Distance

3.22mi

Elevation +

2543f

TrailRank

30

In the first half of this trail, you have to climp up the mountain with no setup trial, then go back down the other side, then climpping up the opposite mountain, all of these trails are not set up and adviced to be done...

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Al Ghayl, Kalba

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srinivas dhanala

Distance

5.08mi

Elevation +

1450f

TrailRank

29

Its a well marked trail. But we detoured a bit. So if you follow the recording be careful. You can follow the markings on the trail to have a smooth hike. Today the weather was very good and it was cloudy. There is a ...

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AL GHAYL HIKING

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Hari North Kottachery

Distance

5.61mi

Elevation +

1266f

TrailRank

29

For those seeking an outdoor adventure, the Ghail Dam area offers two distinct trails nestled on opposing ends of the dam, connected by a well-trodden path encircling the lake. This is a straightforward and easily navi...

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Al Ghail trail

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Andrzej Romaniuk

Distance

5.55mi

Elevation +

1375f

TrailRank

29

Al Ghail (Ghayl) walking trail consisting of two parts. First part is narrower, more advanterous with scenic views of mountains, see and lagoona construction site. Very scenic and picturesque views. The second part is wi...

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Ghayl loop without second summit

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Siyi Feng

Distance

4.72mi

Elevation +

1070f

TrailRank

27

We've done the summit on the right side of the dam on a previous hike, so we skipped that summit this time and did the rest of the new trail. But you can add that summit easily, as many other trails on Wikiloc have shown...

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Al Hafiya Hiking Trail - Kalba

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HindHikes (Musafir -NK)

Distance

1.56mi

Elevation +

509f

TrailRank

27

This trail is well laid and marked. Earlier this trail we use to start from Kalba Dam. Still we can do this entire loop of 11.7 km but in different 3 sections. There r 3 starting point to do this trail. 2 are from eit...

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Hike al Ghayl

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Featherhunters

Distance

5.23mi

Elevation +

1253f

TrailRank

27| 3.0

Hike al Ghayl is an easy laid out path (completed with young children) with great views and two flag posts en route.

Properly made hike path consisting of two parts. 1st part of our hike was rather narrow but very scenic. The other part ...
Andrzej Romaniuk

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Ghayl Trail

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Alexander Christ

Distance

3.92mi

Elevation +

883f

TrailRank

27

Beautiful walk up the peak of 310m. Easy and relaxing (some steeper sections). Can highly recommend it. Although, as we reached the peak, we could not find the path for the loop and therefore walked back the same way.

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Al Ghail Mountain Trail

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Omar Abd El-Aziz

Distance

4.92mi

Elevation +

1175f

TrailRank

27

Al Ghail it’s a very beautiful and quiet trail located just outside Kalba. The path is very well made and the route is approximately 8km long.

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